Sunday, February 17, 2013

Bright Stripes Beanie




Hello again beautiful people!

Well its been a busy few weeks. Ive got a lot on the go right now, and some super exciting things in the works. You can expect a lot of patterns coming up and a lot of fun scrap kits and some other crafty endeavours including some baking!

Today I have another small beanie pattern (Hey variety right?) that I designed to work specifically with brighter or darker colours. The ones people often steer clear of when making prem gear (but usually have a heap of scraps and small balls of kicking about. Now obviously you don't want to make a solid navy blue cap for a bub that has passed, I think we can all agree that would look terrible against their skin, however with a little creativity and some contrasting yarn, you can use pretty much any colour successfully to make a beanie for these wee ones. This cap looks especially great with bright colours for the stripes, giving a simple beanie a pop of colour. Again, this is a super simple beanie and even a learner could tackle this!



Made as instructed the beanie will fit 18-20 weeks gestation, however you can easily adjust it to fit larger bubs.

You will need:
dk weight yarn in 2 colours
3.5mm hook
needle for sewing in ends

With your lighter colour
Rnd 1: ch3, dc 10 times into the first chain, join.
Rnd 2: ch3, dc in the same stitch, 2dc in each stitch around
Rnd 3: Join contrasting colour with a sl stitch, ch1, sc in each stitch around, join. (don't end off the yarn, simply drop it and pick up the main colour. This leaves less ends to weave in)
Rnd 4: Pick up main colour, ch2, hdc in each stitch around, join.
Rnd 5: Pick up contrasting colour, ch 1, sc in each stitch around, join.
Rnd 6: Pick up main colour, ch2, hdc in each stitch around, join.
Rnd 7: Pick up contrasting colour, ch 1, sc in each stitch around, join. End off contrasting colour here.
Rnd 8: Pick up main colour, ch2, hdc in each stitch around, join.
Rnd 9: ch1, sc in each stitch around, join.

End off and weave in all ends.

DUTCH TRANSLATION - met dank aan Karin

Wol:
Scheepjes Colour Crafter met haaknaald 3 of 3.5 of Soft van Zeeman met haaknaald 2.5 of 3 in zachte kleurtjes Je kunt dit mutsje ook met verschillende kleuren haken zoals je boven op de foto ziet of in 1 kleur.

Of haakkatoen geschikt voor haaknaald 2 dan wordt het een stuk kleiner maar die maatjes zijn soms ook nodig.

Start met de lichte basiskleur

Rij 1:
Haak 3 lossen (of haak een magische ring) haak 10 stokjes in 1e losse, sluit met halve vaste

Rij 2:
Haak 3 lossen, haak 1 stokje in dezelfde steek, 2 stokjes in elke overige steek, sluit met halve vaste

Rij 3:
Haak met contrasterende kleur verder, haak 1 losse, haak 1 vaste in elke steek, sluit met halve vaste. Hecht de kleuren niet af maar ga haak daar iedere keer verder mee dat scheelt afhechten

Rij 4:
Ga verder met basiskleur, haak 2 losse, haak 1 half stokje in elke steek, sluit met halve vaste

Rij 5:
Ga verder met basiskleur, haak 1 losse, haak 1 vaste in elke steek, sluit met halve vaste.

Rij 6:
Ga verder met basiskleur, haak 2 losse, haak 1 half stokje in elke steek, sluit met halve vaste

Rij 7:

Haak met contrasterende kleur verder, haak 1 losse, haak 1 vaste in elke steek, sluit met halve vaste. Hecht deze kleur af, werk draadje weg.

Rij 8:
Ga verder met basiskleur, haak 2 losse, haak 1 half stokje in elke steek, sluit met halve vaste,

Rij 9:
Haak 1 losse, haak 1 vaste in elke vaste, sluit met halve vaste.

Hecht af en werk draadjes weg




Thats all there is to it :) It shouldn't take more then 30 minutes tops to make one of these. Fast crocheters will probably whip one up in 15-20 minutes.

9 comments:

  1. They are so cute but I used a size 5 hook. How could i make the pattern larger Thank you for this pattern .....Louise

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    1. To make it larger you would need to do more increase rounds at the start, and add more rounds to the length.

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  2. Hey whats is dk weight yarn is it the same as worst weight or sports weight.

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  3. would baby bernat yarn work for this and I have few friends with grandbabies born early and weigh 1 lb 14 ounces.
    and I love your pattern here , both with be made for baby boys.

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    1. Hi there,

      I have never tried Baby Bernat, its not a yarn that is sold here in Tasmania so I'm not sure. I can't see why not though. Just check your sizing as you go, it should be ok.

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  4. Does it matter if I do not use pure wool to knit these baby hats.

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    1. It depends on the group or hospital your donating too. Most are fine with acrylic or other fibers but some prefer cotton or wool. Just check with the place your sending them to see what they say.

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  5. I am a little confused with all the different yarns, especially the American ones. Can you explain how they equate to what we use in Australia? Would be most grateful.

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