Tunisian Crochet Hat – Beatnik Basketweave Beanie

Embrace the offbeat with the far out, beatnik basketweave beanie. This crochet hat combines Tunisian and regular crochet techniques together, for a truly unique texture. It’s everything plus, daddy-o!

Beatnik Basketweave Beanie - free pattern on Stitches n Scraps

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Scrappy Stitchers Stash Bash Crochet Along

The Beatnik Basketweave Beanie is the second pattern in the 2020 Stash Bash Crochet Along. Each month, we will have a new, stash-busting pattern, and a giveaway prize too! See the giveaway details below, and join in the fun on the Scrappy Stitchers Facebook group. Remember to use the hashtag #ScrappyStitchersStashBash when you post about the CAL.

Scrappy Stitchers 2020 Stash Bash Crochet Along

My stash yarn

For the this hat I used some Paintbox Simply Aran yarn that I had in my stash. The color is #234, Kingfisher Blue.

Brittany Needles and Hooks

Our prize sponsor this month is Brittany Needles and Hooks. I met them a while back at a conference, and they gave me a set of needles and a crochet hook to review.

Brittany needles and hook review on StitchesnScraps

Brittany hooks come in two different woods. The ones shown here are birch, and they are also available in black walnut. The handles come in 2 different designs (traditional and Victorian). My favorite is the more detailed Victorian style. Which one do you like best?

The crochet hook has a unique shape, with a straight shaft and no thumb grip. I’ve found this makes it the perfect hook for small sections of Tunisian crochet! I used it last year for a Tunisian entrelac cowl crochet along. It’s also handy for other stitches that require putting a lot of loops on your hook, like star stitches and puff stitches.

Entrelac - Brittany needles and hook review on StitchesnScraps

Enter the giveaway

Ready to try a Brittany hook? Enter the giveaway for a chance to win a birch hook with a victorian handle, just like the one I’m using! You can choose any size between D (3.25mm) and M (9mm) from this list of available sizes!

A Brittany crochet hook in a ball of Red Heart It's a Wrap Rainbow yarn

To be eligible, you must be 18 years of age or older, with a valid, US shipping address. The winner will be contacted by email, and must reply to that email and provide their selections and shipping address within 1 week in order to receive the prizes. If the winner does not reply within 1 week, a new winner will be selected. The giveaway ends on March 6th, 2020 (at 11:59pm, central time). Hurry and enter below!

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Working into the 3rd loop

The regular crochet sections on this pattern are half double crochet stitches worked into the third loop. The third loop is in the back, and just below the front and back loops that we would normally work into.

Working into the 3rd Loop of HDC tutorial - Stitches n Scraps

For a more detailed look at working into the third loop of hdc, see this tutorial


Beatnik Basketweave Beanie

4-medium
Project-Level-Complex

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Materials

Project Level

Complex: Combines blocks of Tunisian crochet and half double crochet in the third loop.

Size

Adult, one size fits most.

Gauge

13 hdc x 12 rows = 4 inches.

Abbreviations used

(Pattern is written in US terms)
ch = chain
hdc = half double crochet
dc = double crochet
tlo = third loop only
tss = Tunisian simple stitch
tks = Tunisian knit stitch
trs = Tunisian reverse stitch
FwP = forward pass
RetP = return pass
BO = bind off
yo = yarn over
sk = skip
st(s) = stitch(es)
sl st = slip stitch
rnd = round

Starting TSS Block:

  • FwP – (Insert hook in tlo, yo and draw up a loop) in each of next 6 sts. (7 loops on hook)
  • RetP– Ch 1, (yo and pull through 2 loops on hook) 4 times, yo and pull through all 3 loops on hook.
  • BO – Ch 1, sk first st, (sl st in front vertical bar of next st) 5 times
Foundation row with parts of stitch highlighted - front and back vertical bars, and top of stitch.
Insert hook under vertical bar

TSS Block:

  • FwP – Working into the front vertical bars of the block below, (insert hook under front vertical bar, yo and draw up a loop) in each of next 6 sts. (7 loops on hook)
  • RetP & BO – finish as for Starting TSS Block.

Instructions

Entire pattern is worked on the right side – do not turn your work.

Ribbing

Ch 6

Row 1 (Tunisian Foundation Row):

  • FwP – Sk first ch, (insert hook, yo, and draw up a loop) in each remaining ch across. (6 loops on hook)
  • RetP – Ch 1, (yo and pull through 2 loops on hook) 5 times. (6 sts)

Row 2: Tks across (6 sts)

Row 3: Trs across (6 sts)

Rows 4-72: Repeat rows 2-3 35 times, then repeat row 2 once more.

This should stretch to fit comfortably around your head. To adjust the size, make more or fewer rows.

Basketweave

Rnd 1: Working in sides of rows, work 72 hdc evenly spaced around. (72 hdc – multiple of 12).

Rnds 2: Ch 1, hdc in tlo of first 6 sts, starting tss block, (hdc in tlo of next 6 sts, starting tss block) around, join with sl st in tlo of first st. (6 tss blocks, 6 hdc blocks)

Rnd 3 – 5: Ch 1, hdc in tlo of first 6 sts, tss block, (hdc in tlo of next 6 sts, tss block) around, join with sl st in tlo of first st. (6 tss blocks, 6 hdc blocks)

Rnd 6: Ch 1, (starting tss block, hdc in front vertical bar of next 6 sts) around, join with sl st in starting ch 1. (6 tss blocks, 6 hdc blocks)

Rnds 7-9: Ch 1, (tss block, hdc in tlo of next 6 sts) around, join with sl st in starting ch 1. (6 tss blocks, 6 hdc blocks).

Rnds 10-17: Repeat rnds 2-9.

Crown

Rnd1: Sl st in front vertical bar of first st, ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in front vertical bar of each of next 3 sts, dc2tog in front vertical bars of next 2 sts, dc in tlo of each of next 4 sts, dc2tog in tlo of next 2 sts ( dc in front vertical bar of each of next 4 sts, dc2tog in front vertical bars of next 2 sts, dc in tlo of each of next 4 sts, dc2tog in tlo of next 2 sts ) around, join with sl st in first st, (60 dc)

The essence of rnd 1 is that you are working 4 dc and 1 decrease into each block of 6 stitches. When you work into tss blocks, use the vertical bars. When you work into hdc, use the third loops.

Rnd 2: Ch 2, sk first st, dc in next 4 sts, (dc2tog, dc in next 3 sts) around, join with sl st to first dc. (48 dc)

Rnd 3: Ch 2, sk first st, dc in next 3 sts, (dc2tog, dc in next 2 sts) around, join with sl st to first dc. (36 dc)

Rnd 4: Ch 2, sk first st, dc in next 2 sts, (dc2tog, dc in next st) around, join with sl st to first dc. (24 dc)

Rnd 5: Ch 2, sk first st, dc in next st, dc2tog around, join with sl st to first dc. (12 dc)

Finishing

Fasten off.

Use ending tail to sew crown closed.

Use starting tail to sew ends of ribbing together.

Weave in ends.

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