In Sweden we have sweet briar bushes all over the place. When I was a kid there used to be a whole hill full of them, right by the public pool entrance. The roses would bloom when it was time for school to cut out for the summer, and the whole hill would be full of white and pink flowers. Then, as a sure sign of fall, the first mature berries came around the time it was time to go back to school in the fall - or there abouts. The pattern of this hat was inspired by Kirsten Holloway Designs, but got its name from the, now only half, hill of mature berries that I drive by on my way home from work. The sweet briar berry's always had a very special place in my life - when I have a cold and can't eat like the other week, I make sweet briar soup (you can buy a mix), or when I'm hungry late at night but don't want to eat, I make a cup of sweet briar soup, when I was little and we went hiking and the other kids brought chocolate milk, I brought sweet briar soup. The stitch definition of my primrose stitch didn't look like a primrose to me - maybe it's the yarn, or me, or the time of year and how there's sweet briar everywhere around here, but it looked more like a sweet briar berry to me. All the same, the pattern is a little more fiddly than usual, not as straight up, but I've tried to be as specific and detailed as possible on how to get the desired effects. Supplies:
Abbreviations (US terminology): CH - chain HDC - half double crochet DC - double crochet SC - single crochet SL - slip stitch ST - stitch DC2TOG - double crochet two together Pattern
Brim: Row 1 Ch 9, hdc in 2nd ch from the hook, hdc in each st across (8 hdc) Row 2-46 Ch 1, hdc in both loops of first hdc, hdc in back loops only of next 6 hdc, hdc in both loops of last hdc. Repeat until you have 46 rows. Fold the brim and slip stitch the edges together. Don’t cut yarn! Hat: Row 1 Ch 1, sc 72 times evenly across the brim - putting 3 sc in every 2 rows of hdc. Sl to join Row 2 Ch 1, hdc in same st, hdc in each st around, (72 st) sl to ch 1 Row 3 Ch 1, turn the hat inside out for easier access of the third loop, hdc in third loop of hdc from previous row, (72 st) sl into first hdc Row 4 Ch 1, turn the hat back right side out, sc in same st, ch 2, sc again in same st, sk 2, +(sc, ch2, sc) in same st, sk 2,++ repeat from + to ++ around, (24 pattern repeats) sl to join Row 5 Sl st into ch 2 loop, ch 3, dc twice in same loop, dc 3 times in next ch 2 loop. Dc 3 times in each loop. (24 3dc clusters) Sl to top of ch 3 Row 6 Ch 1, hdc in each st across, (72 st) sl st to ch 1 to join Row 7-14 Repeat rows 3, 4, 5, and 6 Row 15 Ch 2, dc2tog, dc in next 2 st, +dc2tog, dc in next 2 st++ repeat from + to ++, sl to ch 2 tojoin Row 16 Ch 2, dc2tog all around, sl to join. Finish Fasten off and cut yarn, then cut a second piece of long yarn and thread on a needle. Turn the hat inside out, weave in the tops of stitches, and pull together the hat. Fasten with a couple of stitches to make sure it stays together. Fasten off and weave in ends. For a slouchier version repeat rows 3-6 one more time before row 15 & 16. The pattern repeat is a total of 3 stitches, so this hat is easily adjustable for smaller and bigger heads with a little bit of math. Please let me know if anything doesn't add up. I will translate and post the SWE version of this pattern in due time, as well as a few smaller sizes. Meanwhile, follow me on instagram and pinterest for more crocheting goofiness. If you do follow me on instagram, pretty please tag me if you get around to making this, I'd love to see your wonderful creations! Happy crocheting, Jenn
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