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Effortless Chic Crochet Beanie

Effortless Chic Crochet Beanie

A brand new design, just in time for the cold days ahead!!  The Effortless Chic Crochet Beanie is the second piece in the Effortless Chic Series!!  This series is a Simple, Chic Style that will dress up your wardrobe with a fun, quick crochet design!!  The first pattern in the series is the Effortless Chic Headband… Stop by and check it out!!  Stay tuned in the next week for the 3rd pattern in this series!!

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Effortless Chic Crochet Beanie

 Effortless Chic Crochet Beanie

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A Stylish Hat that is easy to make and is another 1 skein project!!!

Materials

Worsted Weight Yarn ~ Pictured above in Plymouth Yarn Encore Dynamo, color 020.  A wool~acrylic blend that is self striping yarn. 180 yards

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Hook ~ I

2 Fancy Buttons (optional)

Yarn Needle and Scissors

Stitches

Ch ~ Chain    St ~ Stitch    Sl St ~ Slip Stitch    Sc ~ Single Crochet    Dc ~ Double Crochet    FPHdc ~ Front Post Half Double Crochet    BPHdc ~ Back Post Half Double Crochet    Rev Sc ~ Reverse Single Crochet

*Special Stitch ~ X Stitch, This stitch pattern is formed by Skipping a stitch, Dc in the next stitch and then crossing back to the previous skipped stitch and making another Dc.. This forms an X Stitch.

Instructions

*Tip, You will be making a rectangle to form the crown of the hat… Once the rectangle is complete, you will sew the ends together to form the crown of the hat. Then you will gather the top of the hat using a yarn needle to make an easy stylish top and the final step… you will make a brim using simple stitching.

Ch 25

Row 1:     Sc in the 2nd Ch from hook and each St across. = 24 Sc

Row 2:     Turn, Ch 3(Counts as Dc now and throughout), *Sk St, Dc in next St, Dc in previous skipped St to form an ” X St” *, Repeat * * Across and Dc in the last St. = 2 Dc and 11 X Sts

Rows 3-34:     Repeat Row 2. Finish Off leaving a long tail to sew the hat together.

This rectangle is approximately 21″ long and  8 1/2″ wide.  If  you need to make the hat smaller or larger, you can add or subtract the repeat of row 2.

Sewing the crown of the hat together. 

With tail and yarn needle, Sew Row 1 together with Row 34, being careful not to gather the seam.  Finish off and secure.  Turn you crochet piece so that the seam is on the inside of the hat.

Gathering the top of the Hat

You can choose either end of the hat to be the top.   With a long piece of yarn and your yarn needle, gather the top of the hat by weaving in and out of the row ends and drawing it tightly together.  Sew the gathered area with a few stitches to secure the top of the hat. Weave in ends.

Brim

*You will be working in the round and your first row will be made in the ends of the rows from the crown of the hat.  You will have 33 row ends form the crown base of the hat, row 1 of the crown will not be in this count as it was sewn together to form the crown of the hat.

With right side facing and the bottom of the hat upwards, Join the yarn with a Sl St to any row end space.

Row 1:     Ch 1, Evenly crochet 66 Sc around the bottom of the hat.  This is approx 2 stitches in each row end. Join with Sl St to beginning. = 66 Sc

Row 2 & 3:     Ch 1, Sc around. Join with Sl St to beginning.  = 66 Sc

Row 4:     Ch 2(counts as a Hdc), Hdc in each St around, Join with Sl St to top of Ch 2. = 66 Hdc

Row 5:     Ch 1, *FPHdc in first 2 Sts, BPHdc in next St*, Repeat around. Join to beginning.= 44 FPHdc & 22 BPHd

Row 6:     Ch 1, Sc in each St around. Join with Sl St to beginning. = 66 Sc

Row 7:     Ch 1, Rev Sc in each St around. Join to beginning. = 66 Rev Sc.

Finish off

Sew 2 Fancy Buttons on to the brim .

Congratulations!!  You have a Effortless Chic Crochet Beanie

 

As usual… Charlie insisted on photo bombing our photo shoot!!!  And…Thanks to my lovely model and youngest daughter Mackenzie for showing off my latest design!!

