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Last year we participated in our first Crochet Cancer Challenge with our Samantha’s Hope beanie pattern. We went for royal blue in support of colon cancer.
2019 was a very poignant year to be initiated as one of the designers of this fabulous event. At the time Sara’s dad, Robin, was in the final stages of battling with his cancer. I designed this hat to honour him. I’m thrilled that he got to see it and approve of it before he died just 3 weeks later. Find out more about that story, what Sara fears the future holds for her and just how important this event is to us you can read about it here.
So now you know a little about how the Samantha’s Hope beanie and cowl came about, what about the pattern itself?
It is made using #5 weight yarn so it works up quickly. It’s unisex and looks fabulous in any colour choice you can think of!
At Sunflower Cottage Crochet we also like to try to teach crocheters a little about the craft. Whether it is a new technique, a new tip or trick or learning new stitches. Often times people have seen or used the stitch combos but not heard of the actual stitch before.
For some reason when you give a stitch a name it can start to intimidate some crocheters! For example, in one crochet group a lady worked up our Robin beanie, our Crochet Cancer Challenge pattern for 2020. In her post she stated that she had put off doing it because we named the third loop half double crochet stitch correctly as the camel stitch. Sitting down to make the hat she found it quite funny that this had put her off making the hat for a while.
My initial response was that we needed to change. Surely people shouldn’t feel that way when they see our patterns?
But I quickly realised that actually I like that we taught her something. Even if it was only the official name for the stitch. Our patterns always tell you how to work the special stitches and in most cases there is also a YouTube tutorial on how to work the stitch. There really is nothing to be intimidated about!
That being said….
It is a very basic stitch combo where you work (1sc, 2dc) in one stitch and then skip the next 2 sts and repeat and then on the next row you work a row of dc.
For the beanie and cowl I have amended it slightly. Instead of using the traditional double crochet row I used a hdc, to keep the cozy and warm feel of the hat.
But by itself the silt stitch just didn’t have the ‘umph’ that I was looking for. Sara is a big fan of the camel stitch (working into the third loop of the previous row) so I frogged and re-designed the hat to combine both the silt and the camel stitches. And doesn’t it look darling? The fact its unisex is also a big plus!
Samatha’s Hope Beanie is made to be a hug for your head. It’s warm, comfortable and is designed to be a little longer so that it covers and protects the ears too. It is written in three sizes – adult small, medium and large. If you want to adjust it to fit a child simply use #4 worsted weight yarn (aran) and go down to a 5mm hook! Sara and her family have given it a seal of approval – I hope you guys do too!
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Gauge: 2’’x2’’is 7HDC x 5 rows
Sizing:
Ch(s)–chain(s)
St(s)–stitch(es)
Camel Stitch: This is worked in the third loop of the HDC stitch, which pushes the top two “V” stitch loops to the side, creating a “knitted” look. YO and insert hook into 3rd loop of indicated hdc, YO and pull up a loop, YO and pull through all 3 loops on the hook.
Silt Stitch:We work a slightly amended version of the silt stitch in this pattern. It is worked over two rows or rounds.
Hdc2tog: This is used to create the reduction around the crown of the hat and is worked over two stitches.YO, insert hook into next st, YO and pull through, insert hook into the next st, YO and pull through. YO and pull through all four loops on hook.
Dc2tog: YO, insert hook into st, YO, pull through, YO, pull through 2 loops on hook, YO insert into next st, YO, pull through 2 loops, YO pull through remaining three loops.
Row 1 – Ch 7 (8, 9) Sc in second ch from hook and each ch across (6, 7, 8 stitches)
Row 2 Ch1 (does not count as a st), turn. Sc BLO in each stitch across
Row 3 – Repeat row 2 until brim measures 18” (19”, 20”)
Hold the first and the last rows together and ss across to join the brim.
Do not FO
Round 1 – Sc 51 (57, 60) evenly around Ss to join
Round 2 – Ch1 (not a st) hdc in each st around. SS to join
Round 3 – Ch1 (counts as a sc), 2dc in the first st, sk2, *(1sc, 2dc) in the next st, sk2 stitches* repeat from * to * around.
SS to join
Round 4 – Ch1 (not a st) hdc in each st around. SS to join
Round 5 – Working into the third loop only (camel stitch – see special stitches for video link) on this round …
Ch2 (counts as a hdc), hdc in each st around.
