BLO: Back Loop Only. Insert your hook into the back loop only of the previous stitch (loop furthest away from you)
Ch 25 (leave a tail about 12 inches long at the beginning of your chain, you will use it to sew your hat shut when your done.)
Row 1: Hdc back down the chain (24 Hdc) Ch 1, turn.
Rows 2-25: Hdc in the first stitch, Hdc in BLO in the following 22 stitches, Hdc in last stitch. Ch 1, turn.
Fold your work in half, Sl St the first and last row together . Tie off. Weave in end. Take the tail of your yarn from the chain and weave it in and out around the top of the hat with a yarn needle and pull it shut like a drawstring. Weave the end of the yarn back and fourth a few times in the top of the hat to secure. Turn hat right side out.
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