Since I've been unemployed, the days tend to run into one another. I don't really pay attention to my calendar because I don't need to be anywhere. Imagine my surprise when I realized that today is November 22nd - Christmas is only 33 days away!!! What am I going to do? Obviously, I don't have the financial resources that I had last Christmas, so this year, I have to put more time and thought into my gift giving. The first thing that I need to do is take an inventory of my gift closet. I am one of those people who shop all year long - for two reasons: 1) it helps to spread the cost of Christmas throughout the year and, 2) less stress running around looking for last minute gifts. What I am not good at is budgeting for Christmas; because I buy throughout the year, I don't normally keep track of what I spend. I know, I know, I just spent some time telling everyone that they need to keep a budget of everything they spend and here I am breaking my own rule. Sorry!
But what if you don't have a gift closet and you don't have any money in the budget for Christmas? What about a homemade gift? I love homemade gifts; it means so much to know that someone took the time to make something special just for me.
One of my homemade gifts this year is crocheted hats. If you know how to single and double crochet, this is an easy homemade gift. It takes me literally 15 minutes to crochet a beanie hat and it will fit teens to adults.
Easy Beanie
The original pattern can be found at http://www.allfreecrafts.com/crochet/accessories/beanie-hat/.
Finished measurements – length = 8″, circumference = approx 20″
unstretched. One size fits most ages teen to adult. Repeat round 9 for a
longer hat, skip round 9 for a shorter skull cap.
Gauge – using 5.5mm (US size I) hook, after round 4 your swatch
should measure 5″ in diameter. Adjust hook size to obtain correct gauge. You can use one color yarn or mix and match your colors. I used Red Heart and I Love This Yarn for my hats.
Stitches -
sl st – slip stitch
sc – single crochet
dc – double crochet
*I modified this pattern; the original calls for crocheting through the back loops in some rounds. I crocheted my hat by crocheting through the back loops throughout the pattern.
Pattern notes – this hat design is made crocheting in rounds, each round will begin with a number of chains which will count as the first stitch, and is ended by joining the last stitch with the top of the beginning chain creating concentric circles. “st” denotes the stitch of the previous round.
Begin – ch 3, join with a slip st to first chain to form a ring.
Round 1 – ch 3, 9 dc into ring, join with sl st to top of ch 3. 10 sts.
Round 2 – ch 2, dc into same st, 2 dc in each st around, join with sl st to top of ch 2. 20 sts.
Round 3 – ch 2, dc into same st, dc in next st, *(2 dc in next st, dc in next st), repeat from * 8 more times, join with sl st to top of ch 2. 30 sts.
Round 4 – sl st into back loop of same stitch, ch 2, dc in next st, 2 dc in next st, *(dc in next 2 sts, 2 dc in next st), repeat from * 8 more times, join with sl st to top of ch 2. 40 sts.
Round 5 – ch 2, dc into same st, dc in next 3 sts, *(2 dc in next st, dc in next 3 sts), repeat from * 8 more times, join with sl st to top of ch 2. 50 sts.
Round 6 – sl st into back loop of same stitch, ch 2, dc in next st, 2 dc in next
st, *(dc in next 9 sts, 2 dc in next st), repeat from * 3 more times, dc in last 7 sts, join with sl st to top of ch 2. 55 sts.
Rounds 7, 8, 9 – sl st into back loop of same stitch, ch 2, dc in each st around, join with sl st to top of ch 2.
Round 10 – ch 1, sc in each st around, join with sl st to beg ch.
Round 11 – ch 2, dc in each st around, join with sl st to top of ch 2.
Round 12 – ch 1, sc in each st around, join with sl st to beg ch.
Round 13 – ch 2, dc in each st around, join with sl st to top of ch 2.
Round 14 – ch 1, sc in each st around, join with sl st to beg ch.
Round 15 – ch 1, sc in each st around, join with sl st to beg ch.
Round 16 – ch 1, sc in each st around, join with sl st to top of ch. tie off MC and weave in yarn ends with a tapestry needle.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License by OS Crochet and Laura Killoran of Croshay Designs.
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