Charlie and Mac

 

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Happy Crocheting!!

Elena

Week 11 Crochet with Me…  CAL finish line!!!

Week 11 Crochet with Me… CAL finish line!!!

We did it!!!  Our 2013 Fall Crochet with Me CAL is done!!!!  11 weeks and a great afghan is now on my sofa… I love it!!  This Vintage Fan Ripple Blanket was a great pattern and will be one of my favorites forever!!

Our next Crochet with Me CAL will start in January…  Currently we are voting on the next pattern… If you would like to join in,,, Cast your vote by clicking here!!  So… Below are my final pictures and one of our friends who also completed her afghan!!

 

 

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Great in two-tone also!!!!

And here is my biggest helper trying to get in the action during the photo shoot….

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Love my dog… Charlie!!

I’m really excited to start our next CAL… So far your top vote is for me to design another Surprise as we go afghan… Last year we had a ton of fun with the Winter Viewers Choice Afghan…  Here is a picture of last years finished CAL…

Free Afghan Pattern from Beatrice Ryan Designs #Crochet # Afghan

2014 Winter CAL,,, Surprise Design… This was fun and I am currently making this pattern into one whole pattern,,, Set to be released soon!!

Don’t forget to cast your vote for this years Winter CAL…

Happy Crocheting…!!

Elena

Crochet with Me Winter CAL…. Cast Your Vote!!

Crochet with Me Winter CAL…. Cast Your Vote!!

We are winding down and finishing up the Fall Crochet with Me CAL…  So,,, Now it is time to choose our next CAL project!!

This go around,,, I decided to let it be FAN CHOICE!!  I have made a list of 7 really great afghans to choose from… I bet you will love all of them,,, So I provided the links to each on just in case you want to make one a little later…  The Poll will be open until December 20th, 2014… Then I will post the winner and the materials needed to get started in January 2015!!

So… Check out the afghan choices,,, Then head to the Poll at the bottom to cast your vote!!

 

1. Neat Ripple Pattern Afghan.. By Lucy at Attic 24  This is a simple, fun afghan and color choices are limitless!!!  If you haven’t stopped by Attic 24, Make sure you do!  Lots of great crocheting going on over there!!

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2. Lumberjack Flannelghan Posted on Crochetville,  This fun, rustic afghan is one I have admired for several years…  Crochetville did this as a Crochet along too…

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3. Arrowhead Striped Afghan by Caron, Fresh and clean… With a unique look… This afghan would be a one of a kind piece in any room!!

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4. Moroccan Tile Afghan by Moogly,  This is another colorful afghan that has fun stitching to make each project turn out unique!!

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5. Wool Eater Afghan by Sarah London, This fun afghan is a great winter project and will keep you warm all year-long!

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6. Rainbow Dash Afghan… by ME… Beatrice Ryan Designs!  If chosen,, We will make this into a full size afghan!!

Rainbow Dash Baby Blanket Free Pattern

7.  Beatrice Ryan Designs Original Design… Last year our CAL  was designed week by week and was a Surprise Pattern!  This is fun… And you don’t know what you will get until the end…lol

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Ok… Now for the voting!!  You can vote for you top 3 choices,,, Let’s have some fun!!!

Vote for the next Crochet With Me Winter CAL!

  • 7. Surprise Winter CAL Afghan by Beatrice Ryan Designs (22%, 189 Votes)
  • 3. Arrowhead Stripped Afghan by Caron (16%, 137 Votes)
  • 6. Rainbow Dash Afghan by Beatrice Ryan Designs (14%, 120 Votes)
  • 5. Wooleater Afghan by Sarah London (14%, 118 Votes)
  • 4. Moroccan Tile Afghan by Moogly (13%, 113 Votes)
  • 1. Neat Ripple Pattern by Attic 24 (11%, 96 Votes)
  • 2. Lumberjack Flannelghan by Crochetville (10%, 88 Votes)

Total Voters: 517

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Happy Crocheting!!

Elena