In the fall I’ll be fulfilling a lifelong dream in ordaining as a Buddhist monk, so this hat is made as a heartfelt celebration. It features bobbles to represent the spiral coils of Shakyamuni Buddha’s hair in imagery of the Japanese Zen Buddhist tradition.

Crowd-sourcing Pattern Testers and Tech Editors over the years is going great and continues to apply to all my patterns, even the free ones.
First person to complete a Project page here with minimum three clear photos from different angles for this pattern, with no pattern instruction modifications outside of materials used, gets $20 USD via Paypal/Venmo/Zelle/cash and credited as a Pattern Tester / Tech Editor.
Second person to make a finished Project page gets $10 USD.
This means for patterns that have 2+ Project pages (besides mine), this offer does not apply.
When the Project page is complete, simply message me to let me know.

This now is the lowest price this will ever be since I never do sales, and this section will be removed on August 17. Pattern Release Week Pricing:
Fri. August 14: $2
Sat. August 15: $4
Sun. August 16: $6
Mon. August 17 and beyond: $8

While this pattern itself in US crochet terms may not be distributed or sold as your own, feel free to sell finished items made from this pattern. Please do.
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level: advanced

skills: know how to ch (chain), sc (single crochet), dc (double crochet), yo (yarn over), pm (place marker at 1st st of row), rm (replace marker at 1st st of every row), work in the round, mb (make bobble from written instructions), sts = stitches, sc2tog (sc 2 sts together decrease)

size: literally any size, sample is adult gender neutral unisex one size fits most with inner layer measuring laid flat ~9” wide (23 cm) x ~11.5” tall (30 cm); for a larger hat increase gauge with any thicker yarn using hook size two sizes bigger than that on label, for smaller use thinner yarn with hook size two sizes bigger than that on label

yarn: literally any yarn, sample uses less than two skeins of Lion Brand Heartland, aran/worsted weight medium #4, color #126U Sequoia, two skeins total 10 oz / 284g and 502yd / 460m

hook: two sizes bigger than that on yarn label, sample yarn recommends J 10 6mm so use L 11 8mm

materials: yarn needle for cinching top sts and hiding starting tail in backside loops

gauge: 4”x4” (10 cm x 10 cm) = 3 bobbles across x 8 bobbles down

Feel free to reach out with pattern questions (not standard crochet technique questions covered abundantly on YouTube), and I’ll typically reply within 24 hours unless out of town/country on Zen sesshin meditation retreat.

Warmly,
Soshin Stacy Pamela