White Shell Hat

And here is the pattern for the hat.  Sorry the picture is a little blurry.  An option I would like to do for this hat is to find some 1/4th inch ribbon to band around the hat or maybe add some tiny flowers.  I just haven't been able to find any in the right color.

Materials

Size 10 thread in white
Size 6 (1.8 mm) steel hook
1/4th inch pink ribbon (optional)
tiny pink or white ribbon roses (optional)

Gauge

10 sc = 1 inch, 10 sc rows = 1 inch

Directions

Shell = (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in st indicated

Beg Shell = (sl st, ch 2, dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in st indicated

NOTE:  When working in rounds I like to turn at the end of each round to make seam straight.

Round 1:  With white, ch 6, being careful not to twist ch, join to first ch forming a circle, 6 sc in ring, join to first sc, turn.  (6 sc)

Round 2:  Ch 1, 2 sc in ea st, join to beg st, turn. (12 sc)

Round 3:  Ch 1, sc in first st, 2 sc in next st, [sc in next st, 2 sc in next st] around, join to beg st, turn.  (18 sc)

Round 4:  Ch 1, sc in first 2 sts, 2 sc in next st, [sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st] around, join to beg st, turn.  (24 sc)

Round 5:  Ch 1, sc in first 3 sts, 2 sc in next st, [sc in next 3 sts, 2 sc in next st] around, join to beg st, turn.  (30 sc)

Round 6:  Ch 1, sc in first 4 sts, 2 sc in next st, [sc in next 4 sts, 2 sc in next st] around, join to beg st, turn.  (36 sc)

Round 7:  Ch 1, [sc in first (next) st, sk next 2 sts, shell in next st, sk next 2 sts] around, join to beg st, turn. (6 sc, 6 shells)

Round 8:  Ch 1, sc in first ch 2 sp, shell in next sc, [sc in next ch 2 sp, shell in next sc] around, join to beg st, turn.  (6 sc, 6 shells)

Rounds 9-10:  Repeat round 8.

Round 11: Sl st up to first ch 2 sp,  beg shell in first ch 2 sp, shell in next sc, [shell in next ch 2 sp, shell in next sc] around,join to beg st, turn.  (12 shells)

Rounds 12-13:  Repeat row 11.

Round 14:  Ch 1, sc in first 2 dc, 3 sc in next ch 2 sp, sc in next 2 dc, [sc in next 2 dc, 3 sc in next ch 2 sp, sc in next 2 dc] around, join to beg st.  Fasten off. 

Finishing

Trim hat in desired fashion.