This is the perfect class to follow our Learner’s Permit to Crochet class. This is a basic, top-down, double crochet beanie that you can customize with your favorite colors. Please come on in to the Shoppe and choose a few colors of Cascade 128 Superwash. If you want the added challenge of making a striped hat, please pick 3 colors. If you choose to make a solid-colored hat, you’ll need 2 colors: 1 color for the body of the hat and 1 color for a contrasting brim. (You’ll likely have leftover yarn to make another hat too!) The Chunky (Striped) Beanie pattern has a child’s size and several adult sizes to choose from.

Amanda will teach the magic circle, increasing stitches to create a flat circle, crocheting in joined rounds (with changing colors), basic hat sizing, front loop/back loop crochet stitches and adding ribbing.

Supplies:

• Cascade 128 Superwash (in 2 or 3 colors)

• 5.0mm/H hook hook    AND

• 6.0mm/J hook

• tape measure

• tapestry needle

• scissors

Homework: Measure the head circumference (around where the brim of a beanie will fall) of the person you are going to make this for and bring that info to class.