All rounds before brim - joined and continued in same direction (join = slst to 1st st, ch1 (for all stitch sizes))
Crown:
Using skinny (24 wpi) white softish cotton
Staggering Incs by starting the round with the full amt. of single sts before the Inc when the amt. of single sts is odd and starting the round with half the number of single sts before the Inc when the amt. of single sts is even
Magic circle 8 sc
Inc to 48
1 round even
Inc to 88
1 round even
Inc to 128
1 round even
Inc to 168
1 round even
Note: 2 magic knots used in crown of hat - for future reference to remember if starts coming undone after lots of wear and wash
Vent holes:
*Dc, ch2, sk3, dc8* around
Body:
4 sc rounds even (first of these rounds needs 3sc in the ch2 spaces)
2 rpts of this shuttle stitch stitch pattern
4 sc rounds even
3 rpts of shuttle stitch
4 sc rounds even
Set up for brim:
Inc with *Hdc3, 2hdc in next* around to 210 - 2 (for argyling) = 208, remembering for 2 of the Incs around the 42nd stitch from each side of the seam, replace with ch2s to leave holes somewhat centred over the ears for tie holes
Argyled Brim:
Using medium (14 wpi) variegated green/brown
3 and a half repeats of colour sequence:
Dk Grn = 18
Lt Grn = 16
Brown = 14
White = 12
Row 1: Sc around, join, turn
Row 2: InvSc around, join, turn
Rows 3 - 12: Repeat rows 1 and 2, 5 more times
Row 13: Repeat row 1
Note: 2 ends woven in where there was a knot in the yarn and had to re-align the colour change from brown to white
Brim Edging:
Using skinny white softish cotton
*Hdc, 2hdc in next* around
Tie:
Fslst for 19 inches