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Flings ’n Caps Lace Hat and Scarf Set: vintage crochet pattern
A hat worked in rounds from a centre ring of cluster-stitch chain loops and double treble mesh, finished with a single crochet band, and a long scarf of double treble mesh between solid single crochet ends. Originally published as "Flings ’n Caps — Hat and Scarf Set" in In Fashions: for Him, for Her, in Knits, in Crochets.
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| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Skill level | Easy |
| Yarn weight | Medium (#4) |
| Yardage | 207–230 yd (189–210 m) |
| Hook | 6 mm |
| Gauge | Not printed. The hat band is 48 sc around; the scarf is 19 sc wide at the ends. |
| Finished size | Scarf: 90 in (229 cm) long; width not printed (19 sc across the ends). Hat: size not printed (48 sc in the band). |
| Time | about 5 hours |
Materials
- Medium (CYC #4) worsted-weight yarn — the original was knitting worsted: 2 skeins of 4 oz (113 g) for hat and scarf. Assumption: a 4 oz (113 g) skein of worsted-weight yarn holds about 200–230 yd (183–210 m) — check your label.
- Crochet hook (original: plastic crochet hook size J)
- Stitch marker
- Hook: Start with 6 mm (US J-10); no gauge is printed, so check that the hat band fits your head before finishing the hat
Abbreviations (US terms)
Notes before you start
- Source: "Flings ’n Caps — Hat and Scarf Set", In Fashions: for Him, for Her, in Knits, in Crochets (Star Book No. 230), American Thread Company. Public domain in the USA.
- As printed — materials: AMERICAN THREAD; “DAWN” KNITTING WORSTED; 2—4 oz. skeins Dk. Violet; Plastic Crochet Hook Size J. Gauge: Not given.
- Modernisation note: Original is written in US crochet terms; kept as US terms (sc = single crochet, dc = double crochet).
- Modernisation note: Spaced abbreviations (s c, d c, sl st, y o) written as sc, dc, sl st, yo; "trc" written as tr and "d trc" as dtr; "1st" written as "first"; "st of ch" written as "ch" where the stitch is a chain.
- Modernisation note: "Cut yarn" written as "fasten off"; "attach" (yarn) written as "join".
- Modernisation note: Long printed paragraphs split into one row, round or step per line; stitch order unchanged.
- Modernisation note: Round 1 and Row 1 labels added (printed without numbers).
- Modernisation note: "Y o hook 3 times" and "(3 times over hook)" written as "yo 3 times".
- Modernisation note: No gauge was printed; the hook note about checking the band fit is our addition.
- Modernisation note: Metric conversions added.
Hat
- Round 1: Ch 5, join to form a ring, ch 1, work 8 sc in ring, join in first sc.
- Round 2: Ch 9, cluster st in 4th ch from hook (cluster st: keeping last loop of each st on hook, 3 dc in same space, yo and pull through all loops at one time), ch 2, sl st in next ch, ch 6, sl st in next sc; rep from beg all around, ending last repeat with dtr in first sc (this brings yarn in position for next round) (dtr: yo 3 times and work off all loops 2 at a time), ch 5, join in 5th ch of ch.
- Round 3: Ch 2, keeping cluster st to front, sl st in next ch (opposite side of cluster st), ch 5, sl st in ch below cluster st; rep from beg all around, join in dtr.
- Round 4: Sl st to center ch of ch 5, ch 10, dtr in same space, ch 5, dtr in same space, *3 dtr with ch 5 between each dtr in center ch of next ch; rep from * all around, join in 5th ch of ch.
- Rounds 5 and 6: Sl st to center st, ch 10, dtr in same space, *2 dtr with ch 5 between in center ch of next loop; rep from * all around, join in 5th ch of ch.
- Round 7: Sl st into loop, work 3 sc in each loop (48 sc); do not join this or following rounds; place a marker at beg of each round.
- Rounds 8–12: 1 sc in each sc, sl st in last 3 sts at end of last round to even round. Fasten off.
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The rest of the Flings ’n Caps Lace Hat and Scarf Set pattern is in the Mid-Century Crochet Fashion
Still to come in the full pattern:
- Scarf (90 in / 229 cm long)
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Errata
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Frequently asked questions
Where is the Flings ’n Caps — Hat and Scarf Set pattern from?
It was published as "Flings ’n Caps — Hat and Scarf Set" in In Fashions: for Him, for Her, in Knits, in Crochets (Star Book No. 230) by American Thread Company. The publication is in the public domain in the United States; this version is transcribed and modernised by crochetpatterns.io.
What yarn or thread do I need for the Flings ’n Caps — Hat and Scarf Set?
medium (worsted) (#4) yarn. Not printed — 2 skeins of 4 oz (113 g). Assumption: a 4 oz (113 g) skein of worsted-weight yarn holds about 200–230 yd (183–210 m) — check your label.
What hook should I use?
Start with 6 mm (US J-10); no gauge is printed, so check that the hat band fits your head before finishing the hat Gauge: Not printed. The hat band is 48 sc around; the scarf is 19 sc wide at the ends.
