Rosebud Hat Pattern, 1917
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Materials Required:
Original directions call for 2 balls Bucilla 4 fold Germantown Ball Yarn, white
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CROCHET ABBREVIATIONS
ch . . . chain
sc . . Single Crochet
st . . . Stitch
sts . . Stitches
sl st .. Slip Stitch
CROWN:
With pink ch 13, 3 s c in second st from hook, 1 s c in each of the
next 10 sts, 3 s c in last st, 1 s c in each of the 10 sts on
other side of chain; work rounds without joining.
Second round: Second round: 2 s c in each of 3 sts, 1 s c in
each of 10 sts, 2 s c in each of 3 sts, 1 s c in each of 11 sts.
Third round:
2 s c in first st, 1 s c in next, 2 s c in next,
1 s c in next, 2 s c in next, 1 s c in each of 11 sts,
2 s c in next, 1 s c in next, 2 s c in next, 1 s c
in next, 2 s c in next, 1 s c in each of 12 sts.
Following Rounds: Continue in this manner, increasing every row in the same 6
places, until there are 12 sts between increases
at ends (105 sts, which will give a head size
of about 22 inches), then work 27 rounds (5 inches) even.
TURN-OVER:
Join white yarn and make 1 round of
s c; join with a sl st and turn at end of every round.
Next round make * 1 s c through top of first st,
1 s c around next st; repeat from * around.
Make 5 more rounds, always working through the top of
the twisted st, and around the plain st in row below.
On eighth round (right side of turn-over) start the rosebuds, as
follows: keeping white st on hook insert hook in first st
and draw green yarn through, * ch 7, catch back in
same white st with a sl st; repeat from * twice
(3 loops), break off green;
draw white yarn through both sts now on hook
(1 green, 1 white) pushing
green loops to the front, 14 s c; repeat from * 6
times.
1 row white.
In next row catch down the first and last green loops of
each cluster, having a spread of 3 sts between
them.
1 more row of white.
On next row work up to
center s c between loops; keeping white st on hook,
draw pink yarn through center s c in second row below and
through center green loop; with pink ch 2, * yarn over,
a loop in same st, yarn over and through 2 loops on hook;
repeat from * twice, over and through the 4 pink loops,
break off pink yarn and draw white yarn through
the remaining 2 loops on hook (1 pink, 1 white).
Repeat for other 6 rosebuds.
Make 1 row of white,
then start another row of rosebuds, placing them in
center of spaces between rosebuds of previous row.
Make 2 rows of white after finishing rosebuds.
RUCHING: Working from wrong side, insert hook in first st, wind yarn around hook and forefinger of left hand 5 times, the sixth time bringing it around hook only, draw through loops and st, yarn over and through the 2 sts on hook, 1 s c in next st; repeat from * twice around cap, having the clusters of loops on second round come in between those of first row.
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The pattern and the hat photo are from Bucilla Blue Book of YarnKraft printed by Bernhard Ulmann Co., Inc. in the year 1917.
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