2. The Peter Beanie

Good morning all! So how did we go with the first hat? Hopefully well!

Im slowly churning my way through the stash of yarn I have in the car. Making hats while waiting for the kids to get out of school is a great way to fill in the time. Where do you like to crochet? Somewhere unusual? Yesterday I crocheted in the waiting room of pathology, it sure took my mind off getting blood drawn!


The Peter Beanie

Size:
22-24 weeks

You Will Need:
3.5mm hook
DK weight yarn in 2 colours.

Note: A thinner DK yarn like Sirdar Snuggly will yield a hat closer to 22 weeks gestation.

All stitches are in American terms.

Starting chains do not count as stitches, except in round 6 where they make a part of the cluster.

The join on round 6 is made to the dc instead of the ch3 to keep the cluster neat.

Instructions between * and * are to be repeated.

Special Stitch - dc cluster - yarn over, insert hook in stitch, yarn over, pull through (3 on hook), yarn over, pull through 2, yarn over, insert hook into same stitch, yarn over, pull through, yarn over, pull through 2, (3 on hook), yarn over, pull through all 3 stitches. Cluster complete.

1. Into a magic ring, ch3, dc 8 times, join to the first dc. - 8dc

2. Ch3, 2dc in each stitch around, join to the first dc. -16dc (4.5cm/1.5")

3. Ch3, dc in the same stitch, *2dc in the next stitch, dc in the next stitch*, repeat around, join to the first dc. - 24dc (6cm/2.3")

4. Ch3, dc in the same stitch, dc in the next stitch, *2dc in the next stitch, dc in the next 2 stitches*, repeat around, join to first dc. - 32dc

5. Ch3, dc in the same stitch, dc in the next 2 stitches, *2dc in the next stitch, dc in the next 3 stitches*, repeat around, join to first dc. - 40dc

Optional: change to contrasting colour
6. Ch3, dc in the same stitch, ch2, dc cluster in the same stitch, skip 3 stitches, *(cluster, ch2, cluster) in the next stitch, skip 3 stitches*, repeat around, join to the first dc -20 clusters

If changed colour for round 6, change back to main colour
7. Ch2, hdc in the same stitch, *2hdc in the ch2 space, hdc in the next 2 stitches (tops of clusters)*, repeat around, join to first hdc. - 40hdc

8. Change to contrasting colour, repeat round 6

9. Change back to main colour, ch1, sc in the same stitch, *2sc in the ch2 space, sc in the next 2 stitches (tops of clusters)*, repeat around, join to first sc. - 40sc

10. Ch1, sc in the same stitch and each stitch around, join to first sc. 40sc

Finished Measurements: 9.5cm/3.7" in total height, 12cm/4.7" across the brim.