I am doing better at making my own original patterns in knitting and crochet. tonight I designed a half crochet hat. okay, it really is half knit and half crochet. so, for all of you knitters and crocheters out there, here is what I did:
start by using homespun by lion brand.
you will need a size j hook
you will need size 8 circular needles, 16 inches.
you will need four stitch markers
5 Stupid ass double pointed needles
and you will need a tapestry needle for weaving ends, connecting the 2 pieces of crochet together, as well as when you make that loop at the top of the hat.
single crochet a foundation row as tall as you would like the brim of your hat, I did 9 foundation single crochet.
Ch1,turn, 9 single crochet in the back loop.
repeat your back and forth bl sc, creating a ridge until the brim of the hat has the circumference of the person for whom you're making the hat.
fasten off a long tail, and sew the two pieces together, creating a tube. mindfully watch for a flat tube, not twisted.
cast-on 1 stitch per column you created. I made 52 stitches. The math for the rest of the hat is much easier if you get to a number which is divisible by 4 with a remainder of 4. (52-4= 48, 48/4= 12). Knit stitch the entire hat until it is as long as you need it to be. Mine is 11 inches tall before I start the decreases (including the brim)
Let's close this bad boy up! Knit 11, place marker, k2tog, 4 times.
Continue knitting to the marker, k2tog until the hat starts pulling on your needles. Switch knitting over for your stupid ass double points. (I hate double points, can you tell?)
Knit marker stitches together until 7 or 8 is all that's left on all your needles.
Then. Fasten off with your needle and yarn, creating the ring, and sewing in the tails :)
Perfect!
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