"Each year since 2019, I have designed a hat as a teaching tool to introduce at Michigan Fiber Festival. Each of the hats has a fiber and/or Michigan theme. The 2021 hat has a Michigan summer theme. Designed in the dark days of Covid, it reminded me of hope and summer and all the good that surrounds us. Sun, pines, Great Lakes, and cherries! I hope it makes you smile. Special thanks to Sharon Herwig for the crochet interpretation." ~Joan
Sizes:
Adult medium (20"). Adjust size by changing the hook size.
Yarn:
Fingering weight, sample made with Jamieson's Spindrift (25 g, 115 yds/105 m).
Seven colors:
(A) 410 Cornfield (yellow) - 69 yds (63 m);
(B) 179 Buttermilk (lt. yellow) - 37 yds (34 m);
(C) 500 Scarlet (red) - 48 yds (44 m);
(D) 730 Deep Navy (navy) - 65 yds (60 m);
(E) 168 Clyde Blue (blue) - 48 yds (44 m);
(F) 764 Cloud (lt. blue) - 74 yds (68 m);
(G) 259 Leprechaun (green) - 42 yds (39 m).
Hooks and Notions:
US F/3.75 mm crochet hook or size to achieve gauge. Stitch marker, tapestry needle.
Skills:
Crochet in the round, two-color stranded crochet, following a chart.
Written/Charted:
Charted with written support.
Design by Joan Sheridan
Crochet interpretation by Sharon Herwig
