~ q & e baby cupcake hat ~

Materials:

- 4-ply worsted weight acrylic (Red Heart Soft or Caron Simply Soft)

  - 1 oz. frosting color

  - 1/2 oz. cake color

- I hook

- red pompom

Size:  6 1/2" side to side   6" top to bottom - this hat should fit a 0 - 3 month old baby

Notes:
- I crochet tight, so you may need to adjust the size of your crochet hook

- The ch 2 at the beginning of each Rnd does not count as a stitch

- popcorn st = 4 dc in same dc, drop loop from hook, insert hook in 1st dc and into dropped loop, yarn over and pull through

Directions:

Rnd 1:  With frosting color ch 3, 12 dc in 3rd ch from hook.  Join with a sl st to 1st dc.  (12 dc)

Rnd 2:  Ch 2, 2 dc in each dc around.  Join as before.  (24 dc)

Rnd 3:  Ch 2, 2 dc in same dc as the joining st, dc in next dc.  *2 dc in next dc, dc in next dc.  Repeat from * around.  Join as before.

Rnd 4:  Ch 2, 2 dc in same dc as the joining st, dc in each of next 2 dc.  *2 dc in next dc, dc in each of next 2 dc.  Repeat from * around.  Join as before.

Rnds 5 - 7:  Ch 2, dc in same dc as the joining st, dc in each dc around.  Join as before. 

Rnd 8:  Ch 2, popcorn st in same dc as the joining st, ch 1, skip next dc.  *popcorn st in next dc, ch 1, skip next dc.  Repeat from * around.  Join with a sl st to top of 1st popcorn st.  End off.

Rnd 9:  Join cake color with a sl st to top of 1st popcorn st, ch 2, dc in same st.  Dc in each ch-1 space and popcorn st around.  Join with a sl st to 1st dc.

Rnds 10 - 13:  Ch 2, dc in same dc as the joining st, dc in each dc around.  Join as before.

Rnd 14:  Ch 1, sc in same dc as the joining st, sc in each dc around.  Join with a sl st to 1st sc.  End off.

** eta = I've left off Rnd 13 on the last few hats I made - I like that better.

- sew (or hot glue) red pompom to top of hat.

***Debi Y's pattern***