Rouge Hat

Our family holiday this year was at Wareham, Dorset.  It was a couple of hours journey in the car - plenty of time for crocheting so I took a couple of skeins of aran weight with me.  After picking out a gorgeous Elvincraft yarn, 'Winter Berries' Wensleydale, I came up with this hat.  The pattern is based on my first hat patten, April Showers but this is sized for a grown up!

I used a 5mm hook and under 100g of Aran weight wensleydale.  Here's what I did:
1. Ch3, in 3rd ch from hook work 11dc (counts as 12dc), sl st in back loop at top of ch2.
2. Ch2, dc in back loop only (BLO) of first st, 2dc in BLO in each st around, sl st in BLO turning ch (24)
3. Ch2, dc in back loop only (BLO) of first st, *dc in BLO, 2dc in BLO* around,  sl st in BLO turning ch  (36)
4. Ch2, dc in back loop only (BLO) of first st, *dc in BLO in next 2 sts, 2dc in BLO* around, dc in BLO in last 2 sts, sl st in BLO turning ch (48)
5. Ch2, dc in back loop only (BLO) of first st, *dc in BLO in next 3 sts, 2dc in BLO* around, dc in BLO in last 3 sts, sl st in BLO turning ch (60)
6. Ch2, dc in back loop only (BLO) of first st, *dc in BLO in next 4 sts, 2dc in BLO* around, dc in BLO in last 4 sts, sl st in BLO turning ch (72)
7. Ch2, dc in back loop only (BLO) of first st, *dc in BLO in next 5 sts, 2dc in BLO* around, dc in BLO in last 5 sts, sl st in BLO turning ch (84)
8. Ch2, dc in back loop only (BLO) of in each st around, sl st in BLO turning ch (84)
9- 18: Repeat row 8
19: Ch1, sc in same st, sc, *ch2, sc in next 3 sts* around, ch2, sc in last, sl st in first sc, bind off and weave in ends.