SIZE
Adjustable from child to adult.
TENSION
17 sts to 10cm over htr fabric using 4mm hook.
NOTE
Gold "metal" parts of crown are worked with 1 strand of Marvel Amber 12ply and 1 strand of Milford Metallic Old Gold tog on a smaller hook than usually recommended for the Marvel. The Fake Fur Edging part of crown is worked to fit the head of the wearer and stitched into place, and worked on a smaller hook than usually recommended.
SPECIAL STITCHES
Dc2tog = Double crochet 2 stitches together: insert hook in specified st, yoh and draw loop through, insert hook in next st, yoh and draw loop through, yoh and draw loop through rem 3 loops on hook.
Tr2tog = Treble 2 stitches together: yoh, insert hook in specified st, yoh and draw loop through, yoh and draw through 2 loops, yoh and insert hook in next st, yoh and draw loop through, yoh and draw through 2 loops, yoh and draw loop through rem 3 loops on hook.
GOLD BAND
Using 1 strand Marvel and 1 strand Metallic tog, and 4mm hook, make 97ch, sl st to 1st ch to form a ring.
1st round - Ich (does not count as a st throughout), 1dc in same ch, 1dc in each ch to end, sl st into dc at beg ... 96 sts.
2nd round - Ich, 1dc in same st and each st around, sl st into dc at beg.
3rd round - Ich, turn to work in opp direction, work 1dc in same st and loop of base ch directly below (thus joining top and bottom of piece worked to form crown edge), 1dc in each st and corresponding loop of base ch around, sl st into dc at beg, do not turn.
4th round - 2ch (does not count as a st throughout), 1hdc in same st and each st around, sl st into hdc at beg, do not turn.
5th - 7th rounds - Rep 4th round.
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