Round 6 – Repeat round 3
Round 7 – Repeat round 4
.Round 8 – Repeat round 5
Round 9 – Repeat round 3
Round 10 – Ch2 (counts as a st), hdc in next 3 sts, hdc2tog, *hdc next 4 sts, hdc 2tog*, Repeat from * to * around. Hdc in the last 3 sts
SS to join (43)
Round 11 – Working into the third loop only in this round ….
Ch2 (counts), hdc in the next 4 sts, hdc2tog, *hdc in the next 5 sts, hdc2tog* Repeat from * to * around, hdc2tog over the last two sts. SS to join (36)
Round 12 – Repeat round 3 SS to join
Round 13 – Ch2 (counts), hdc in the next st, hdc2tog in the next st, *hdc in next 2 sts, hdc2tog in next st, hdc in next st, hdc2tog* Repeat from * to * around. SS to join (26)
Round 14 – Working into the third loop only in this round …
Ch2, hdc in next 3 sts, hdc2tog in next st, *hdc in next 4 sts, hdc2tog * Repeat from * to * around. Hdc third loop only in the last 2 sts. SS to join (22)
Round 15 – Ch1 (does not count as a st), hdc2tog all of the way around. SS to join (11)
Round 16 – Ch1 (does not count), hdc in first st, hdc2tog around. SS to join (6)
Leave a long tail, FO.
Use tail to sew the top of the hat closed by weaving it through the stitches and then pulling tightly.
Sew in ends.
Rounds 6 – 8 – Repeat rounds 3-5
Rounds 9 &10 – Repeat rounds 3 and 4
Round 11 – Working into the third loop only in this round ….
Ch2, hdc in next 2 sts, hdc2tog in the next st, *hdc in next st, hdc2tog in the next, hdc in next 2 sts* repeat from * to * around. HDC in last 4 sts SS to join (42)
Round 12 – Repeat round 3 (42)
Round 13 – Ch2 (counts as a st), hdc in next st, hdc2tog in next st, *hdc in next st, hdc2tog in next, hdc in next 2 sts, hdc2tog* Repeat from * to * around SS to join (30)
Round 14 – Working into the third loop only on this round … Ch2 (counts), in next st hdc2tog around. Hdc in last st SS to join (16)
Round 15 – Ch2, hdc2tog around SS to join (8)
Leave a long tail, FO.
Use tail to sew the top of the hat closed by weaving it through the stitches and then pulling tightly.
Sew in ends.
Rounds 6 – 11 – Repeat rounds 3-5 twice more
Round 12 – Repeat round 3
Round 13 – Ch2 , hdc2tog in next st, hdc in next 2 sts, hdc2tog in next, hdc in next 6 sts, hdc2tog in next st, *hdc in next 5 sts, hdc2tog, hdc in next 6 sts, hdc2tog* around.
SS to join (51)
Round 14 – Working into the third loop only on this round ….
Ch2, hdc in next 3 sts, hdc2tog in next, hdc in next st, hdc2tog in next st, hdc in next 2 sts, hdc2tog in next, *hdc in next 4 sts, hdc2tog in next st, hdc in next 5 sts, hdc2tog in next st* Repeat from * to * once more. Hdc in next 4 sts, hdc2tog, hdc in next 4 sts, hdc2tog in next st. SS to join (42)
Round 15 – Repeat round 3.
Round 16 – Ch2, hdc in next st *hdc2tog, hdc in next 2 sts* repeat from * to * around. SS to join (32)
Round 17 – Working into the third loop only on this row …. Ch2, hdc in next st, hdc2tog in next st, *hdc in next 2 sts, hdc2tog in next st* repeat from * to * around. SS to join (24)
Round 18 – Ch2 (counts), hdc in next st, hdc2tog in next st, *hdc in next 2 sts, hdc2tog in next st*. Repeat from * to * around SS to join (18)
Round 19 – Ch1 (does not count as a st), hdc2tog all of the way around. SS to join (9)
Leave a long tail, FO.
Use tail to sew the top of the hat closed by weaving it through the stitches and then pulling tightly.
Sew in ends.
On 11th November 2020 ONLY you can get this beanie pattern as a free pdf in the Season of Joy event hosted by Ambassador Crochet! You need to visit their round up post here to grab the code if you do not already have it!
As an extra than you we are also offering you the Samantha’s Hope cowl at 50% off from 11th – 15th November using code SAMANTHA. If you would like to purchase the matching cowl at this great discounted rate you can do so here.
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