Cozy Crochet Baby Hat Pattern Using Puff Stitch

• Bernat Baby Coordinates (White - 1-1/2 ounces)
• Hook Size H
• Stitch Marker

ch, sc, dc, sc puff st, fpsc, bpsc.

Puff Stitch Techniques

SC PUFF ST: Yo, pull up loop 4 times, 9 loops on hook, yo, pull through 8 loops, yo, pull through 2 loops, push puff to front of work.

FPSC: Insert hook from the front side of the work right to left around the post of the indicated stitch on a previous row; yo and pull up a loop, yo and draw through two loops.

BPSC: Insert hook from the back side of the work right to left around the post of the indicated stitch on a previous row; yo and pull up a loop, yo and draw through two loops.

Medium

RND 1: Ch4. 11 dc in 4th ch from hook. Join with sl st in top of beg ch4. (12 dc)

RND 2: Ch1, do not turn. 2 sc between all sts. Place Marker. (24 sc)

NOTE: Do not turn and do not join rounds unless indicated.

RND 3: Sc in each sc. Place Marker. (24 sc)

RND 4: (2 sc in next st, sc in next st) around. Place Marker. (36 sc)

RND 5-7: Repeat RND 3. (36 sc)

RND 8: Repeat RND 4. (54 sc)

RND 9-17: Repeat RND 3. (54 sc)

RND 18: Join with sl st. Ch1, turn. Sc in same st. Sc Puff St in next st. (Sc in next st, Sc Puff St in next st) around. Join with sl st in beg ch1. (27 Sc Puff Sts)

RND 19: Ch1, turn. Sc in each st. Join with sl st.

RND 20: Do not turn. Ch3, dc in each sc.
NOTE: You must have an even number of sts after this rnd in order for subsequent rnds to work correctly.
Sl st to join. (54 dc)

RND 21: Ch1, do not turn. Fpsc around same st. Bpsc around next st.
(Fpsc around next st, Bpsc around next st) around.
Join with sl st in first st.

RND 22: Ch1, turn. Sc Puff St in first st. Sc in next st.
(Sc Puff St in next st, Sc in next st) around. Join with sl st in first st.

RND 23: Ch1, turn. Sc in each st. Join with sl st in first st. (54 sts)

RND 24: Ch3 (counts as 1 dc), do not turn. Dc in each st around.
Join with sl st in first st. (54 sts).

RND 25: Ch1, (Fpsc around same st, Bpsc around next st) around.
Join with sl st in first st.

Fasten off.