Get set for cozy vibes with this charming Crochet Checkered & Plaid Beanie. It's the perfect project to snuggle up with on a relaxing day. With a dance of alternating colors that forms a playful pattern, this beanie is as fun to make as it is to wear.
Crochet Checkered & Plaid Beanie
Materials Required:
- Black, dark green, and light green yarn (or colors of your choice)
- Crochet hook
- Yarn needle for weaving in ends
Pattern Overview:
- This hat is crocheted in the round, starting with a magic ring and involves color changes to create a checkered pattern. Each checkered block consists of two rows.
Pattern Instructions:
Round 1:
Start with a magic ring:
- using your first color. Create an X by wrapping the yarn twice around your finger.
- Slide your hook under the first loop, grab the second loop, and pull it through. Slide off your finger to keep the magic ring.
Make a stacked single crochet (counts as a double crochet):
- Insert the hook into the ring, yarn over, pull up a loop (two loops on hook), yarn over, pull through both loops.
- In the outside loop of the single crochet just made, work another single crochet.
Work 11 double crochets into the magic ring.
- Pull the tail to close the magic ring.
- Use a slip stitch to close the round.
Round 2:
Start with a stacked single crochet:
- counts as a double crochet.
Double crochet increase in every stitch:
- Insert hook into the same stitch as the slip stitch, make a single crochet, then another single crochet into the outside loop of the first, yarn over, insert the hook into the same stitch, and complete a double crochet. Before completing the stitch, switch to the next color.
- Repeat increases while alternating colors as instructed. Hide the unused color by crocheting over it. Complete the round with 24 stitches (12 blocks of 2 stitches each).
Round 3:
- Start again with a stacked single crochet.
Pattern for round:
- Double crochet increase, regular double crochet, repeat around. Switch colors as before, ensuring seamless color changes and crocheting over the unused yarn. End with a slip stitch to close the round.
Round 4 to Round 17:
- Continue the established pattern of creating checkered blocks by following the increase and regular double crochet pattern and switching colors as before. Remember, each checkered block consists of two rows.
- From Round 7 to Round 18, there will be no increases; just follow the color pattern, ensuring that you drop the unneeded color and pick up the required one while crocheting over the unused strands to keep the hat's interior clean.
Finishing:
- After completing the 18th round, cut a tail long enough for weaving.
- Pull the tail through the last loop securely.
- Use a yarn needle to thread the tail through the first stitch of the last round and then back through the last stitch to create a seamless finish.
- Weave in all the ends securely on the interior of the hat.
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