Two skeins karabella yarns aurora melange, 100% extrafine merino irrestringibile, 50 g = 98 yd, color 003, lot 1214

Worked in rounds throughout.

Top: 10 rows dc.

Side: 1 row dc behind the post, 8 rows dc.

Brim: first row 6 st at beginning and end of row in dc in front of the post, rest in sc in front of the post, single ch at end of row to encourage a point. Subsequent rows with more dc on either side, otherwise similar to first row, for 6 rows.

Top edge: sc worked from underneath instead of top.

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