Free Pattern – Round the Mulberry Bush

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Rainbow colors go round and round, punctuated by lightly textured, grey stripes. With a cotton/acrylic blend in vivid colors, this simple hat is just right for summer. It uses small amounts of several different colors, so is a great stashbuster project too.

Here’s a fun fact: despite the popular nursery rhyme, mulberries actually grow on trees, not bushes!

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Round the Mulberry Bush

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Materials:

• Cascade Avalon worsted weight, cotton/acrylic yarn
  • 30-40 yds #27 Raspberry (red)
  • 25-35 yds #20 Heather (grey)
  • 10-20 yds #10 Artisan’s Gold (gold)
  • 10-20 yds #18 Turkish Sea (blue)
  • 10-20 yds #09 Bird of Paradise (orange)
  • 30-40 yds #14 Golf Green (green)
• Size H / 8 (5 mm) hook or size needed to obtain gauge
• Size G / 6 (4 mm) hook or 1 size smaller than larger hook
• Yarn or Tapestry needle
• Locking Stitch markers

• Circumference: 16 inches [18 inches, 20 inches] (note, this should be 1-2 inches smaller than the actual head measurement)
• Height: 6.5 inches [7 inches, 7.5 inches]

Abbreviations used:

• ch = chain
• sc = single crochet
• hdc = half double crochet
• dc = double crochet
• bpdc = back post double crochet
• fpdc = front post double crochet
• sl st = slip stitch
• st(s) = stitch(es)
• sp(s) = space(s)
• rnd = round
• WS = wrong side
• RS = right side

Notes:

• Join rounds as indicated with slip stitch in first st of round, unless otherwise stated.
• Ch 3 at beginning of round counts as first double crochet.

Recommended Resources:

• How to Make the Magic Ring by the Lavender Chair

• Front Loop Only (flo) and Back Loop Only (blo) by Moogly
• Front and Back Post Stitch Crochet by Jessie at Home

 Instructions:

Top Circle:

Rnd 1 (WS [WS, RS]): With red, work 12 dc in a magic ring and pull ring closed, join. (12 sts)

OR – alternate Rnd 1 (WS [WS, RS]: With red, ch 4, 11 dc in 4th ch from hook, join. (12 sts)

Rnd 2: Ch 3, turn, dc in same st, 2 dc in each st around, join. (24 sts)

Rnd 3: Ch 3, turn, (2 dc in next st, dc in next st) 11 times, 2 dc in last st, join (36 sts)

Rnd 4: Ch 3, turn, (2 dc in next st, dc in next 2 sts) 11 times, 2 dc in next st, dc in last st, join (48 sts).

Size 6-12 months only:

Rnd 5: Ch 1, turn, sc in first st, (2 sc in next st, sc in next 7 sts) 5 times, 2 sc in next st, sc in last 6 sts, join, changing to grey. (54 sts)

Size 18-24 months only:

Rnd 5: Ch 3, turn, (2 dc in next st, dc in next 3 sts) 11 times, 2 dc in next st, dc in last 2 sts, join, changing to grey. (60 sts)

Size 3-5 yrs only:

Rnd 5: Ch 3, turn, (2 dc in next st, dc in next 3 sts) 11 times, 2 dc in next st, dc in last 2 sts, join, changing to grey. (60 sts)

Rnd 6: Ch 1, turn, sc in first st, (2 sc in next st, sc in next 9 sts) 5 times, 2 sc in next st, sc in last 8 sts, join, changing to grey. (66 sts)

Stripes:

Rnd 1 (RS): With grey, ch 1, turn, hdc in first st and in each st around, join in back loop only of first st, changing to gold. (54 [60, 66] sts)

Rnd 2: With gold, Ch 3, turn, dc in front loop only of next st and of each st around, join, changing to grey.

Rnd 3: Repeat rnd 1, changing to blue at the end instead of gold

Rnd 4: With blue, repeat rnd 2

Rnd 5: Repeat rnd 1, changing to orange at the end instead of gold

Rnd 6: With orange, repeat rnd 2

Rnd 7: Repeat Rnd 1, changing to green at the end instead of gold

Rnd 8: With green, ch 1, turn, sc in each st around, join.

Ribbing:

With smaller hook:

Rnd 1 (RS): With green, ch 3, turn, dc in next st and in each st around, join.

Rnds 2-3 [2-4, 2-5]: Ch 2 (counts as bpdc), do not turn, (fpdc around next st, bpdc around next st) around to last st, fpdc around last st, join.

Fasten off, weave in all ends.

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I hope you enjoy the pattern. Special thanks to JStockert & MixedKreations for testing it!

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