Wednesday, January 17, 2018

How to Crochet a Double Brimmed Hat

A free Crochet Pattern


Being in Ontario, I'm all about having a warm hat and gloves. With that Toronto wind you just need something a little more than just a plain hat to keep the ears warm. 

I wanted to make a tutorial for a double brimmed hat. These hats are much easier to make than you think. If you can single crochet and double crochet then you can make this hat. With this pattern you will make a long rectangle 2 inches less than your head circumference. Make a loop with the rectangle, fold it in half and the brim is done. Then you crochet around the brim to form the hat. 

Where can I get this pattern?

This is a free tutorial on the blog just keep scrolling down to find the pattern. 

This Pattern is also available in my Ravelry Store for $3.00. This is a great option if you want an ads free printer friendly PDF of the pattern.
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Double Brimmed Hat

by Julia Schwartz

Materials

Yarn: Any worsted weight yarn Model used is Loops and Threads: Impeccable 100% acrylic, 4.5 oz/ 128 g 277yds
Hook: H/8 5.00 mm
Notions: measuring tape, yarn needle
Size: 16, 18, 20 inch circumference 18 and 20 in circumference is in ( ) 
Gauge: 18 st, and 24 rows equals 4 inches 
Stitches Used: sc, sc in back loop, dc, dc2tog
Copyright:

Brim:


Row 1: Ch 15 ( 19, 21), sc in second chain from the hook, and in each ch across. (14 sc (18, 20 sc)
Row 2: Ch 1, turn sc in the back loop (bl) in each st across.
Row 3 - 45 (55, 65): Repeat row 2
Row 46 (56, 66): Ch 1, turn, put row 1 together with row 45 (55, 65), without twisting, sl st into both rows through every st, making a closed loop.

Do not finish off.

Hat

Roound 1: Ch 1, fold the brim in half, so that the stitches are vertical, going across the stitch edges of the brim, sc through the sc posts of both edges, in every sc around for a a total of 45 (55, 65) sc, sl st into the starting sc.


Round 2 - 8 (11, 14): Ch 3 (counts as first dc here and throughout), dc in each sc around for a total of 45 (55, 65) dc, sl st into first dc.
Row 9 (12, 15): Ch 3, dc in the next 2 dc, dc2tog in the next 2 dc, {dc in the next 3 dc, dc2tog in the next 2 dc} repeat {to} 8 times, sl st into the first dc

Row 10 (13, 16): Ch 3, dc in the next dc, dc2tog in the next 2 dc, {dc in the next 2 dc, dc2tog in the next 2 dc} repeat {to} 8 (10, 12) times, sl st into the first dc

Row 11(14, 17): Ch 3, dc2tog in the next 2 dc, {dc in the next dc, dc2tog in the next 2 dc} repeat {to} 8 (10,12) times, sl st into the first dc

Row 12 (15, 18): Ch 2, dc in the next dc, dc2tog in each of the sts, sl st into the first dc, Finish off with a long tail, weave the tail though the last row and pull tight. Make a knot if you like and weave in your ends.

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Monday, January 15, 2018

Modern Chrysanthemum Throw CAL: Joining the squares

A Free crochet Pattern CAL


How are your squares coming along? I have been making 4 a day, so I now have 28 squares done. After today you can start arranging the squares how you want them. I plan on piecing together 4 squares at a time instead of 9 this time around.

If you are new to this CAL you can find the resources and material page Here.
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That will get you started and that page has the links to the other weeks as they become available.

What are your thoughts on a wip stitch join? Some people just absolutely hate it. I don't really mind it. I find it kind of relaxing to weave the needle in and out of the stitches. If you are completely opposed to wip stitching, you can skip that step. You can make an edging around each square skipping the 2 dc in each 2 ch sp and then make the bpdc2tog joining for all the squares. The choice is yours.  

I hope you like the bpdc2tog join as much as I do. It works up really fast which is the main reason I like it so much. It also looks like a braid running down the seams and that you have put in a lot more effort into joining than what you actually have. 

Where Can I get the rest of this pattern?


You can purchase this pattern in whole in my Ravelry Store for $3.00. Don't forget to add it to your favorites.
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Or, you can Subscribe to Designs by Diligence and follow along for free when a new post is ready. Most of the time a new post happens on Tuesday.

If you are new to this CAL you can find the resources and material page Here.
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I would also love if you will follow my Facebook Page.

All of my updates will be posted on there. I hope others will share their progress and ask questions along the way.




