Break Out the Basketweave Hat

MATERIALS:

• Red Heart Heads Up: 1 (2) ball(s) 801 Sky
• Susan Bates Crochet Hook: 6.5mm [K-10.5 US]
• Yarn Needle

SIZE:
Directions are for size Women's Small
Changes for size Women's Large are in parentheses.

Hat measures 20 (22)" [51 (56) cm] circumference at brim

GAUGE:
7 sts = 3" (7.5 cm) in pattern; Rounds 1 and 2 = 3" (7.5 cm)

NOTES:
Hat is worked in joined rounds. Some rounds are joined with front post or back post slip stitch.

Special Stitches:
bpdc (back post double crochet) = Yarn over, insert hook from back side of work to front and to back again around the post of indicated stitch; yarn over and pull up a loop (3 loops on hook), yarn over and draw through 2 loops (2 loops on hook), yarn over and draw through 2 loops (1 loop on hook). Skip the stitch in front of the bpdc.
fpdc (Front post double crochet) = Yarn over, insert hook from front side of work to back and to front again around post of indicated stitch; yarn over and pull up a loop (3 loops on hook), yarn over and draw through 2 loops (2 loops on hook), yarn over and draw through 2 loops (1 loop on hook). Skip the stitch behind the fpdc.
bpslip st (back post slip stitch) = Insert hook from back side of work to front and to back again around the indicated chains; yarn over and draw through loop on hook.
fpslip st (front post slip stitch) = Insert hook from front side of work to back and to front again around the indicated chains; yarn over and draw through loop on hook.

BEANIE
Round 1 (right side): Ch 4, 11 dc in 4th ch from hook (beginning ch counts as first dc); join with slip st in top of beginning ch—12 dc.
Round 2: Ch 3 (counts as first dc here and throughout), dc in same st as joining, 2 dc in each remaining st; join with slip st in top of beginning ch—24 dc.
Round 3: Ch 3, dc in same st as joining, dc in next st, *2 dc in next st, dc in next st; repeat from * around; join with slip st in top of beginning ch—36 dc.

Size Small only
Round 4: Ch 3, dc in same st as joining, dc in next 2 sts, *2 dc in next st, dc in next 2 sts; repeat from * around; join with fpslip st around beginning ch—48 dc.

Size Large only
Round 4: Ch 3, dc in same st as joining, dc in next 2 sts, 3 dc in next st, *dc in next 2 sts, 2 dc in next st, dc in next 2 sts, 3 dc in next st; repeat from * around to last 2 sts, dc in last 2 sts; join with fpslip st around beginning ch—54 dc.

Both sizes
Round 5: Ch 3, fpdc around next 2 sts, bpdc around next 3 sts, *fpdc around next 3 sts, bpdc around next 3 sts; repeat from * around; join with bpslip st around beginning ch.
Round 6: Ch 3, bpdc around next 2 sts, fpdc around next 3 sts, *bpdc around next 3 sts, fpdc around next 3 sts; repeat from * around; join with fpslip st around beginning ch.
Round 7–12: Repeat Rounds 5 and 6 three times.
Round 13: Repeat Round 5, turn.
Round 14 (wrong side): Ch 1, sc in each st around; join with slip st in first sc. Fasten off. 

FINISHING
Weave in ends.

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