Saturday, January 30, 2010

28 - burgundy and gray

Another hat made of LEADER yarn (100% acrylic). The cuff is 2x2x2 stitch... is that "double seed" stitch? k2p2 for 2 rows, then p2k2 for 2 rows.

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The twenty four rows of burgundy (doubled) finished off that skein. Then the rows and decreases in gray finished off that skein. Don't fret; I have plenty more!

Taking a break from burgundy and gray. On my needles is a pretty spring-like light green. (Kind of an antidote for 2 degrees Fahrenheit temps with a -20 degrees Fahrenheit wind chill!)

[Aside - Spring is good. Spring is my best time. I'm glad to notice that the days are getting longer. (I can still see my own nose at 5 PM.) I'm also noticing that the birds, particularly chickadees, are starting to sing and chase. I've also been hearing woodpeckers. Yes, it's mid-winter but Spring is on the way!]
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  1. selvedgeJanuary 30, 2010 at 12:13 PM

    I call that box stitch. It's the one I used on the gansey

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Crochet Basic Roll-Brimmed Hat

From 310 Hats


Worsted weight yarn
I hook (5 mm)
Marker


  • Chain 2
  • 6 sc in 2nd chain from hook. Place marker in last stitch.
  • 2 sc in each sc (12). Move marker.
  • (1 sc in first stitch, 2 sc in next stitch), repeat around (18 sc). Move marker.
  • (2 sc in each of first 2 sts, 2 sc in next stitch), repeat around (24 sc). Move marker.
  • (3 sc in ea of first 3 sts, 2 sc in next stitch), repeat around (30 sc). Move marker.
  • Continue in this manner for 13 or 14 rounds (increasing the number of scs before the increase by 1 each round) until your radius is about 3", diameter about 6", and circumference about 18". (78 scs or 84 scs). This should make a nice flat disc, which is the hat top.
  • Work even without increasing. It will start making a bowl shape. Continue even until the depth is about 6". It needs to be long enough and and big enough around to cover a Kindergarten-age child's head and ears.
  • To create a rolled brim, increase the stitches by 50%: (1 sc, 2 sc in next stitch) repeat around.
  • Work a few rounds even.
  • Slip stitch around to give a nice tight, neat edge.
  • Cut yarn. Work in ends.
  • If the hat is too "airy", you can weave colored yarns through the stitch spaces. Colored yarns will be very decorative.

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