Sweet Nothings Crochet: HALF HERRINGBONE BEANIE

Half Herringbone Beanie - free crochet pattern info from Sweet Nothings Crochet

I have been given a second bag of yarn and requested to make beanies & / or scarves for the homeless. I'm hoping that there's going to be even more yarn - which also means there will be more patterns discovered and written.

This project has a matching cowl here

and a pair of fingerless gloves here

Oh, I've also made a handbag here

and I've made a second slightly different beanie with this stitch here

Today's project is completely reversible - so yaay! You get a diagonal-like pattern along the front and a different pattern on the other / under side that's pretty cool too..

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Materials used : Today I’ve used ~ 100 gmsVera Moda Mandorla printed acrylic with a 7 mm crochet hook ; embroidery needle ; fabric glue to seal ends ; crochet stitch markers

For Indians : The yarn I’ve used is similar in thickness to about 3 strands of our Vardhaman acrylic yarn or Laura knitting cotton .

You could use Anchor , Red rose , 4-ply knitting cotton , or unbranded knitting cotton or White Rose or bamboo knitting cotton , Milk cotton ; Silk yarns as well as Oswal acrylic yarns ; Baby soft acrylic yarn , Ganga Spectrum as well

General yarn info : The yarn used today is not specific to this pattern.

You can use any yarn with a suitable hook to make this project to any size. Using chunky yarn just means that the project zooms ahead that much faster. So if you want a thicker yarn, just use a few strands together.

International yarns : Among the international yarns I have used, I’d suggest Lily Sugar n' Cream cotton yarn, Caron Simply Soft , Bernat Softee chunky.

but I think you could also use 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

You may just have to tweak the gauge a bit.

Difficulty level : Easy to Intermediate.

Size made : Adult beanie : 22" x 8.25"

Size only given for yarn estimation.

Stitches used :

Starting slip knot : https://youtu.be/lJcqsVcs8cw

Starting slip knot 1 or the Sloppy Slip knot : https://youtu.be/YfC7KmGpifs

Crab Stitch or Reverse Single Crochet stitch : https://youtu.be/cG3crwyHPnk

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

Here is a sizing chart for general head sizing :

https://in.pinterest.com/pin/470063279839058772/ OR

https://in.pinterest.com/pin/470063279837764548/

Whipstitch to join : https://youtu.be/wZ-9LNzftMA

Invisible join : https://youtu.be/a6XZQ6VzJFM

Single crochet to join : https://youtu.be/6FXoW_47_dI

Abbreviations used :

sc : single crochet hdc : Half Double crochet

ch : chain ch-sp : chain space

sp : space rep : Repeat

hk : hook lp (s) : loop(s)

yo : yarn over sl-st : slip stitch

Instructions using U.S terminology

Please note that I start all my rounds with a ch 1 turning chain for ease.

Please check the top of this blog for video tutorials of all the stitches used in today’s pattern.

Please note that I take a lot of trouble to give loads of tips through my pattern sheet, so please read through the full sheet before you pick up your hook n yarn.

What is a slip stitch : https://youtu.be/weB3QNbA8Iw

Magic circle : https://youtu.be/ISC39yOqWro

Half Double Crochet : Hdc : yo, insert hk into st ; yo (3 lps on hk) ;

yo, draw through all 3 lps. One hdc made.

Check out the video at https://youtu.be/sDiELJdB2Dg

Chainless start for Half Double Crochet : I dislike the ch-2 start, and this is what I do to start my row of hdc. Check out the video at https://youtu.be/lWXpl1KdbZ8

What is a chain stitch ? https://youtu.be/pXx5ukBjKkY

Start Round 1 : with a magic circle and work 9 hdc in it.

Join with a sl-st to the 1st st. (9 sts)

Round 2 : 2 hdc in the 1st st & in each st all around.

Join with a sl-st to the 1st st. (18 sts)

Round 3 : 2 hdc in the 1st st ; hdc in the next st ;

(2 hdc in the next st ; hdc in the next st) ;

rep (to) all around.

Join with a sl-st to the 1st st. (27 sts)

Round 4 : 2 hdc in the 1st st ; hdc in the next 2 sts ;

(2 hdc in the next st ; hdc in the next 2 sts) ;

rep (to) all around.

Join with a sl-st to the 1st st. (36 sts)

At this point we have a circle, and the diameter of my circle is 5.5"

Now usually we work with a different calculation (as given below the photographs), but I found that with this pattern, that did not work for the size I needed for my cap with this pattern n yarn. If I went another round (45 sts) then the base of my cap was too large - so I should probably say that while the calculations work, I preferred to work till 5.5" and not 7"

I have a diameter of 5.5" & with my hook & yarn, I will get a cap round head measurement. of 22 - 23"

If you are working with 4-ply regular yarn, please work till 6 - 6.5".

For today's pattern, we're going to work the half herringbone stitch (hhdc).

Here's a quick video tutorial of the stitch at https://youtu.be/pFifXoGVU3c

The only difference is that on the tutorial we've worked a row, and for our pattern today I'm adapting that to a round.

(hhdc : Half herringbone stitch)

Pattern Rounds 5 - 16 : hhdc in the 1st st and in each st all around.

Join with a sl-st to the 1st st.

Fasten off and weave in ends.

and this is the pattern on the underside.. which is soooo cool too, right?

a better look at the finished two toned beanie

Oh and if you use two colors - one just for brim, the whole thing looks so different

BOW MOTIF :

Magic circle : https://youtu.be/ISC39yOqWro

Double Treble /Triple Crochet : dtrc : wrap yarn three times around hook, insert hk into st ; yo (4 lps on hk); [yo, draw through 2 lps] three times. One dtrc made.

Check out the video at https://youtu.be/XyPrnAtOs3U

Start with a magic circle and work (ch 3, 4 dtrc ; ch 3, sl-st into the magic circle) ;

rep (to) once more for the other side of the bow.

Fasten off and leave a long tail.

Pull the magic circle tightly together.

Pass the free end / tail around the center of the bow 2 times / twice and tie up.

Attach your little bow to the brim of your beanie .. isn't this so cute?

the full set of beanie and cowl packed and ready to be shipped to the homeless shelter

As mentioned before, this project has a matching cowl here

and a pair of fingerless gloves here

Calculations for headwear :

Like I said earlier, this calculation method did not work for me - but it's a handy one to have round so I'm leaving this in ...

Here's a great way to check circumference

To check, you are either going to wear the beanie, or check with the head size chart given at the top of this blog.

Remember that yarn stretches - so if it's a bit snug, it's good

1. Hat circumference = measure around the head just above ears and subtract one inch for a nicely fitted finished hat.

2. Crown width = (this is a flat circular top of the hat) you need to divide hat circumference by 3.14 (pi).

3. Hat height = Head circumference / 10 x 4.

So you need to measure circumference of the head (round head measurement) and keep checking the outer circumference of your work.

There is another trick for measuring circumference (without running your measure tape all around the edge of your circle as you are working).

This works for a cap that you are working top down, from the crown of the head.

It works by dividing your round head measure by pi (3.14).

So say your head measurement is 22, divide 22 by 3.14 = 7.

Remember when calculating diameter, you must account for the stretch of your yarn too.

So once the ‘flat portion’ for the crown (or the first few rounds while you are still increasing) of your cap is 7” diameter, you can stop increases and start increasing just the length (without increasing stitches for the round)

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