Yarn over, pull through all three loops on the hook (this creates the first foundation half treble crochet).

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How To Crochet a Hat With the Gradient Effect?

Use this method to join corresponding stitches up until the end of the starting chain. This will be 2 stitches from the end of the previous row as the joining row is essentially a decrease row. Tote Bags and Purses: Create stylish tote bags or purses with seed stitch panels for added texture and visual interest. Round 11: Ch2, *(1fpdc, 1dc), (1dc, 1fpdc), 2dc in next st, [1fpdc, 1dc in each of next 2 sts] 12 times; rep from * once more, ss to top of first st, turn. 84 sts I’ve also added those plaited dangly bits (I wish I knew a better name for them!) at the end to give it that folky feel. A side to side beanie is made in a single piece where the number of rows equate to the head circumference and the stitch count (the length of the rows) relates to the height of the hat.

You could whip up the off the rails hat, or the waste not want not beanie, which use super chunk yarn, in around an hour. But if you want to make a 4ply / fingering weight version of the fisherman’s winter ribbed beanie then you will need longer. A typical winter crochet beanie you could be crocheted with any one of a range of textured cosy stitches for the tactile squish factor or opaque stitches to keep the wind out.The crochet hook size is important too because it will dictate how the yarn behaves and what the drape is like too. In reality, the stitch, hook and yarn choice create the magic formula in any crochet pattern to give you so many different fabric choices.