work from * to * around. join with slip stitch to top of chain 2.
round 11: to tightly close top of hat, work one slip stitch into every other stitch around.
repeat round 11 again if needed. about 5 stitches should be remaining.
fasten off, leaving long tail. sew top of hat closed. attach a pom or leave plain – whatever you’d like!
thank you for your free patterns. i am 84 and my day is filled with crocheting . people give me yarn and i turn it into winter things and it is given to the needy. i love doing it and feel blessed when i find free patterns. thank you. thank 