A friend asked me to make hats, booties and lovies for a set of twins she knows. I started with the hats.

I couldn’t find a pattern I liked, so I found some place to start, and from there decided to just wing it. I had to make the crown of both hats at the same time so I would get them identical. The rest is just easy.

Using medium weight yarn and a G (4.5mm) hook.

Round 1: Make 8 hdc in a magic ring. Slip stitch to the first of the hdc. (8 stitches)

Round 2: Ch 2, 2 hdc in the 1st stitch and each stitch around. Slip stitch to the first stitch. (16 stitches)

Round 3: Ch 2, 2 hdc in the first stitch, hdc in each of the next 2 stitches. Repeat around. Slip stitch into the 1st stitch (24 stitches)

Round 4: Ch 2, 2 hdc in the first stitch then 1 hdc in each of the next 2 stitches. Repeat around. Slip stitch to the first stitch. (32 stitches)

Round 5: Ch 2, 2 hdc and 1 sc in the first stitch, skip the next stitch, hdc in the next 2 stitches. Repeat around. Slip stitch to the 1st stitch. (40 stitches)

Round 6: Ch 2, 2 hdc in the first stitch, hdc in each of the next 4 stitches. Repeat around. Slip stitch to the 1st stitch. (48 stitches)

Round 7: Ch 2, 2 hdc in the first stitch, hdc in each of the next 7 stitches. Repeat around. Slip stitch to the first stitch (54 stitches and 4.5 inches diameter).

Rounds 8 – 22: Ch 2, (hdc & sc in the first stitch, skip a stitch), repeat around. Slip stitch to the 1st stitch (54 stitches).

Round 23: sc in the 1st stitch, (chain 1 skip one stitch, sc in the next stitch) around. Slip stitch to the 1st stitch. Tie off.

The finished products are here: