SUPPLIES & TOOLS:
- Lion Brand Scarfie
- #234 Steel Blue/Slate, 1 Ball
- Lion Brand Crochet Hook Size K-10.5 (6 1/2mm)
- Lion Brand Large-eyed Blunt Needle
- SIZE:
- Finished Circumference About 18in will stretch to fit a range of sizes
- Finished Height About 9in
- GAUGE:
- 15 sts + 11 rnds = about 4 1/2in in Basketweave pattern of Rnds 7-12.
- BE SURE TO CHECK YOUR GAUGE.
DIRECTIONS:
STITCH EXPLANATIONS:BPdc (Back Post double crochet) Yarn over, insert hook from back to front then to back, going around post of indicated st, draw up a loop, (yarn over and draw through 2 loops on hook) twice. Skip top of st in front of the BPdc.
FPdc (Front Post double crochet) Yarn over, insert hook from front to back then to front, going around post of indicated st, draw up a loop, (yarn over and draw through 2 loops on hook) twice. Skip top of st behind the FPdc.
NOTES:
Beanie is worked from the lower edge upwards.
A ribbed band is worked back and forth in rows, then short ends are joined to make a circle.
Stitches are worked along one edge of circle, then Beanie is worked upwards in joined rnds in Basketweave pattern.
BEANIE:
Lower Band:
Ch 9.
Row 1 (RS): Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across - you will have 8 sc in this row.
Row 2-60: Ch 1, turn, working in back loops only, sc in each st across.
Bring short ends of piece together, matching sts.
Joining Row: From WS, and working through both thicknesses, sl st in each st across to join piece into a circle.
Turn band RS out.
Do not fasten off.
BODY:
Note: When joining the last st of each rnd to top of beg ch, insert hook from back to front under loops at top of beg ch, yarn over and draw through all loops on hook to complete join.
Rnd 1 (RS): Ch 2 (does not count as a st), working along edge of band, dc in end of each row around; join with sl st in top of beg ch-2 - 60 dc.
Basketweave Pattern:
Rnds 2-3: Ch 2 (counts as first FPdc), FPdc around each of next 2 sts, * BPdc around each of next 3 sts, FPdc around each of next 3 sts; rep from * to last 3 sts, BPdc around each of last 3 sts; join with sl st in top of beg ch-2._x000B_Rnds 4-6: Ch 2 (counts as first BPdc), BPdc around each of next 2 sts, *
FPdc around each of next 3 sts, BPdc around each of next 3 sts; rep from * to last 3 sts, FPdc around each of last 3 sts; join with sl st in top of beg ch-2.
Rnds 7-9: Rep Rnd 2 for 3 times.
Rnds 10-12: Rep Rnds 4-6.
Rnds 13-18: Rep Rnds 7-12.
Fasten off, leaving a long yarn tail.
Thread tail into blunt needle, then through top of sts of last rnd. Pull to close opening at top of Beanie and knot.
FINISHING:
Weave in ends.
ABBREVIATIONS:
ch = chain
dc = double crochet
rep = repeat
rnd(s) = round(s)
RS = right side
sc = single crochet
sl st = slip stitch
st(s) = stitch(es)
WS = wrong side