Surround your crown in diamonds created with post stitches. This quick to make hat is sure to become a favorite to wear in spring as it’s a shorter beanie to show off your hair or hide parts of it. wink

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SKILL LEVEL
Intermediate

SIZES/FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Child: fits up to 20” head x 6.5” height
Adult Small: fits up to 22.5” x 7.25” height
Adult Large: fits up to 24” x 8” height

YARN
Lion Brand Yarns ZZ Twist, light Medium weight #4 yarn (100% Acrylic; 246yds/ 225 m per 3.5 oz/100 g skein): Peacock x 1 Skein

HOOK & OTHER MATERIALS
US Size J/10 (6.00 mm) crochet hook
Scissors
Yarn Needle
Stitch Markers
Measuring Tape

GAUGE
Rounds 1-4 = 4” diameter

STITCH KEY
Ch = Chain, Sl St = Slip Stitch, Sc = single crochet, Dc = Double Crochet, CSDC = chainless starting double crochet, fpedc = frontpost extended double crochet, bpedc = backpost extended double crochet, YO = yarn over, FO = Fasten Off

SPECIALTY STITCHES & TECHNIQUES
Fpedc: YO, insert hook from front to back to front around post of stitch below, YO, pull up a loop, YO, pull through 1 loop (ch made), YO, pull through 2 loops twice
Bpedc: YO, insert hook from back to front to back around post of stitch below, YO, pull up a loop, YO, pull through 1 loop (ch made), YO, pull through 2 loops twice
CSDC: pull up a loop to the height of standard dc, twist yarn around hook (YO made), insert hook in first st, YO, pull up a loop, YO, pull through 2 loops twice

NOTES
Pattern is written in US terms.
CSDC can be replaced with ch 3.
First dc after a CSDC will be placed in the same st at the CSDC during the increasing rounds.
The CSDC will be placed in the previous row CSDC for the center rows of the diamonds to keep the stitches lined up.
Each hat size is written separately.
Hat can be lengthened by adding extra rows of dc or sc at the bottom of the hat.