Thursday, October 11, 2018

The "Trekking Messy Bun Beanie"

A Pattern by 
Michelle "Chellie" Plummer
of
5 Knots North












Pattern is worked "top down" with a 30 chain joined to start.

Hat is 7in wide and 9in long.

Hook: 6mm

Yarn: weight 4 yarn.  Lion Brand's Wool-Ease, Red Heart super saver and Caron Simply Soft were all used in making this beanie

Stitches used: double crochet, front post half double crochet, back post half double crochet, crochet in the 3rd loop, half double crochet and double crochet.

Abbreviations:
dc- double crochet
hdc- half double crochet
fp/bp- front post/back post crochet
ch- chain
st- stitch
sts- stitches

Pattern...

1. chain 30. make sure not to twist and join with starting ch to form a loop.
2. ch 2. dc around. join (ch 2 does not count as stitch) 30 sts
3. ch 2. in dc, increase every 3 sts. join. 40 sts
4. ch 2. in dc, increase every 4 sts. join. 50 sts
5. ch 2. in dc, increase every 5 sts. join. 60 sts
(60 sts around for a child, below, 70 sts for an adult)

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above, we have 60 sts around.
below, we have 70 sts around.


If your tension is on the looser side and your getting measurements bigger than 7in across for the beanie done with 70 sts around, please restart with a 5mm hook.
If this does not work, work the beanie to only 60 sts around.


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6. ch 2. in dc, increase every 6 sts. DO NOT do 2 dc in very last st of round. join. 69 sts
7. ch 2. in hdc, hdc in each st around. join.
8. ch 2. in hdc, crochet into the 3rd loop of each st. join.
(video below for how to complete this step)


9. ch 2. in hdc, crochet into the 3rd loop of each st. join.
10. ch 2. in hdc, *fp crochet into the first st, bp crochet into the 2nd st, and bp crochet into the 3rd st* repeat around. join.
11. ch 2. in hdc, *fp crochet into the first st, bp crochet into the 2nd st, and bp crochet into the 3rd st* repeat around. join.
12. ch 2. in hdc, crochet in each st around. join.  
13. ch 2. in hdc, crochet into the 3rd loop of each st. join.
14. ch 2. in hdc, crochet into the 3rd loop of each st. join.
15. ch 2. in hdc, crochet in each st around. join. 60 sts
16. ch 2. in hdc, crochet into the 3rd loop of each st. join.
17. ch 2. in hdc, alternate fp/bp crochet in each st. join.
18. repeat step 17.
19. repeat step 17.
20. repeat step 17. 
21. repeat step 17.
22. repeat step 17.
23. repeat step 17.
24. repeat step 17.

And there ya have it, folks!  Your "Trekking Messy Bun Beanie" is complete! 

If you have any questions please feel free to email me at
5knotsnorth@gmail.com
or
find me on Facebook at
"5 Knots North"
I respond much quicker to
questions and comments through
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Thank you for trying out my pattern!
Much love,
-Chellie




7 comments:

  1. Love this pattern....you outdid yourself once again :)

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  2. When is says FP or BP crochet is it single crochet? Tks

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    1. I am confused about this as well. What did you do when you made this?

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  3. How do you go from 69 stitches to 60? Am I missing something?

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