Pattern description from Knit.1, Summer 2007: “Strips of terra cotta circle the crown and brim of a sun hat and crisscross the maize base of a big beach tote. Both pieces, by Mary Nolfi, are accented with oversized buttons and are looped with Lion Brand Yarn’s ‘Cotton-Ease’ in an allover single-crochet pattern.”

Stuff:

• 4 skeins in #184 Terracotta of Cotton-Ease by Lion Brand Yarn, 3½oz/100g skeins, each approx 207yd/189m (cotton/acrylic)
• 3 skeins in #186 Maize
• Sizes G-6 (4mm) crochet hooks or size to get the gauge
• One ¾“/20mm square button
• 1/3yd/0.3m of craft felt (for lining)
• Sewing needle and thread

Note: Work with 2 strands of yarn held tog throughout.