Birds of a Feather Beanie All sizes Free Crochet pattern For this project you will need two colors of 4 ply US, 10 ply AU yarn. 5 mm / H hook and a tapestry needle to hide your tails. Ch = chain sc = single crochet dc = double crochet sl st = slip stitch sts = stitches sk = skip Sc dec = single crochet decrease CS = Cross Stitch For help, see this video http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=iasm4nuahd0 * = repeat what is in between. IMPORTANT NOTE: There is no need to cut your yarn as you change colors ever round. Just drop one color and replace it with the other color. Do not carry the yarn with you, just let it hang there waiting for you when you reach the beginning of your round again.
MC = Main Color SeC = Secondary Color To Start: - with MC ch 3 and sl st into beginning ch to form a ring. Round 1 - with MC ch 2 and dc 11 into ring, sl st into top of ch 2 to end round (12 sts) Round 2 - with MC ch 2 and dc into same stitch, dc 2 in all sts around, sl st into top of ch 2 to end round (24 sts) Round 3 - with MC ch 2 and dc into same stitch, *dc 1 into next stitch, dc 2 into next stitch* repeat. sl st into top of ch 2 to end round (36sts) Stop increasing here and continue below if you are making a newborn size hat. 0-3 months Round 4 - with MC ch 2 and dc into same stitch, *dc 1 into next 2 stitches, dc 2 into next stitch* repeat. sl st into top of ch 2 to end round (48sts) Stop increasing here and continue below if you are making a baby hat size hat. 4 to 10 months Round 5 - with MC ch 2 and dc into same stitch, *dc 1 into next 3 stitches, dc 2 into next stitch* repeat. sl st into top of ch 2 to end round (60 sts) toddler to adult female stop increasing here. For a man with a big head Round 6 ch 2 and dc into same stitch, *dc 1 into next 4 stitches, dc 2 into next stitch* repeat. sl st into top of ch 2 to end round (72 sts) To begin Birds of a Feather stitch Once you are done increasing to your desired size MC = Main Color SeC = Secondary Color You have two options on how to color your hat. I am showing you how to color it in this pattern like shown above, with lightest color being the birds. But there is another option. If you like, you can begin the next row with the MC and have this look as shown in the hat below, making the MC the color of the birds. It's up to you.
Round 1 - with SeC ch 1 and dc into same stitch. Ch 2 and sk 2 sts, *dc into next stitch, ch 2 and sk 2 sts * Repeat. sl st into beginning st. Round 2 With MC sc into beginning st you just sl stitched into. *Then CS by skipping a st and dcing into the next stitch. Then dc into the st you just skipped to complete the CS. Sc into next stitch* Repeat. sl st into beginning st. With rounds 2 and 3 now completed you now have your first set done. Set = when 1 st and 2 nd rows are completed.
First set Start of second set You will repeat rounds 1 and 2 of hat to complete a set. Depending on the size hat your making, you will have less sets before starting your rim. See sizing below. Newborn size 3 sets before starting rim Baby 4 sets before starting rim Toddler 4 sets before starting rim Child / Adult woman 6 sets before starting rim Man with large head 6 sets before starting rim Once you have your correct amount of sets done, you're ready to start the rim. Depending on the size of hat your making, you will have a different amount of rows for each size. Rim For Newborn Rounds 1 3 (3 ROUNDS) Rim for Baby Rounds 1 4 (4 ROUNDS) Rim for Toddler Rounds 1 3 sc in all sts around. Round 4 sc 5, sc dec 1, repeat 3 more times bringing your st count to 56 sts then sc in rest of sts around. (56 sts)
Round 5 Rim for Child / Adult female and same for Men Rounds 1 5 Feel free if the rim is to loose to decrease a few stitches on rim. These patterns are brought to you by www.meladorascreations.com You can sell any item made from these patterns and link back to my page or videos, but you do not have permission to copy and paste my patterns anywhere online. Copyright 2014