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Stars N Stripes Hat
June 2004/Sally Ives
Fits average adult.

Materials needed:
Worsted weight yarn in two colours (I used 100% cotton in white(B) and variegated(A))
Crochet hook size H (5mm)

For a slightly larger hat, use one hook size larger.  For slightly smaller, use G (4.5mm) hook.

Always start sc rounds with ch1--does NOT count as first sc.
When changing colours, work last st of first colour till 2 loops remain on hook.  Pull through next colour to finish st.
Sc dec:  leaving last loop of each st on hook, sc in 2 sts.  Yo, draw through all 3 loops.

With A, ch4.  Join.  10 sc in ring.
Rnd 2:  2sc in each st around.  (20)
Rnd 3:  (sc in 1 st, 2sc in next) around.  (30)
Rnd 4:  (sc in 2sts, 2sc in next) around.
Rnd 5:  (sc in 7sts, changing to col B in last st.  Sc in 1 st, changing to A) around.  Join.
Rnd 6:  *sc in 3 sts, 2 sc in next, sc in 3 changing to B in last st.  2sc in 1 st, change to A.  Repeat from * around.
Rnd 7:  (sc in 8 sts, change to B.  2sc in each of next 2sts, change to A) around.  Join.
Rnd 8:  *sc dec.  Sc in 4 sts, sc dec, changing to B.  2sc in each of next 4 sts, change to a.  Repeat from * around.
Rnd 9:  *sc dec.  Sc in 2, sc dec, changing to B.  2sc in next sc, sc in 6.  2sc in next, changing to A in last st.  Repeat from * around.
Rnd 10:  *Sc dec twice, changing to B.  2sc in next st, sc in 8, 2sc in next, changing to A.  Repeat from * around.
Rnd 11:  *Sc dec, changing to B.  Sc in 12, changing to A.  Repeat from * around.  Do not change to A at end of rnd:  FO A.
Rnd 12:  Sc in same st.  *ch3, sk 1 st, sc in next.  Repeat from * around to last sc.  End with sc in last st, ch1, hdc in beg sc to join.  (33 spaces)
Rnd 13:  Sc around post of hdc.  Ch3,  (sc in next ch3 space, ch3) around.  Join to 1st sc.  FO.
Rnd 14:  Join A in any Ch3 sp.  Ch1, sc in each ch3 space.  (66 sc)
Rnd 15:  Sc around.  FO.
Rnd 16 & 17:  With B, Repeat rnds 12& 13.  FO B.
Rnd 18:  With A, repeat rnd 14.
Rnd 19:  Ch3.  4dc in same st.  *sk 2 sts, sc in next, sk 2 sts, 5dc in next.  Repeat from * around, ending with sc in next st, sk 2 sts, join to top of ch3.  FO.  (11 5dc shells)
Weave in all ends.