Vagabond Top Hat is a bucket style hat with a small brim. It is suitable for any casual outing, be it a trip to the beach or for a stroll in your garden.

A vagabond is a traveler, a person without a home or any roots to tie him/ her down. This hat makes me think of a free-spirited vagabond. It tells me stories of the places they travel and the adventures they live.

This pattern was inspired by one of my favorite poems which I first discovered while I was in school:

The Vagabond by Robert Louis Stevenson :

Give to me the life I love,
Let the lave go by me,
Give the jolly heaven above
And the byway nigh me.
Bed in the bush with stars to see,
Bread I dip in the river -
There’s the life for a man like me,
There’s the life for ever.

Let the blow fall soon or late,
Let what will be o’er me;
Give the face of earth around
And the road before me.
Wealth I seek not, hope nor love,
Nor a friend to know me;
All I seek, the heaven above
And the road below me.

Or let autumn fall on me
Where afield I linger,
Silencing the bird on tree,
Biting the blue finger.
White as meal the frosty field -
Warm the fireside haven -
Not to autumn will I yield,
Not to winter even!

Let the blow fall soon or late,
Let what will be o’er me;
Give the face of earth around,
And the road before me.
Wealth I ask not, hope nor love,
Nor a friend to know me;
All I ask, the heaven above
And the road below me.

Skill Level:
Easy

Materials:

Suggested Yarns:
You can use Super Bulky weight yarn for making this hat. You will need a total of 55-100 yards of yarn. The yarn quantity depends on the hat size you make.

I Used:
1) Lion Brand Landscapes Super Bulky(50% Wool/ 50% Acrylic; 55 yds50m/1.76 oz 50 g; CYCA # 6): #273 Spring Desert(A), 1 ball.

2) Patons North America Pebbles (46% Acrylic/ 45% Polyester/ 9% Wool; 54 yds49m/1.76 oz 50 g; CYCA # 6): #10006 White Rock(B), 1 skein.

Crochet Hook Size:
9mm/ US M/N size crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge.

Notions:
Stitch Marker(S)
Sewing Needle
Scissors
A large button

Gauge:
10 sc + 10 sc rows = 4” (10.16 cm) with a 9mm crochet hook.

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