Combination Summer Hat Vamp Up

       Okay, so although I can create new things and often do I sure enjoy a good free crochet pattern. And there are some beautiful patterns our there by some wonderfully gifted people. I don't know if its just me having problems not getting gauges right or what, but I always have to make some adjustments. Today I wanted to make a lovely hat called the Combination Summer Hat found at http://thestrangeknitter.blogspot.com/2010/05/combination-summer-hat.html , but it was just to short. Im just going to post my pictures of what I made and wrote the pattern how I did it. The first half of this hat is exactly how it is originally written and I just added the last half myself. I also use all crochet stitches when the original had knit in it as well. Thanks for checking it out.

Hook Size K

I used Red Heart Love

Magic Loop

R1:  12 Sc in Magic Loop

R2:  Ch 4, *Dc in next ch, ch 1* Repeat around and join

R3:  Ch 4, *2 Tc in ch sp, 1 Tc in top of Dc* Repeat around and join

R4:  ch 5, Skip first st, *1 Dc in next st, ch 2, skip next st* Repeat around and join

R5: Ch 1, *2 Sc in next st, 1 Sc in next 8 St* Repeat around and join

R6: Ch 4, * Tc in next three st, 2 Tc in next st* Repeat around and join

R7: Ch 4, *Skip next st, 1 Dc in next st, Ch 1* Repeat around and join

R8: Work 2 Sl st in first ch sp, chain 4,  *Dc in next ch sp, Dc into top of Dc from previous row* Repeat around and join

R9: Ch 1, Sc around and join

R10: Ch 4, Tc around and join

R11: Ch 1, Sc around and join

R12: Ch 4, * Skip st, Dc in next, ch 1* Repeat around and join

R13: Ch 1, *Sc in next ch sp, sc in top of st from previous row* Repeat around and join

R14: Ch 3, Dc around and join

R15: Ch 4, *Skip a stitch, Dc in next, ch 1* Repeat around and join

R16: Ch 1, *Sc in next ch sp, Sc in top of st from previous row* Repeat around and join

R17: Ch 1, *Sc2tog,sc in next st* repeat around and join

R18: Ch 2, *fphdc in next st, bphdc in next two st* Repeat around and join

R19: Ch 2, (the postals should be the same and stack onto each other evenly) * fpdc in next st, bpdc in next two stitches* Repeat around and join

R20: Ch 2, ( same as before) *fphdc in next st, bphdc in next two stitches* Repeat around and finish off.

I"m not that great at writing things out yet, so if you have any questions then just ask. Here are some more pictures of this hat that I have done since I started typing this blog a few days ago. I sure wish I could get my million other things up that I have done. Thanks for reading, and remember that credit for this hat doesn't go to myself. I just took an awesome pattern already and am sharing my helpful tips that I learned about it when I made my own. 

HAPPY CROCHETING FELLOW HOOKERS...