Keep in mind that when you switch to the sc/lp st rows that the hat circumference will shrink just a little bit.

Hat with polka dot bows done in Red Heart Soft “Toast” with Vanna’s Glamour “Topaz” carried with the main color through the loop stitches and dropped when the sc starts again. This made me have 8 ends to hide/secure within stitches. 30 strands of Topaz added to pony tails as the recipient requested “highlights”.