Top Hat Sophisticate

Hat measures 7” diameter across top x 10”
tall (18 x 25.5 cm) after crown is shaped.
Special Stitch
sc2tog = [Insert hook in next stitch, yarn over
and pull up a loop] twice, yarn over and draw
through all 3 loops on hook.
LW4441
Notes
1. Hat is worked in continuous rounds with
right side facing at all times. Place marker
for beginning of round and move marker up
as each round is completed.
2. Hat is made with 2 strands of yarn held
together; band is made with one strand.
3. To change color, work last stitch of old
color to last yarn over. Yarn over with new
color and draw through all loops on hook
to complete stitch. Proceed with new color.
Carry color not in use under the working
strand and up wrong side until next
needed.
crochet
Designed by Sharon Mann
What you will need:
RED HEART® Super Saver®: 2
skeins 312 Black A and 1 skein
316 White B
Susan Bates® Crochet Hook:
5.5mm [US I-9]
Yarn needle
HAT
GAUGE: 12 sts = 4” (10 cm);
12 rounds = 4” (10 cm) with 2
strands held together in single
crochet. CHECK YOUR GAUGE.
Use any size hook to obtain the
gauge.
Buy Yarn
RED HEART® Super
Saver®, Art. E300
available in solid color
7 oz (198 g), 364 yd
(333 m); multicolor, heather and
print 5 oz (141 g), 244 yd (223 m),
flecks 5 oz (141g), 260 yds (238
m) skeins
Top Hat
Sophisticate
Add mystery and fashion style to your
Halloween ensemble with this crocheted hat
that sports a herringbone hatband.
Please Note: Print this pattern using Landscape Orientation.
Find more ideas & inspiration: www.redheart.com
©2014 Coats & Clark
Crown and Sides
With 2 strands of A held together, ch 4; join
with slip st in first ch to form a ring.
Round 1 (right side): Work 8 sc in ring—8 sc.
Place marker for beginning of round and move
marker up as each round is completed.
Round 2: Work 2 sc in each st—16 sc.
Round 3: *Sc in next st, 2 sc in next st; repeat
from * 7 times—24 sc.
Round 4: *Sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st;
repeat from * 7 times—32 sc.
Round 5: *Sc in next 3 sts, 2 sc in next st;
repeat from * 7 times—40 sc.
Round 6: Sc in each st around.
Round 7: *Sc in next 4 sts, 2 sc in next st;
repeat from * 7 times—48 sc.
Round 8: Sc in each st around.
Round 9: *Sc in next 5 sts, 2 sc in next st;
repeat from * 7 times—56 sc.
Round 10: *Sc in next 6 sts, 2 sc in next st;
repeat from * 7 times—64 sc.
Round 11: Sc in each st around.
Round 12: *Sc in next 7 sts, 2 sc in next st;
repeat from * 7 times—72 sc.
Rounds 13–16: Sc in each st around.
Round 17: *Sc in next 7 sts, sc2tog; repeat
from * 7 times—64 sc.
Rounds 18 and 19: Sc in each st around.
Round 20: *Sc in next 6 sts, sc2tog; repeat
from * 7 times—56 sc.
Rounds 21–32: Sc in each st around.
Brim
Round 33: *Sc in next 6 sts, 2 sc in next st;
repeat from * 7 times—64 sc.
Round 34: Sc in each st around.
Round 35: *Sc in next 7 sts, 2 sc in next st;
repeat from * 7 times—72 sc.
Round 36: Sc in each st around.
Round 37: *Sc in next 8 sts, 2 sc in next st;
repeat from * 7 times—80 sc.
Round 38: Sc in each st around.
Round 39: *Sc in next 9 sts, 2 sc in next st;
repeat from * 7 times—88 sc.
Round 40: Sc in each st around. Fasten off.
Band
With A, ch 10.
Row 1 (right side): Sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc
in each ch across, turn—9 sts.
Row 2: Ch 1, sc in first st; *change to B, dc in
next st; change to A, sc in next st; repeat from
* 3 times, turn.
Row 3: With A, ch 1, sc in each st across, turn.
Repeat Rows 2 and 3 until band fits around
base of hat near brim, ending with Row 2.
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
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LW4441 Top Hat Sophisticate
FINISHING
With wrong sides held together, sew the hat
band seam. Using photograph as a guide, slip
the band over hat close to brim, placing the
seam at the back of the crown. Tack band in
place if desired.
Shape the crown by pushing the center of the
crown in about 1” (2.5 cm).
Roll up the sides of the brim. Pull the front
and the back of the brim down for a more
stylish appearance. With A, tack brim in place
if desired.
Weave in ends.
ABBREVIATIONS
A, B = Color A, Color B; ch = chain; dc =
double crochet; sc = single crochet; st(s) =
stitch(es); * = repeat whatever follows the * as
indicated.
Please Note: Print this pattern using Landscape Orientation.
Find more ideas & inspiration: www.redheart.com
©2014 Coats & Clark
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