This beanie is made with wave stitches in the body of the hat.
Stitches used:
ch- chain
sc – single crochet
dc – double crochet
sl st – slip stitch
st – stitch
Hat Sizes:
Small – 8” long and 18” flat circumference
Medium – 8.5” long and 19” flat circumference
Large – 8.5” long and 20” flat circumference
Using size 5 yarn (bulky yarn) with a L-11 (8 mm) needle.
Follow sizing by number in parentheses – (small, medium, large)
Ch 4 and loop to make a magic ring.
Row 1 – ch 2 (this counts as your first dc of this row) and then 9,(10,11) dc into the ring. Join with sl st to first dc (10,11,12 dc)
Row 2 – ch 2 (this counts as your first dc of this row), dc in the same st as joining, and then 2 dc in each stitch all the way around to end. Join with sl st to first dc. (20, 22, 24 dc)
Row 3 – ch 2 (this counts as your first dc of this row), dc in same st as joining, dc in the next st, then repeat {2 dc in the next st, dc in the next st} to the end. Join with sl st to first dc. (30, 33, 36 dc)
Row 4 – ch 2 (this counts as your first dc of this row), dc in same st as joining, dc in the next 2 st, then repeat {2 dc in the next st, dc in the next 2 st} to the end. Join with sl st to first dc (40, 44, 48 dc)
Row 5 – ch 2 (this counts as the first dc of this row), dc in the next stitch all the way around. Join with sl st to first dc. Join with sl st to first dc. (40, 44, 48 dc)
Row 6 – ch 2 (this counts as the first dc of this row), 3 dc in the same st as joining, sk 2 st, sc in the next st, then {ch 2 (this counts as the first dc of this row), 3 dc in the same st, sk 2 st, sc in the next st} all the way around. Ch 2 and join with sl st to the first dc. (40, 44, 48 dc)
Row 7 – ch 1 and sc in the first st of the row below, ch 3, sc on the top of the first dc of the next wave, then {ch 3, sc on the top of the first dc of the next wave} all the way around. Sc in the last ch 2 and join with sl st to the first dc. (40, 44, 48 dc)
Row 8-11 (for S) and Row 8-13 (for M and L) – repeat Rows 6 and 7. (48, 52, 56, 60 dc)
Row 12 (for S) and Row 14 (for M and L) – ch 2 (this counts as your first dc of this row), dc in next stitch all the way around. Join with sl st to first dc. Join with sl st to first dc (48, 52, 56, 60 dc)
Row 13 (for XS and S) and Row 15 (for M and L) – ch 1 (this counts as your first sc of the row), sc in each stitch all the way around to the end. Join with st to the first sc and fasten off. (48, 52, 56, 60 sc)
Happy Crocheting! Wear with HOPE and be warmed by LOVE.
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