SANTA HAT ORNAMENT original by FORCE3X Dec. 1997
size 7 steel hook
small amount of white #10 thread
small amount of red #10 thread
small white pom-pom
With WHITE-ch 22, join to first ch.
ROW 1: hdc in each ch.
ROW 2: sc in each hdc.
ROW 3: sc in FL of each sc.
ROW 4: ch 1, 5 hdc in same st, * sk next st, 5 hdc in next st, sk next st, sl
st in next, repeat from * around, sl st in the 1st hdc.
End off.
With RED-
ROW 1: in free loops and free stitches of ROW 4- sc in each st. sl st in
first sc. 23 sc.
ROW 2: ch 1, hdc in same st, hdc in each st around, join with sl st to first
hdc.
ROW 3: ch 1, dec in same and next st, hdc in next 9 st, dec in next 2 st,
hdc in last 9, sl st to first hdc.
ROW 4: ch 1, dec in same and next st, hdc in next 8 st, dec, hdc in last 8
st, sl st to first st.
ROW 5: ch 1, dec, hdc in next 7 st, dec, hdc in last 7 st, sl st to 1st st.
ROW 6: ch 1, dec, hdc in next 6 st, dec, hdc in last 6 st, sl st to 1st hdc.
ROW 7: ch 1, dec, hdc in next 5 st, dec, hdc in last 5 st, sl st to 1st hdc.
ROW 8: ch 1, dec, hdc in next 4 st, dec, hdc in last 4 st, sl st to 1st hdc.
ROW 9: ch 1, dec, hdc in next 3 st, dec, hdc in last 3 st, sl st to 1st hdc.
ROW 10: ch 1, dec, hdc in next 2 st, dec, hdc in last 2 st, sl st to 1st hdc.
ROW 11: ch 1, dec, hdc in next st, dec, hdc in last st, sl st to 1st hdc.
FINISH OFF. Weave ends in and glue small pom-pom to top of hat.