Flash Flap Hat by Brenda K. B. Anderson

Flash Flap Hat

Crochet
September 2015
Bulky (7 wpi) ?
9.5 stitches and 13 rows = 4 inches
9.0 mm (M/N)
240 - 360 yards (219 - 329 m)
18 1/2 (20, 20 3/4)" circumference to fit 19–20 1/2 (20 1/2–22 1/2, 21 1/2–23)" head circumference, about 11" tall, excluding earflaps.
English
This pattern is available from interweave.com for $7.99.

Made with a bulky yarn, this hat works up superfast and has a fun and funky attitude. Alpaca silk–blend yarn worked at a loose gauge gives the casual, textured hat plenty of drape.

HOOK Size M/13 (9 mm). Adjust hook size if necessary to obtain correct gauge.

NOTIONS St markers (m); yarn needle; two 1 1/4” buttons; sewing needle and matching thread; 4 1/2” wide piece of cardboard (for pom-pom).

GAUGE 9 1/2 sts and 13 rows = 4” in moss patt; Rnds 1–5 = 4”.

For more details, please see the pattern page.