CROCHETED SLOUCHY STYLE BERET HAT Materials: Worsted weight yarn & Size H (5 mm) crochet hook Double Crochet Decrease: Yarn over, insert hook in stitch indicated in pattern instructions, draw up a loop, yarn over and draw through 2 loops on hook, yarn over, insert hook in next stitch, draw up a loop, yarn over, draw through 2 loops on hook, (3 loops on hook), yarn over and draw through last 3 loops on hook to complete stitch. INSTRUCTIONS: Ch 4, join with a sl st to form a ring. Row 1 – ch 2 (counts as first dc), 13 dc into ring, join with a sl st to top of beginning dc (14 dc). Row 2 – ch 2, dc in same st, (2 dc in next st) around. Join (28 dc). Row 3 – ch 2, 2 dc in next st, (1 dc in next st, 2 dc in next st) around. Join (42 dc). Row 4 – ch 2, dc in next st, 2 dc in next st, (1 dc in next 2 st, 2 dc in next st) around. Join (56 dc). Row 5 – ch 2, dc in the next 2 dc, (1 dc in next 3 st, 2 dc in next dc) around. Join (70 dc). Row 6 – ch 2, dc in next 3 st, 2 dc in next st, (1 dc in next 4 st, 2 dc in next st) around. Join (84 dc). Row 7 – ch 2, dc in next 4 st, 2 dc in next st, (1 dc in next 5 st, 2 dc in next st) around. Join (98 dc). Rows 8, 9, 10 – ch 2, 1 dc in each st around. Join (98 dc). Row 11 (1st dec Rnd) – Work 5 dcs, dec; work 4 dcs then dec; repeat around till end of row. Join. Row 12 (2nd dec Rnd) – Work 4 dcs, dec around. Join. Row 13 (3rd dec Rnd) – Work 3 dcs, dec around. Join. Headband – Work 6 rnds of 1 sc in each st. Join and fasten off ends.
