How
to crochet a little hat
Strawberry
You
will need:Pattern
Advanced
Double
knitting
For this
oneyarn
you should use yellow and red double
4.5mm
hook green for the stalk and leaves.
also crochet
need some
A small bobble
A Knitting
pair of scissors
how to crochet a little hat
knit yarn, and you’ll
1. Using You
yourwill
red need:
double knitting yarn and some small needles, cast on
Instructions:
Double knitting yarn 4.5mm crochet hook A small bobble A pair of scissors
28 stitches.
Make a circle Instructions:
with the yarn by holding the free end and looping round the other end to lie on top of it. Hold this circle
2. K2 rows. Then, starting with a knit row and working in stocking stitch
with your left hand,
2ch for
height
not
count
as a stitch)
and end
workand
11htrlooping
into the circle,
working
over the
free
Makemake
a circle
with
the(does
by
holding
free
round
the other
end
to
throughout
((Knit
1 row,
Purl
1yarn
row,be
repeat))
dothe
the
12
rows
as circle
shown
below.
end and the circle
loop
together.
(There
should
enough
free
end
to
pull
up
the
tightly
at
the
end
of
the
round).
lie on
top
this
circlePull
with
your
2ch
for height
count as a
Slip stitch to the
firstofhtrit.toHold
join into
a circle.
up the
freeleft
endhand,
gentlymake
but fairly
tightly.
This end(does
may benot
sewn
in now or later.stitch)
and work 11htr into the circle, working over the free end and the circle loop together.
(There
Make 2ch for should
height (does
not count free
as a stitch)
and
work
eachtightly
htr of previous
be enough
end to
pull
up2htr
theinto
circle
at the end of the round).
Slip
the fi
rst htr to join into a circle. Pull up the free end gently but fairly tightly.
round. Slip stitch
to stitch
join as to
before.
(22sts)
This
Round 2: end may be sewn in now or later.
Make 2ch for Round
height (does
1: not count as a stitch) and work 1htr into each htr of previous round. Slip stitch to join as
before.
Make 2ch for height (does not count as a stitch) and work 2htr into each htr of previous
Sliptimes
stitch
to join
as isbefore.
(22sts)
Repeat round round.
2 four more
or until
the hat
the desired
length. End of the yarn and sew the loose end in.
Round 2:
Finishing: Make 2ch for height (does not count as a stitch) and work 1htr into each htr of previous
round.
Slip
stitchgreen,
to joinK2
as together
before. across all stitches (14 st), then
3. a For
nexttorow,
using
Add
little the
bobble
the
top
round
2 four more
times
or until followed
the hat isby
thethe
desired
length. End of the yarn and
for theRepeat
next row
P2 together
to end
(7 stitches),
next row
end in.
which sew
is K1,the
K2loose
together
three times (4 stitches).
Finishing:
4. Transfer the 4 stitches from the right to the left needle,
Add a little bobble to the top
pulling the yarn tight and knitting them again. Repeat six
times. This is an l-cord and will be the strawberry’s stalk.
5. To finish, K2 together twice then pass the first stitch
over the second. Fasten off by pulling the yarn
through the last switch.
6. Make up by sewing the side seams together and
finish off by threading the yarn down the
strawberry stalk.
Round 1:
Thanks for crocheting a little hat for The Big Knit this year. Your creation will go onto one of
our smoothie bottles, into the shops, and help keep older people warm and happy this winter.
Please send your hats to The Big Knit, Fruit Towers, 342 Ladbroke Grove, W10 5BU.