Pages

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Spiderweb Beanie Pattern

009

Are you getting ready for Halloween?  We are in the planning stages on costumes... trying to break out of dressing all three girls the same.  But you can't be in costume every day - unfortunate, isn't it? - so you have to sneak in some spookiness where you can.

If it's getting chilly in your neck of the woods (sadly, not in mine), here is a spooky spiderweb hat that will help your little one keep the Halloween spirit when they can't run around in your Spiderman costume.  (Or yourself, if you know how to enlarge a child-sized pattern)  In fact, this might make a cool part of a Spiderman costume if you do it in red and blue.  And you could do it in a single color if you just like the texture of it and want to wear it throughout the chilly seasons.

I would consider this an intermediate skill pattern.  It might be a little much for a beginner.  But give it a try... you can't expand your skills if you don't try.  =)

On some rows, you will be crocheting in the back loops only.  Normally, when you make a crochet stitch, you slip your hook between both loops on the previous row.  Crocheting in the back loops only (BLO) leaves the front loops free and we will be using some of those.

011

On some rows, you will be making a TC down to a previous row.  If you are a tight crocheter, you will need to concentrate on making these loose or you will end up with a bunched up hat.  Maybe keep a hook handy a few sizes bigger, if need be. 

You can fasten off for each color change, or carry your yarn up to the next row of that color.  I prefer to just carry the yarn up on things like this where it won't show.  But it's your preference.

002

Supplies:

Worsted weight yarn in two colors (I chose black and orange)
H hook or your usual trusty beanie-making hook
Scissors

Join all rows with a slip stitch in the first stitch.

Make a magic ring or ch4 and join in ch farthest from the hook to form a ring.

Row 1:  (in web color - WC) ch1, 10 hdc in ring
Row 2:  (in background color - BC) ch1, 2 hdc in back loops only (BLO) in each st around

005

Row 3:  (BC)  ch1, *1 hdc, 2 hdc in next stitch, rep from * around
Row 4:  (WC) ch1, *3 hdc, tc in front loop of Row 1 stitch**, rep from * around

007
**yo twice, draw up yarn through the front loop on previous round and work tc loosely.  The tc should lay on top of the two previous rows

008

Row 5:  (BC) ch1, in BLO - *3 hdc, 2 hdc in next stitch, rep from * around
Row 6:  (BC)  ch1, *4 hdc, 2 hdc in next stitch, rep from * around
Row 7:  (WC) ch1, *5hdc, tc in front loop of tc on Row 4, skip next stitch on working round, rep from * around
Row 8:  (BC) ch1, hdc BLO around
Row 9:  (BC) ch1, hdc around
Row 10:  (WC) ch1, *5hdc, tc in front loop of tc on Row 7, skip next stitch on working round, rep from * around
Row 11:  (BC) ch1, hdc BLO around
Row 12:  (BC) ch1, hdc around
Row 13:  (WC) ch1, *tc in front loop of tc on Row 10, skip next stitch on working round, hdc in next 5 stitches, rep from * around
Row 14:  (BC) ch 1, hdc BLO around
Row 15:  (BC) ch 1, hdc around
Row 16:  (WC) ch1, hdc, *tc in front loop of next tc on Row 10, skip next stitch on working round, hdc in next 5 stitches, rep from * 9 times, tc in front loop of next tc on Row 10, skip next stitch on working round, hdc in next 4 stitches.
Row 17:  (BC) ch 1, hdc BLO around
Row 18:  (BC) ch 1, hdc around
Row 19:  (WC) ch1, hdc in first 2 stitches, *tc in front loop of next tc on Row 16, skip next stitch on working round, hdc in next 5 stitches, rep from * 9 times, tc in front loop of next tc on Row 16, skip next stitch on working round, hdc in next 3 stitches.
Row 20:  (BC) ch 1, hdc BLO around
Row 21:  (BC) ch 1, hdc around
Row 22:  (WC) ch1, hdc in first 3 stitches, *tc in front loop of next tc on Row 19, skip next stitch on working round, hdc in next 5 stitches, rep from * 9 times, tc in front loop of next tc on Row 19, skip next stitch on working round, hdc in next 2 stitches.
Row 23:  (WC) sl st to first tc, *(hdc, dc, hdc) in stitch, sl st next 5 stitches, rep to end.  Fasten off and weave in ends.

005

004

006

Happy Hooking!


45 comments:

  1. Jennifer! This is fantastic! Are you planning on sharing it on Ravelry? I'm definitely going to make one. I think with gray as the web color.

    Thank you!

    ReplyDelete
  2. I've never put a pattern on Ravelry. I'm going to have to do that. Thanks =)

    ReplyDelete
  3. And thank you for doing that....i've been looking for a hat to make for boys or girls and this is perfect!!

    ReplyDelete
  4. Awesome! I love it. I will be linking up next month. Wishing you a happy weekend. :)

    ReplyDelete
  5. Oh and cute model! Aren't we lucky to have little girls.

    ReplyDelete
  6. I love it! The H hook is my favorite hook for everything I can use it for! Thanks fir taking the time to do this! Really lovely!

