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PUFF STITCH HAT

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Copyright, January, 13, 2014
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Adult Small Approximately 21" Circumference

The following pattern is my original design.
Please only copy or print this pattern for personal use.
Please contact me if you find any errors.

MATERIALS:

Caron Simply Soft (White - less than 3oz & Bone - less than 1oz)
Hook Size G
Stitch Marker

Gauge: 4 single crochets = 1"
           6 rows of singles = 1"

Stitches: ch, sc, dc, sc puff st, fpdc, bpdc.

SC PUFF ST = Yo, pull up loop 4 times, 9 loops on hook, yo, pull thru 8 loops, yo, pull thru 2 loops,
push puff to front of work.

FPDC = Yarn over, insert hook from the front side of the work right to left around the post of the indicated stitch on a previous row;
yo and pull up a loop (3 lps on hk)
yo and draw through two lps (2 lps on hk)
yo and draw through two lps (1 lp on hk)

BPDC = Yarn over, insert hook from the back side of the work right to left around the post of the indicated stitch on a previous row;
yo and pull up a loop (3 lps on hk)
yo and draw through two lps (2 lps on hk)
yo and draw through two lps (1 lp on hk)

Difficulty: MEDIUM

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R1: With White, ch4. 11 dc in 4th ch from hook. Join with sl st in top of beg ch4. (12dc)

R2: Ch1, do not turn. 2sc bet all sts. Place Marker. (24sc)

NOTE: Do not turn and do not join rounds unless indicated.

R3: Sc in ea sc. Place Marker. (24sc)

R4: (2sc in next st. Sc in next st) around. Place Marker. (36sc)

Rs5-6: Rep R3. (36sc)

R7: Rep R4. (54sc)

Rs8-9: Rep R3. (54sc)

R10: Rep R4. (81sc)

Rs 11-34: Rep R3. (81sc)

Sc2tog (this will make the stitch count even)
Sl st in the next st.

Fasten off.

R35: Turn. Join Bone with a sc in the same st where you fastened off. Sc Puff St in the next st.
(Sc in the next st. Sc Puff St in the next st.) around
Join with a sl st in the 1st sc.

R36: Ch1, turn. Sc in ea st. Join with a sl st.

R37: Do not turn. Ch3, Dc in ea sc.
(Be sure you have an even number of sts at the end of this round)
Sl st to join.

R38: Sl st around the post of the same dc as joining. Ch3, Bpdc around next st.
(Fpdc around next st. Bpdc around next st.) around.
Join with a sl st.

Fasten off.