Level: Beginner
Materials *Caron Simply Soft (1) 6 oz Skein Main Color (MC) Color A (CA) Color B (CB) *H hook for baby size *I hook for toddler size *J hook for young girl size *K hook for teen size *N hook for adult size *Craft Pin with Spin Back
US Stitch Abbreviations Ch = chain Sc = single crochet Hdc = half double crochet Dc = double crochet
Beg. = beginning Rnd = round RS = right side WS = wrong side
Gauge: In pattern: 7 dc, ch 1 stitches = 3” ~ 4 dc rows = 2” Be sure to check gauge to save time!!
Skull Cap
With MC, Ch 4, join to first ch to form ring.
Rnd 1: Ch 4 (counts as first dc plus ch 1 now and throughout), (dc, ch 1) 8 times inside ring. Join to3rd chofbeg.ch4.~9dc’sandchspaces Rnd 2: Ch 4, dc in same stitch as joining, ch 1, [(dc, ch 1) twice in next dc] around. Join to 3rd ch of beg. ch 4. ~ 18 dc’s and ch spaces
Rnd 3: Ch 4, [(dc, ch 1) twice in next dc, (dc, ch 1) in next dc] around. Join to 3rd ch of beg. ch 4. ~ 27 dc’s and ch spaces Rnd 4: Ch 4, (dc, ch 1) in next dc, (dc, ch 1) twice in next dc, [(dc, ch 1) in next dc, (dc, ch 1) in next dc, (dc, ch 1) twice in next dc] around. Join to 3rd ch of beg. ch 4. ~ 36 dc’s and ch spaces. Rnd 5-11: Ch 4, [(dc, ch 1) in next dc] around. Join to 3rd ch of beg. ch 4. ~ 36 dc’s and ch spaces. Rnd 12: Ch 1, sc in same stitch as joining, skip next dc, 6 dc’s in next dc, skip next dc, (sc in next dc, skip next dc, 6 dc’s in next dc, skip next dc) around. Join to first sc. Fasten Off. Weave in Ends.
Now for those cute flowers that accent the caps!!
Flower
With CB, ch 4, join to form ring. Rnd 1 (RS): Ch 1, make 10 sc’s inside ring. Fasten Off CB. With WS facing, Join CA with a sc in any sc on rnd 1. Rnd 2 (WS): *Ch 7, hdc in 3rd ch from hook and in next 4 chains, sc in next sc. Repeat from * around. Join to first sc. Fasten Off. Weave in ends.
Glue pin to wrong side of flower. Back side of ‘petals’ will be the right side of the flower!