Winter Libations Beanie | Free Crochet Pattern
Designed in a deep wine color, this ribbed beanie evokes memories of sipping on our favorite libations while warming up after a cool stroll in the woods. Made of a thick, warm fabric, this hat works up quickly and with ease, mirroring the tree trunks of a forest view.
PATTERN OVERVIEW
Difficulty
Advanced Beginner
Finished Measurements (inches/cm)
19” in circumference x 8.5” tall (48.26 cm x 21.59 cm)
Gauge in Pattern
12 stitches and 10 rounds = 4”/10cm
Techniques
Top-down construction, worked in the round, post stitches
MATERIALS
YARN
175 yards of Worsted Weight,
Featured Yarn: Willamette Valley Wool Company Whitaker (100% Superwash Wool), (1) skein, 180 yards.
Color: Libation
Hook
US I/9-5.50mm
Other Materials
Tapestry Needle, Scissors, Stitch Markers (optional), Tape Measure
ABBREVIATIONS (US terms)
CH: Chain
DC: Double Crochet
FPDC: Front Post Double Crochet
YO and insert hook around the appropriate post from front to back, to front, right to left. YO and complete the DC.
MC: Magic Circle (Magic Loop, Adjustable Ring)
Make a loop with the yarn around your fingers with the tail end of the yarn behind the working yarn (the yarn coming from the skein), leaving a tail about 6 inches long. Hold the place where the yarn overlaps between your thumb and forefinger. Insert your hook through the loop and bring through a loop of the working yarn; one loop is now on the hook. CH the appropriate number of STS for the ST that will be worked into the MC (e.g. 3 CHs for a HDC). Work the desired number of STS around the ring, working over both the working yarn and the tail so that the tail can be pulled to close the circle when all stitches are completed.
RND(S): Round(s)
SLST: Slip Stitch
ST(S): Stitch(es)
YO: Yarn Over
PATTERN
RND 1: First round is worked in a Magic Circle. CH 2 (does not count as DC now or throughout pattern). 10 DC in Magic Circle. SLST to first DC to join (10).
RND 2: CH 2. *DC in next ST. FPDC around same ST. Repeat from * around. SLST to first DC to join (20).
RND 3: CH 2. *DC in next ST. FPDC around same ST. FPDC around next ST. Repeat from * around. SLST to first DC to join (30).
RND 4: CH 2. *2DC in first ST. FPDC around next 2 STS. Repeat from * around. SLST to first DC to join (40).
RND 5: CH 2. *DC in next ST. FPDC around same ST. DC in next ST. FPDC around next 2 STS. Repeat from * around. SLST to first DC to join (50).
RND 6: CH 2. *DC in next ST. FPDC around same ST. FPDC around next ST. DC in next ST. FPDC around next 2 STS. Repeat from * around. SLST to first DC to join (60).
RND 7: CH 2. *DC in next ST. FPDC around next 2 STS. Repeat from * around. SLST to first DC to join (60).
RND 8 to 23 Repeat round 7.
Fasten off and weave in ends.
YARN ALTERNATIVES
Worsted from Outcast Relics
Comfort Worsted from Hole in the Wool
Studio Worsted from Neighborhood Fiber Co
Merino 17 Worsted from Western Sky Knits
Malabrigo Rios from Malabrigo
Superwash Worsted from SweetGeorgia Yarns
Provincial Tweed from Knit Picks