Special Stitches: 
bpdc2tog: yo, hook around back posts of the next 2 sts, from back to front, yo, pull through the yarn, (yo, pull through 2 loops on the hook) 2 times.

fpdc2tog: yo, hook around back posts of the next 2 sts, from front to back, yo, pull through the yarn, (yo, pull through 2 loops on the hook) 2 times.



Joining the Squares Together 

Wip stitch the squares together in groups of 9.

 Edging 1:

Row 1: Once the squares are sewn together, with the darker neutral color sl st into a ch 2 corner sp, ch 3 (counts as first dc), (dc, ch 3, 2 dc) in the same space, {dc in the next 12 st, (2 dc in the next ch 2 sp) 2 times} Repeat {to}, dc in the next 12 sts,

{(2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc) in ch 2 sp, {dc in the next 12 st, (2 dc in the next ch 2 sp) 2 times} Repeat {to}, dc in the next 12 sts} Repeat {to} 2 times Sl st into starting dc. Finish off.

(The amount of repeating sections is determined by the amount of squares you have sewn together. The repeat of  2 dc in the next ch 2 sp is dependent on how many squares you have. The pattern above is for 3 squares in a row or 9 squares all together.)

Repeat row 1 edging for, each of the joined square units.





Joining the Square Units: The bpdc2tog Join 

Holding 2 squares with the back sides facing together,and using the lighter neutral color, make a slip knot around your hook and,  fpdc2tog around the first 2 dc of the square further away from you, bpdc2tog, around the first 2 dc of the square closest to you, {fpdc2tog around the next 2 dc of the square further away from you, bpdc2tog around the next 2 dc of the square closest to you} Repeat {to} When you come to the end of the squares contitue with the next two squares until you have 6 squares joined together. Repeat joining the square units until all of the square units are joined.

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Monday, January 8, 2018

Modern Chrysanthemum Throw CAL: The Squares


A Free Crochet Pattern


Have you collected all your scrap yarn together? Let's get started on this blanket and getting our stashes down to lower level for the beginning of the year.

Even though I have already made a sample throw, I'm going to make another one right along with you. I will be using yarn from my stash that I have moved with at least 5 times. It's time to get this yarn in a project. And because I can never follow a pattern (not even my own haha), I'm going to only put 4 squares together instead of 9. We will talk and discuss this change more next week.

Like I said in the last post I love making blankets and throws with squares. I can give myself little goals and the squares are easy to take with me on the go. When I was designing this blanket there were lots of ideas in my head about what the squares looked like. Cabbage roses, fire works, mums, I finally decided on the name Modern Chrysanthemum for the name. Naming my patterns is one of the hardest things for me.

Where Can I get the rest of this pattern?


You can purchase this pattern in whole in my Ravelry Store for $3.00. Don't forget to add it to your favorites.
<---------->buy now <-------------->


Or, you can Subscribe to Designs by Diligence and follow along for free when a new post is ready. Most of the time a new post happens on Tuesday.

If you are new to this CAL you can find the resources and material page Here.
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I would also love if you will follow my Facebook Page.

All of my updates will be posted on there. I hope others will share their progress and ask questions along the way.





Pattern

I want to make a note that these bpdc are a bit unconventional because you are making the stitch around a sc post instead of a dc post. Don't let that scare you. It still works out the same, but it does have a different feel to it.


Round 1: With color A, Ch 4, sl st into first ch to make a ring, ch 3 (counts as first dc), make 11 dc into the ring, sl st into first dc. (12 dc)

Round 2: Change to color B, Ch 1, sc in same st, (bpdc in next dc, sc in same dc) Repeat (to) 11 times, bpdc in the first dc, sl st into the starting sc. (12 bpdc, 12 sc)


Round 3: Change to color A, ch 1, sc in same st, {bpdc in sc of previous row, 2 sc in the bpdc of  previous row}, Repeat {to} 10 times, bpdc in the sc of the previous row, 1 sc in the bpdc of the previous row, sl st into starting sc. (12 bpdc, 24 sc)


Round 4: Change to color B, Ch 2 (does not count as a st), bpdc in starting st, {(2 sc in the bpdc,  (bpdc in the sc) 2 times ) repeat (to), 2 sc in the bpdc, bpdc in the sc, ch 2, bpdc in the next sc,} repeat {to} 2 times, (2 sc in the bpdc,  (bpdc in the sc) 2 times ) repeat (to), 2 sc in the bpdc, bpdc in the sc, ch 2, sl st into the first st.

Finish off. Weave in your ends.



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