Sunday, June 6, 2010

ADIRONDACK PATTERNS CROCHET CAP PATTERN (FREE)

ADIRONDACK CAP

BY LAURA HOOKER


HOOK: G
YARN: BERNAT ALPACA NATURAL BLENDS
KEY:

SS: SLIP STITCH
CH: CHAIN
HDC: HALF DOUBLE CROCHET
DC: DOUBLE CROCHET

PATTERN

-MAKE AND ADJUSTABLE RING

-PLACE 7 HDC IN CENTER OF RING, SS TO FIRST HDC, CH 2

-HDC EVERY HDC, PLACE 2 HDC IN THE FIRST AND LAST HDC'S THOUGH, SS TO CH 2, CH 2

-HDC EVERY HDC, PLACE 2 HDC IN THE FIRST 2 HDC, AND THE LAST 2 HDC'C THOUGH, SS TO CH 2, CH 2

-ALTERNATE PLACING 1 HDC IN ONE HDC, AND 2 IN THE NEXT, ETC TILL END OF ROW, SS TO THE CH 2, CH 2

-PLACE 2 HDC IN EVERY HDC, SS TO THE CH 2, CH 2

-DC EVERY HDC, SS TO THE CH 2, CH 2

 -DC IN THE SAME STITCH YOU JUST SC, SKIP 2 DC, SC NEXT DC, CH 2, PLACE 2 DC IN THE SAME STITCH YOU JUST SC'D IN, SKIP 2 DC, SC NEXT DC, CH 2, PLACE 2 DC IN THE SAME STITCH YOU JUST SC'D IN, SKIP 2 DC, CONTINUE DOING THAT SEQUENCE TILL THE END OF THE ROW, SC INTO THE SPACE MADE BY THE FIRST CH 2 OF THE PREVIOUS ROW.

-CH 3, PLACE 3 DC IN THE SAME CH 2 SPACE YOU JUST SC'D IN, SC INTO THE NEXT CH 2 SPACE, CH 3, PLACE 3 DC INTO THAT CH 2 SPACE, CONTINUE THAT SEQUENCE TILL THE END OF THE ROW, SC INTO THE FIRST CH 3 SPACE OF THE PREVIOUS ROW

-CH 3, PLACE 3 DC IN THE SAME CH 3 SPACE YOU JUST SC'D IN, THEN DC INTO THE 2ND DC (FOUND IN THE LESS HIGH STITCHES FOUND BEFORE THE NEXT CH 3, WHERE IT DIPS BEFORE THE CH 3) SC INTO THE NEXT CH 3 SPACE, CH 3, PLACE 3 DC INTO THAT CH 3 SPACE, THEN DC INTO THE 2ND DC (FOUND IN THE LESS HIGH STITCHES FOUND BEFORE THE NEXT CH 3, WHERE IT DIPS BEFORE THE CH 3) SC INTO THE NEXT CH 3 SPACE, ETC CONTINUE THAT SEQUENCE TILL THE END OF THE ROW, SC INTO THE FIRST CH 3 SPACE OF THE PREVIOUS ROW

- CH 3, PLACE 3 DC IN THE SAME CH 3 SPACE YOU JUST SC'D IN, THEN DC INTO THE 2ND, AND 3RD DC'S (FOUND IN THE LESS HIGH STITCHES FOUND BEFORE THE NEXT CH 3, WHERE IT DIPS BEFORE THE CH 3) SC INTO THE NEXT CH 3 SPACE, CH 3, PLACE 3 DC INTO THAT CH 3 SPACE, THEN DC INTO THE 2ND AND 3RD DC'S (FOUND IN THE LESS HIGH STITCHES FOUND BEFORE THE NEXT CH 3, WHERE IT DIPS BEFORE THE CH 3) SC INTO THE NEXT CH 3 SPACE, ETC CONTINUE THAT SEQUENCE TILL THE END OF THE ROW, SC INTO THE FIRST CH 3 SPACE OF THE PREVIOUS ROW

- CH 3, PLACE 3 DC IN THE SAME CH 3 SPACE YOU JUST SC'D IN, THEN DC INTO THE 3RD, AND 4TH DC'S (FOUND IN THE LESS HIGH STITCHES FOUND BEFORE THE NEXT CH 3, WHERE IT DIPS BEFORE THE CH 3) SC INTO THE NEXT CH 3 SPACE, CH 3, PLACE 3 DC INTO THAT CH 3 SPACE, THEN DC INTO THE 3RD AND 4TH DC'S (FOUND IN THE LESS HIGH STITCHES FOUND BEFORE THE NEXT CH 3, WHERE IT DIPS BEFORE THE CH 3) SC INTO THE NEXT CH 3 SPACE, ETC CONTINUE THAT SEQUENCE TILL THE END OF THE ROW, SC INTO THE FIRST CH 3 SPACE OF THE PREVIOUS ROW

DO THE PREVIOUS ROW 10 TIMES FOR THE PATTERN, BUT YOU MAY ADJUST THE  NUMBER OF ROWS IN ORDER TO ACCOMODATE YOUR HEAD SIZE.  

ENJOY THE PATTERN, AND PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS!

REMEMBER..POST UP SOME PICS OF YOUR FINISHED PROJECTS TO RAVELRY...SO I CAN LINK THE PICS!


DO NOT COPY OR REPRODUCE THIS PATTERN IN ANY WAY!
YOU MAY SELL ITEMS MADE FROM THIS PATTERN


1 comment:

Elisa said...

Thank you so much for posting this! My sister-in-law has breastcancer and is losing her hair this week (they are shaving it to donate it before it all falls out). I will make this for her. She lives in Minnesota, so she won't need a warm cap utnil winter, but do you think I could make this in a soft cotton and it wouldn't be too hot to wear in summer? What do you think. Thanks again!! So generous of you.