HAT
With No. 5 needles, cast on 8 sts, P back. Row 2—Inc in each st (16 sts). P back. Row 4—*Inc 1 st, K 1 st, repeat from *across row (24 sts), P back. Row 6—*Inc 1 st, K 2 sts, repeat from *across row. Continue in this manner having 1 more st between each inc, until you have 11 sts between each inc (104 sts). Now K each row back and forth until piece measures 3 inches, from K rows. Bind off loosely on wrong side.
Wrap contrasting shade of light weight yarn one yard long, 15 times, cut at both ends. With main color, wrap 8 times, cut at both ends. Twist each of these ends as tightly as possible. Now twist the two pieces together. Make a large knot, leaving ends for tassel, cut evenly.
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Fold front piece in half, mark center of cap at opposite edge from border. Place mark in center of bound off sts on back of cap. Sew center back to front piece having markers meet. Block seam lightly on right side of cap. With red work scallops around seam of cap, as follows: holding back of cap toward you, fasten yarn at bottom, ch 1, *skip a space, work (1 h d c, 3 d c, 1 h d c) in next st, skip a space, s c in next space, repeat from *around back of cap about 20 scallops.
Ties—Ch 70, work 1 s c around bottom of cap (continuing with same thread), skipping about 10 sts, ch 70 sts. Work 1 row of s c over chains and back of cap. Block lightly into shape.
Hearts—With red, cast on 2 sts, P 2 sts. K increasing in each st, P back. *On next row inc in first 2 sts and last 2 sts, P back, repeat from *once. K 1 row, P 1 row even for 4 rows. K 2 tog, K 4, turn, P 2 tog, P 3, K 2 tog, K 2 turn. P 2 tog, P 1, bind off 2 sts, break thread. Work other 6 sts to correspond and work 1 row of s c around heart. Sew hearts on each side of cap as shown on illustration.
SLIP-OVER NO. 816