Suprise Gift

I think I worked on this off and on for 3 days.  It is basically a doily pattern done with a fingerling weight wool yarn and a E hook.   Instead of finishing it flat I adjusted and decreased to turn it into a cute summer hat.  It is suppose to look like a beret with a lacy twist.

My adorable hugs and kisses bear is my display model.  Its an adult size so it was kinda to big for him but I don't have a manikin head to use as a display.


If anyone wants the pattern let me know and I will update this post with it!  



Pattern- 
(Original Doily Designed by: Cylinda Mathews I edited it to make it into a hat)

Ch 8; join with a slip st in first chain to form a ring.

Rnd 1) Ch 3 (counts as first dc, now and throughout); 19 dc in ring; join with a slip st to first dc: 20 dc.

Rnd 2) Ch 4 (counts as first dc, plus ch 1); * dc in next dc, ch 1; repeat from * around; join with a slip st to first dc: 20 dc/20 spaces.

Rnd 3) Ch 3, working behind ch 3, dc in last ch 1 space, ch 1; * dc in next dc, working behind last dc, dc in last ch 1 space (counts as a cross stitch), ch 1; repeat from * around; join with a slip st to first dc: 20 Cross sts.

Rnd 4) Slip st in next ch 1 space; Ch 1, sc in joining, ch 5; * sc in next ch 1 space, ch 5; repeat from * around; join with a slip st in first sc: 20 spaces.

Rnd 5) Slip st in next space; Ch 3, dc in same space, ch 3; * 2 dc in next space, ch 3; repeat from * around; join with a slip st to first dc.

Rnd 6) Slip st in next dc; Ch 3, 2 dc in next space, ch 3; * skip next dc, dc in next dc, 2 dc in next space, ch 3; repeat from * around; join with a slip st to first dc.

Rnd 7) Slip st in next dc; Ch 3, dc in next dc, 2 dc in next space, ch 3; * skip next dc, dc in next 2 dc, 2 dc in next space, ch 3; repeat from * around; join with a slip st to first dc.

Rnd 8) Slip st in next dc; Ch 3, dc in next 2 dc, 2 dc in next space, ch 3; * skip next dc, dc in next 3 dc, 2 dc in next space, ch 3; repeat from * around; join with a slip st to first dc.

Rnd 9) Slip st in next dc; Ch 3, dc in next 3 dc, 2 dc in next space, ch 3; * skip next dc, dc in next 4 dc, 2 dc in next space, ch 3; repeat from * around; join with a slip st to first dc.

RND 9.5 (I added this in to make the doily more hat sized)  slip st in the next dc; ch 3, dc in the next 4 dc, 2 dc in next ch space, ch 3 *skip the next dc, dec in the next 5 dc, 2 dc in the space, ch 3; repeat from*

Rnd 10) Slip st in next dc; Ch 3, dc in next 3 dc, skipping last dc, ch 3, sc in next space, ch 3; * skip next dc, dc in next 4 dc, skipping last dc, ch 3, sc in next space, ch 3; repeat from * around; join with a slip st to first dc.

 (I Adjusted fro the extra st by skipping  over the middle dc in addition to the last dc)

Rnd 11) Slip st in next dc; Ch 3, dc in next dc, skipping last dc, ch 4, 2 dc decrease over next 2 spaces { (yo, insert hook in next space, bring up a loop, yo, draw through 2 loops on hook) twice, yo, draw through last 3 loops on hook to complete the stitch }, ch 4; * skip next dc, dc in next 2 dc, skipping last dc, ch 4, 2 dc decrease over next 2 space, ch 4; repeat from * around; join with a slip st to first dc.

Rnd 12) Slip st to center of next space; Ch 1, sc in same space; * ch 5, sc in next space; repeat from * around; ending with a ch 1 and dc in first sc, forming last loop on round.

Rnds 13-14) Ch 1, sc, (ch 3, slip st in top of sc just made, sc) in same space (counts as a picot, now and throughout); * ch 5, sc in next space, picot; repeat from * around; ending with a ch 1 and dc in first sc, forming last loop on round.

Rnd 15) Ch 1, sc in same space, ch 6; * sc in next space, ch 6; repeat from * around; join with a slip st in first sc.

Rnd 16) Slip st in next space; Ch 3, 4 dc in same space, ch 2; * 5 dc in next space, ch 2; repeat from * around; join with a slip st to first dc

--From here I stopped fallowing/adjusting Cylindas pattern--

Rnd 17) chain 3, DC in each dc end with a slst into first chain

Rnd 18) chain 3, DC Dec *5dc DC dec Repeat from *

-from here just keep DC rounds and decreasing till you get it the size suitable for your head, I went for 3 more rounds, just keep in mind you do less DC between dec's so Rnd 19 would be 4dc dec  then the next round would be 3 and so on.

I didnt like the hole at the top so I made a simple flower,  and stitched it into the top

Flower Pattern

Start like a MR wrapping the yarn around your fingers, start the first sc but instead of hooking under and pulling threw a second loop to finish I *chained 3 then did 2 DC into the MR then chained 2 and slst into the ring.  Repeat from * till you have 5 groups.  Close it off with a slst pulling the tail threw to FO and close up the MR then sew onto the top of the hat or where ever you want.

I did two rounds of just DC fallowed by a round of SC once it was small enough to fit.  if you want it more lacy, instead of decreasing you can just skip over the stitches, I did that for one of my rounds.

Keep in mind I used a E hook American terms, and a wool yarn not thread.  My ball of yarn was 200yds and I had less then a foot left when finished.