New Crochet Hat Pattern

I have been crocheting hats for the past month.  Hats for kids and hats for adults.  I'm not crazy (at least, I don't think crocheting hats makes me that).  I've just been creating inventory for my upcoming craft shows.  After making a couple dozen of the simple skull caps, I decided to change things up and created a new pattern for what I'm calling a "Simple Slouch Hat".  It's sort of a loose beret that can be worn a couple of different ways.  Anyway, when I got home from my craft show on Saturday, I finished up the hat that I was working on and realized that I needed to actually write down my pattern for the new design, which I did today.  I've decided to publish the pattern here.  So here it is:

SIMPLE SLOUCH CAP (BERET)

Designed by Linda Mathy

Materials: Loops & Threads “Impeccable” worsted weight yarn – 1 ball (actually only uses about half of the ball – approx. 96 yds/87.5m)

Crochet Hook: Size G (4.25 mm for our friends using the metric system)

Stitch explanation: dc2tog (dc decrease) – yo, pull up a loop, yo, through 2 loops, yo pull    up a loop in next dc, yo, through all 3 loops on hook

To begin: ch 4, slst to form a ring

Round 1:  ch 3 (counts as 1st dc throughout), dc in ring (11 times),  slst in top chain of ch 3 to join (12 dc)

Round 2: ch 3, dc in same space as ch 3, two dc in each dc of previous row, slst in top chain of ch 3 to join (24 dc)

Round 3: ch 3, dc in same space as ch 3, dc in next dc, *two dc in next dc, dc in next dc, repeat from * around, slst in top chain of ch 3 to join (36 dc)

Round 4: ch 3, dc in same space as ch 3, dc in next 2 dc, *two dc in next dc, dc in next 2 dc, repeat from * around, slst in top chain of ch 3 to join (48 dc)

Round 5: ch 3, dc in same space as ch 3, dc in next 3 dc, *two dc in next dc, dc in next 3 dc, repeat from * around, slst in top chain of ch 3 to join (60 dc)

Rounds 6-8: ch 3, dc in each dc around, slst in top chain of ch 3 to join (60 dc)

Round 9: ch 3, dc in next 4 dc, *dc2tog, dc in next 8 dc, repeat 4 times, dc2tog, dc in remaining 3 dcs, slst in top chain of ch 3 to join (54 dc)

Round 10: ch 3, dc in each dc around, slst in top chain of ch 3 to join (54 dc)

Round 11: ch 3, dc in next 3 dc, *dc2tog, dc in next 7 dc, repeat 4 more times, dc2tog, dc in remaining 3 dcs, slst in top chain of ch 3 to join (48 dc)

Round 12: ch 3, dc in each dc around, slst in top chain of ch 3 to join (48 dc)

Edging: ch 1, sc and hdc in same dc as ch 1, sk next dc, sc and hdc in next dc, repeat around to end, slst to beginning ch1, fasten off.

And, so there it is.  My first published design pattern.  And, hopefully, here is a photo of the finished product. 

 Can you tell that I like to use colorful yarns?  I love using multi-colored yarns and creating things with them.

Here's another example.  It's a flower hotpad crocheted with cotton yarn.  And I have mixed and matched colors as I pleased.

And so, that's all for tonight.  It's nearly 2:30am and time for me to go to bed.