Happy Monday! And Happy #needleworkmonday!!
Guess what, it is a hat galore #needleworkmonday!! I noticed @cryptocariad has also crocheted about her new pretty hat. Do drop by her post here 😊.
For the last week, I was completing my Ski Lodge hat, which has been going on for a couple of weeks. It took a while but it is finally completed 😁👒! And I just noticed in the pattern file that is a beanie slouch hat.
In my first post about this hat, I mentioned that I was following a currently free Ski Lodge pattern from Expression Fiber Arts.
I will not rewrite the pattern here because it is not mine but I will share with you how the different stages of the pattern look like.
For this pattern, I did the large adult size (24" circumference). which is pretty loose fitting.
This pattern uses 1 skein (4 oz, 220 yards) of worsted yarn and hooks US Size I (5.50 mm) for body, US Size G (4.25 mm) for brim.
Using the bigger Size I crochet hook, I started with magic ring / circle, just like @cryptocariad did (ooo I love magic rings / circles) and this hat starts off with half double crochets (HDCs) increases (my favourite stitch 😍). The 3rd photo shows up until Round 3 of the pattern.
As each round is crocheted, the number of HDC increases and the hat continues to grow in circumference until Round 8, where the HDC increase stops and we just crochet HDCs all around the circumference at Rounds 9 and 10. The photo to the left is up until Round 10.
In the photo to the right, the pattern changes to repeats of 2 single crochets and skipping 2 stitches starting at Round 11 to form a hole-brick-like pattern, while maintaining the number of stitches and this is where we see the hat starts to take its shape.
After a few rounds of the hole-brick-like pattern of single crochets until Round 19, we will move back to HDCs into every stitch at Rounds 20 and 21 before we change to a smaller crochet hook (size G) and crochet HDCs around the hat to form the brim for a few rounds.
After about 7 rounds of working the brim from Round 22 to Round 28 (I did more rounds just to finish off the yarn 😄), we end with a slip stitch.
And we weave in all the tails, so that they are not visible.
There you have it, the versatile Ski Lodge beanie slouch hat from Expression Fiber Arts 😎.
I used my little bolster as my model 😁.
You will notice because of the brim, it can be shaped into many styles. It is really a fun hat to work on. And if you haven't already, drop by the link and download the free pattern and try it 😊.