    ReplyDelete
  7. That is so cool! Thanks for sharing.

    ReplyDelete
  8. Great tutorial! i love it, thanks for sharing.

    ReplyDelete
  9. Thanks for sharing! I just made one for my husband.

    ReplyDelete
  10. Thank you for being so generous and sharing this wonderful pattern! I had a request from my grown niece to make this so that is what I am doing as they have bad a rough year and this is the least I can do for them 💗. I enjoy doing for others. So again thank you for helping me pay something forward

    ReplyDelete
  11. I love your pattern. I started making it and got off a stitch somehow and am not sure where I messed it up at. I was wondering if you could tell me the amount of stitches for the rows. I would really appreciate it. I'm making this for my son for his birthday on Thursday.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Row 1 = 10 stitches
      Row 2 = 20 stitches
      Row 3 = 30 stitches
      Row 4 = 40 stitches
      Row 5 = 50 stitches
      All remaining rows = 60 stitches

      Hope that helps!

      Delete
  12. thank you for sharing this pattern, I will make one for my daughter

    ReplyDelete
  13. I am bookmarking this for my nephew for Christmas. How cute.

    ReplyDelete
  14. This pattern is awesome! I'm making one for my boyfriend and he wants one in every color now. I'm 21 and have been crocheting since I was 12 and always love finding these cool new patterns to try. Something you might like is making a simple beanie and hooking yarn all through the middle from the back close to the front, fraying the yarn, then trimming it all to the same length for an awesome mohawk beanie. Lots of work but it pays off and looks awesome!

    ReplyDelete
  15. I love this pattern! Too cute! Do you have the adult pattern as well? My husband's bday is during this month and I know he'd love it!

    ReplyDelete
  16. I love it ty for sharing, I made it for my Hubby to wear on Halloween.

    ReplyDelete
  17. Thanks for the share, I made one for my Husband for Halloween.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. How did you modify this to make it for an adult? I need to make one for an adult friend of mine. Thanks!

      Delete
  18. P/S I made it with Black and Red with spider man eyes.

    ReplyDelete
  19. Replies
    1. I do, but it hasn't been active in quite some time. I've been seriously considering getting back into it lately, though. Here's the link...
      https://www.facebook.com/pages/ZIO-Creations/119064048137204?ref=hl

      Delete
  20. what does hdc mean? i am a beginner so can you please help with explaining this? thanks..

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. hdc= half-double crochet. I'm not very good at explaining stitches, but you can search on youtube for a tutorial video for assistance!

      Delete
  21. What does TC stand for?

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. TC = treble or triple crochet.

      Delete
    2. Thank you. I am trying to figure this hat out. I get to round 6 and it is a mess, its very wavy.... is this normal?

      Delete
  22. You wouldn't happen to know the stitch count at the end of the rounds? I am trying to make this and its beginning to be very wavy and not taking shape

    ReplyDelete
  23. hello very nice you blog! nice to meet you! I'm following now!

    ReplyDelete
  24. Hello, very nice your blog!, nice to meet you! I'm following now

    ReplyDelete
  25. A friend of my sons is a HUGE Spiderman fan..he has been in Israel for a year so I want to make him a welcome home gift...this will be perfect..I've been crocheting for years, just started looming and plan on teaching myself to knit. Again thanks for this pattern..Paula

    ReplyDelete
  26. thank´s for your spider web
    my spider is are ready. picture follow in my blog

    lg sylvia

    ReplyDelete
  27. Thank you so much! I've blogged this pattern with a link to your blog on my blog in Dutch; so if you want to give somebody the Dutch translation it's over there.
    My son is soooooooooo happy with his beanie and I'm so happy I did this (I just stepped to intermediate level thanks to you ;-) )

    ReplyDelete
  28. Really easy pattern to follow and awesome when its all done. I joined at end of round with slip stitch to first hdc of previous rows!

    ReplyDelete
  29. I have been working at this hat for 3 days and at row 5 the hat gets clumpy it seems like there are to many stitches. Half way through row 5 I have 34 stitches. Where am I going wrong? At the end of row 4 I have 40 stitches please help!!!!

    ReplyDelete
  30. I'm working on this hat and get stumped on round 10. My web lines aren't lining up. Any thoughts?

    ReplyDelete
  31. you say on round 3[ch1, *1 hdc, 2 hdc in next stitch, rep from * around] isn't that the same as 3 hdc in each stitch?

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. 1 hdc in one stitch then 2 hdc in the next....basically alternating 1 hdc and 2 hdc around the hat.

      Delete
  32. what does tc mean?

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. treble crochet. It's like a step beyond double crochet (dc). Yarn over twice (instead of once with dc), pull through 2 loops, yarn over once, pull through 2 loops again, yarn over once more, pull through remaining loops. I hope that helps.

      Delete
  33. Hi just finished the hat for a boy, in red with a black web. I'm at the final row I'm going to do a row of single crochet. I think it's better for a boy. What do you think?

    ReplyDelete