Leaf Buds in the Spring

Lace Sun Hat

Materials: Naturally Caron Spa #3 yarn 1 skein
E crochet hook/ 3.50 mm
Blunt needle for weaving ends
Stitch Marker

Special Stitches: 5dc-clusteryarn over, insert hook into stitch indicated, yarn over, draw through
loop, yarn over, draw through two loops, (yarn over, insert hook into same stitch, yarn over, draw
through loop, yarn over, draw through two loops) four more times, yarn over, draw through last six
loops on hook

2tr-cluster- yarn over two times, insert hook into stitch indicated, yarn over, draw through loop, yarn
over, draw through two loops twice, yarn over two times, insert hook into same stitch, yarn over,
draw through loop, yarn over, draw through two loops twice, yarn over, draw through last three loops
on hook

Hat is worked in continuous spiral until lace work. After lace work, continuous spiral continues for the
brim. Use a stitch marker to keep track of first stitch of each round.

Crown
Rnd 1 Ch 2, 8 hdc in 2
nd
chain from hook. (8 hdc)

Rnd 2 2 hdc in each hdc. (16 hdc)

Rnd 3 2 hdc in first hdc, (1 hdc in next hdc, 2 hdc in next hdc), end with 1 hdc in last hdc. (24 hdc)

Rnd 4 2 hdc in first hdc, (1 hdc in next 2 hdc, 2 hdc in next hdc), end with 1 hdc in last 2 hdc. (32 hdc)

Rnd 5 2 hdc in first hdc, (1 hdc in next 3 hdc, 2 hdc in next hdc), end with 1 hdc in last 3 hdc. (40 hdc)
Rnd 6 2 hdc in first hdc, (1 hdc in next 4 hdc, 2 hdc in next hdc), end with 1 hdc in last 4 hdc. (48 hdc)

Rnd 7 2 hdc in first hdc, (1 hdc in next 5 hdc, 2 hdc in next hdc), end with 1 hdc in last 5 hdc. (56 hdc)

Rnd 8 2 hdc in first hdc, (1 hdc in next 6 hdc, 2 hdc in next hdc), end with 1 hdc in last 6 hdc. (64 hdc)

Rnd 9 2 hdc in first hdc, (1 hdc in next 7 hdc, 2 hdc in next hdc), end with 1 hdc in last 7 hdc. (72 hdc)

Rnd 10 2 hdc in first hdc, (1 hdc in next 8 hdc, 2 hdc in next hdc), end with 1 hdc in last 8 hdc. (80
hdc)

Rnd 11 2 hdc in first hdc, (1 hdc in next 9 hdc, 2 hdc in next hdc), end with 1 hdc in last 9 hdc. (88
hdc)

Rnd 12 2 hdc in first hdc, (1 hdc in next 10 hdc, 2 hdc in next hdc), end with 1 hdc in last 10 hdc. (96)

Rnd 13-15 Hdc in each hdc around, at the end of round 15, sl st to top of beginning hdc. (96 hdc)

Lace

Rnd 16 Ch 4, (sk next hdc, dc in next hdc, ch 1,) all the way around, sc in top of 3
rd
chain of beginning
ch4.

Rnd 17 Ch 5, (sk next dc, 5dc-cluster in next dc, ch 2, sk next ch1 space, dc in next ch1 space, ch 2), all
the way around, sl st to 3
rd
chain of beginning ch5.

Rnd 18 Ch 1, sc in same st, (*ch 3, 2tr-cluster in same space as sc just made, sk next 5dc-cluster and
next dc, 2tr-cluster in next ch2 sp, ch 3, sc in same sp,* ch 9, sk next 5dc-cluster and next dc, sc in next
ch2 space) 7 times around, then repeat * to *and end with ch 4, tr in beginning sc.

Rnd 19 Ch 1, sc in same st, ch 4, (*2tr-cluster in center of clusters from row 15, ch3, sc in same place,
ch 3, 2tr-cluster in same place*, ch 4, sc in next ch9 space, ch 4) 7 times around, then repeat * to *
and end with dtr in first sc.

Rnd 20 Ch 1 sc in same st, (ch 5 (loosely), sc in top of next 2tr-cluster) all the way around, sl st to top
of first sc.

Rnd 21 Ch 3, 4dc-cluster in same st, ch 2, dc in ch5 space, ch 2, (5 dc-cluster in next sc, ch 2, dc in
next ch5 space), all the way around , sl st to top of first cluster.

Rnd 22 Sl st to first ch2 space, ch 4, dc in same space, ch 1, dc in next ch2 space, [ch 1, (dc, ch 1, dc) in
next ch2 space, ch 1, dc in next ch2 space], all the way around, sl st to 3
rd
chain of beginning ch4.


Brim
Rnd 23 Ch 1, hdc in same st and in each dc and ch1 space all the way around, do not sl st to first hdc,
work in continuous spiral.

Rnd 24 2 hdc in first hdc, 1 hdc in next hdc, (2 hdc in next hdc, 1 hdc in next hdc) all the way around.

Rnd 25-28 Hdc in each hdc around, at the end of Round 28, sl st to first hdc.

Rnd 29 Ch 1, sc in same st, (ch 3, 2tr-cluster over next two hdc, sc in next hdc) all the way around. Sl
st to top of first sc, fasten off, weave in ends.

Close- up of lace stitch pattern