A PLAID UNISEX SLOUCHY or BEANIE
I saw this pattern shared on Facebook and I knew
I *had* to make it.. and I do so love the whole idea. It’s so darn simple –
just a mix’n’match of plaid colors with a simple double crochet stitch, and see
what we can get! I’ve made this for a
really good friend who goes off trekking at the drop of a hat.. any chance he
gets, he’s off.. and I thought a nice warm head is always a good thing. I do hope he enjoys his Christmas surprise.
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I've decided to make this a larger slouchy, but just keeping it to the regular measurements given in the tables below, will keep it to a beanie size too.
Materials used : Today I’ve used 3 skeins of the lovely Indian Oswal Cashmilon
4-ply yarn with a 4 mm crochet hook (I have used red, maroon and black, just fyi)
You also need fabric glue ; embroidery needle
In general : Use any yarn with a suitable hook to make these projects.
For Indians : You can use Red Rose knitting cotton or Red Rose metallic cotton as well as Vardhaman acrylic yarns
International yarns : Among the international yarns I have used , I’d suggest Aunt Lydia Cotton 10, Aunt Lydia Bamboo-Viscose 10, DMC Petra, Sullivans knitting cotton (Australia), Milford Soft, Hilaza Rustica Eclat , Alize cotton yarn and Alize bamboo yarn.
Stitches used :
Starting slip knot : Here’s how you start with a slip knot. https://youtu.be/lJcqsVcs8cw
Starting slip knot 1 or the Sloppy Slip knot : This is a neat new way to start your work without a slip knot. https://youtu.be/YfC7KmGpifs
What is a chain stitch ? Here is an easy video tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXx5ukBjKkY
What is a slip stitch : Here is a neat video tutorial at https://youtu.be/weB3QNbA8Iw
Magic circle : To refresh your skill, please view this easy video https://youtu.be/ISC39yOqWro
Double Crochet : dc : yo, insert hk into st ; yo (3 lps on hk);
[yo, draw through 2 lps] twice. One dc made.
Check out the video at https://youtu.be/xdnjB27zpYo
Chainless start for Double Crochet : I dislike the ch-2 / ch – 3 start, and this is what I do to start my row of dc.
Check out the video at https://youtu.be/wskv3iTjRx0
Abbreviations used :
lp(s) : Loop(s) sc : Single crochet
dc : Double crochet sp : Space
sl-st : Slip stitch ch : Chain
st(s) : Stitch(es) hk : Hook
yo : Yarn Over
Instructions : (Using U.S terminology)
Please note that I start all my rows with a ch 1, turning chain for ease.
Please check the top of this blog for easy video tutorials on all stitches used in today's pattern.
Please read through all my notes before you pick up your hook, so you know just where we're heading in our pattern.
In my patterns I work with the principle of stitch count and body measurement. This means that you need to work the stitch count in pattern, till you get the measurement (length and/or width) that you need for your project.
For this pattern, I have used the brilliant free
pattern from Bethany of Whistle & Ivy
at http://www.whistleandivy.com/2016/12/messy-bun-plaid-hat.html ,
and brilliantly written... and below is the inspirational photograph that got me kick-started on this creation.. Tell me that you can look at it and not pick up your hook n yarn ! ;)
The beauty of this pattern is that it is totally
unisex and reversible too (depending on how neat you are with the pulled along
yarn though).
The beauty is also shown really well with proper
choice of colours.
May I suggest here that you Google plaid colors
and go first with the ‘tried-n-tested’ range – They have had an eternity to see
which colours work, after all J
So I’ve used the free pattern, but here are a few
notes that I thought I’d add, mainly as our Indian yarns do not always give the
gauge required by the patterns we are using.
a) We
start this lovely cap / beanie at the brim and then work our way to the top or
crown
b) Our
brim is worked as a thin strip and is worked around the head – so if the number
of repeats suggested by the designer do not work for you, just work till you
have the length needed to go around the head of the person you are making this
for – so the circumference around forehead.
c) The
pattern for the body works up in multiples of 6. So if 72 sts as suggested by the designer
does not work for you, just ensure you have in multiples of 6 when working
that first round of sc, and then follow the instructions given.
d) If
you wish to have a cap in this pattern, and do not have the colours stated in
the pattern sheet, may I suggest that you check the common Plaid colours, and
then get a combination that works. For
this pattern you will need three colours.
e) For
the length of the hat from crown to brim – the designer has stated how many
rows will work, but may I suggest that you look at the charts given above for
the regular headwear sizes (in case you do not get gauge as given by designer)
and work for that length accordingly.
Right then.. off you go to see the wonderful free
pattern by Whistle and Ivy.
Have fun creating something beautiful and hope
the recipient loves it too.
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