Ingredients
- Yarn: Red Heart® 'Super Saver®'
- 1 ounce White, No. 311 (CA)
- 1 ounce Hot Red, No. 390 (CB)
- 6 yards Hunter Green, No. 389 (CC)
- Crochet hook: 5 mm [US H-8]
- Yarn needle
Instructions
- With CA, chain 26.
- Row 1: Sc in the second chain from the hook and in each chain across. Turn. 25 sc.
- Row 2: Ch 1. Sc in the back loop only of each sc across. In the last stitch, change to CB. Turn.
- Rows 3–4: With CB, repeat Row 2. Change to CA in the last stitch of Row 4.
- Rows 5–28: Continue repeating Row 2, working two rows in CA and two rows in CB. Complete seven stripes of each color, ending with two rows of CB. Fasten off.
- Working into the row ends, join CB with a sl st in the upper-right corner stitch.
- Ch 10, then sl st in the end of the next row.
- Repeat the chain-and-slip-stitch sequence across the row ends. Fasten off.
- With CC, ch 4.
- Sc in the second chain from the hook, hdc in the next chain, then work 5 dc in the next chain.
- Working along the opposite side of the foundation chain, hdc in the next chain and sc in the last chain.
- Join with a sl st to the first sc. Fasten off, leaving a 12-inch end for sewing.
- Sew the back seam of the cap.
- Fold up the brim.
- Flatten the cap and tack the bottom opening closed.
- Sew the leaves to the brim.
- With a doubled strand of CB, embroider several French-knot berries on the brim.
- Make a chain 12 inches long.
- Weave the chain through the cap directly under the pompom row.
- Insert the gift card.
- Pull the tie tightly to close the top opening and form the pompom.
- Tie the ends together to make a hanger.
Notes
Use a similar weight yarn if substituting to maintain the size and structure of the cap.
