Red Shell Hat

Red Shell Hat
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I hook
1 skein 50 grams Acrylic-Wool Blend yarn
Ch 5, sl st tog to make a ring.
Round 1: Ch 3, 14 dc in ring. Sl st tog into the top of ch 3. (Count the ch 3 now and throughout as 1st dc)
Round 2: Ch 3, dc in same st, 2 dc in each st around.
Round 3: Ch 3, dc in same st, *dc in next st, 2 dc in next st. Repeat from * around. Sl st tog.
Round 4: Ch 3, dc in same st, *dc in next 2 sts, 2 dc in next st. Repeat from * around. Sl st tog.
Round 5: Ch 3, dc in same st, *dc in next 3 sts, 2 dc in next st. Repeat from * around. Sl st tog.
Round 6: Back Loops only: Ch 3, dc in each st around. Sl st tog.
Round 7: Both Loops: Ch 2, hdc in each st around. Sl st tog.
Round 8: Sl st to next st, ch 3, 4 dc shell in that st, skip 2 sts, sc. *Skip 2 sts, 5dc shell, skip 2 sts, sc. Repeat from * around. Sl st tog.
Round 9: Ch 3, 4dc in st, sc in the 3rd dc from the shell in the previous round. *5 dc shell in the sc from the previous round, sc in the 3rd dc from the shell in the previous round. Repeat from * around. (Shell in the sc and sc in the 3rd dc of the shell. Sl st tog.
Round 10-15: Repeat Round 9.
Fasten off and weave in ends.
Cc September 7, 2006 Christina Budd
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