Spring Lace Decorative Hat by Cylinda D. Mathews

Spring Lace Decorative Hat

Crochet
April 2010
Thread ?
2 rows = ½” T
1.5 mm
250 - 300 yards (229 - 274 m)
13 ½” dia
US
English
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This lovely decorative crochet hat is actually worked much like a mile-a-minute project – but without all the ends to weave in! Pretty strips laced together with a dainty chain that encircles a lacy crown embellished with a big ribbon bow.

Materials:
• 2 balls (122 yds) Lizbeth size 10 thread (seagreen lt) by Handy Hands, Inc ©
• 1 ball (122 yds) Lizbeth size 10 thread (white) by Handy Hands, Inc ©
• Steel crochet hook size 8 (1.50 mm)

Molding Materials:
• Commercial fabric stiffener
• Plastic wrap
• Styrofoam ball (5” dia) cut in half
• Rust proof pins
• Cardboard box, Styrofoam form, ironing board, or the CYBAR

Finishing Materials:
• Tapestry needle (for ends)
• Glue gun/glue
• 1/2 -yd (5/8” W) ribbon
• Assorted silk floral

Finished Size: 13 ½” dia
Gauge: 2 rows = ½”

Skill Level: Intermediate