Making Tracks Beanie

Making Tracks Beanie

Keila Carvalho- Alchemy Crochet

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Materials:

Worsted weight #4 yarn

Scissors

Darning needle

J- Hook for body 

7(4.5) hook for brim- other option to make brim in instructions. 

Notes:

The hat is worked from the bottom up 

Sizes are adjustable and worked in multiples of 4 (four)

HDC 3rd Loop is the same as BLO

Ch1 at beginning of each round DOES NOT count as a stitch

Special notes: 

Rounds 3 & 4 are the crochet “arrow stitch” (tutorials can be found on YouTube) 

Round 4 requires a ch 1 and turning the work so that the round is worked on the “wrong side”.

This is the only round that will be worked as such

In round 4, Work the DCs in front of the TC bar that is created but not over it,

make sure that you can see the “arrow” being formed by the TC bars from rounds 3 & 4. 

The top section of the hat is essentially the Alpine Stitch without the sc rounds

Round 11: DC in the same FPDC as the ch 1. Don't finish the stitch. With 2 loops on the hook,

FPDC into the next DC from the round below, you will have 3 loops on the hook.

YO and pull through 3 loops. This is the DC/ FPDC 2tog

For the BODY:

Create a 3” wide brim with a preferred method. 

Suggestions for brim:

Knitting

Tunisian Crochet knit stitch  

FCHDC and HDC 3rd loop 

Foundation Chain HDC Brim:

To make the FCHDC:

1. Start with 3 chains on hook.

2. Yarn over, and then insert hook into the first chain/3rd chain from hook. Yarn over and pull up a loop.

You should have 3 loops on your hook.

3. Yarn over and pull up through the first loop on the hook <- this creates your first “chain stitch”.

4. Yarn over and pull through all 3 loops on hook <- this completes your first foundation half double crochet stitch!

5. To create the second half double crochet stitch, yarn over and insert hook into the “chain stitch”

you created in Step 3.

6. Yarn over and pull up a loop to create your next chain stitch.

7. Yarn over and pull through all 3 loops on hook to complete your next half double crochet stitch.

Kid: 56

Big kid: 60 

Woman: 64

Men: 68

Rnd 1: With 7(4.5) hook, FCHDC proper number of chains for the size hat being made.

Join to make a circle, ch1 

Rnd 2-7: HDC3rd Loop around, join with slst to first st, ch1 

BODY: switch to J Hook

Rnd 1: HDC 3rd loop around, slst into top of 1st st, ch 1

Rnd 2: DC around, slst into top of 1st st, ch 1

Rnd 3: ARROW STITCH skip 3 st, TC into the next st, DC into the skipped stitches

BEHIND the TC bar that was created. sk 3 st, TC in next, DC into sksts BEHIND the TC bar.

repeat around. slst into top of 1st st. **ch 1 and TURN**

Rnd 4: ARROW STITCH (worked on “wrong side”) TURN skip 3 st, TC into the next st,

DC into the skipped stitches in front of the TC bar (but not over it). sk 3 st, TC in next,

DC into sksts IN FRONT OF the TC. repeat around. slst into top of 1st st. **ch 1 and TURN**

Rnd 5: (worked on “Right Side”)  TURN 

DC around. slst into top of 1st st, ch 1

Rnd 6: HDC around.  slst into top of 1st st, ch 1

Rnd 7: DC in 3rd Loop around. slst into top of 1st st, ch 1

Rnd 8: FPDC around the same stitch as the join, DC into next, FPDC around next, DC into next,

repeat around. slst into top of 1st st, ch 1

Rnd 9: DC into the FPDC of previous round, FPDC around the DC, DC into FPDC,

FPDC around the DC repeat around. slst into top of 1st st, ch 1

Rnd 10: repeat round 8

Rnd 11: (DECREASE round) DC, FPDC decrease over same stitch as join and next stitch,

DC/FPDC 2tog around.DC in the last stitch. slst into top of 1st st, ch 1

Rnd 12: FPDC around the same stitch, DC in next, FPDC into next stitch, DC around next.

Repeat around slst into top of 1st st, ch 1

Rnd 13: (DECREASE round) repeat rnd 11

***stop here for messy bun*** fasten off

Rnd 14: FPDC 2 tog around. Slst join into top of 1st stitch. 

Rnd  15: FPDC 2 tog  around. Fasten off, leaving a long tail to sew the top shut.

Add your favorite pom and tag, and you're done!!