Colorado Beanie - Top Down | Posh Pooch Designs

The Colorado Beanie - Top Down.
Crochet Pattern By Sara Sach of
Posh Pooch Designs

The perfect Beanie for the Colorado Lover!  
And who isn't?

It is perfect for skying, climbing, hiking, Jeeping or 
what every fun thing you love to do in Colorado!

It is perfect for Men, Women and Boys and Girls! 

This New Design was in the works for a while.

I was inspired by a Eyeball beanie

  I saw a boy wearing,

when I took my grand daughter to the local

 pumpkin patch.

It was knit, but I thought that style would look great

 using our Colorado Flag.

So I made a sketch and went off my drawing.

And This Awesome Beanie hat

 is what I came up with.

I absolutely love it, 

and love wearing it all over our town. 

I get lots of compliments!

I chose to use worsted weight yarns, 

and designed the beanie in 3 sizes.

Colorado Beanie - Top Down Crochet Pattern

 by Sara Sach

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Skill: Intermediate

Materials:

Hook: I

Yarn: Worsted Weight (4)

 1 oz. Yellow – C1,

 1 oz. Red - C2

  2 oz. White – C3

  3 oz.  Royal Blue – C4

Yarn Needle

Stitches:

Chain (ch)

Single Crochet (sc)

Slip Stitch (sl st)

Double Crochet (dc)

Change (chg)

Size: Child – 15-16 inches (S)

         Youth – 17-18 inches (M)

         Adult – 19-20 inches (L)

Notes:

Rounds are joined with a sl st.

Ch3 at beginning of round counts as a dc.

The White yarn needs to be wound into 2 balls or spools.

You will work the white stripes without cutting the yarn, 

using 1 ball of white yarn for each stripe.

Tips on Changing Colors and How to Carry Your Yarn.

Carrying Your Yarn – 

The Blue portion of the beanie is worked by carrying

Your yarn across the white stripes.

You leave the 1st color attached, 

and crochet over the yarn, on the back side.

Be careful to not pull the yarn to tight or it will bunch,

 and not lay flat.

Pattern:

R: 1 – With C1, ch 5, form a ring, 

ch 3 in the ring, 9 dc in the ring, join. (10dc)

R: 2 – ch3, 1dc in the same st, 2 dc in each dc, join. (20dc)

R: 3 – Chg to C2, tie off C1, ch3, 1 dc in the same dc,

*1 dc in the next st, 2 dc in the next st*

Repeat from * to * around in the next 15 dc,

chg to C3, 1 dc in the next dc, 2dc in the next dc,

 1 dc in the last dc, join

(26dc- C2, 4dc-C3 = 30dc)

R: 4 – Chg back to C2, ch3, 1 dc in the same st,

 *1 dc in the next 2dc, 2 dc in the next st*

Repeat from * to * around in the next 23 dc,

chg to C3, *1 dc in the next dc, 2dc in the next dc*

Repeat from * to * 1 time, join

Tie off C2

(34dc –C2, 6dc-C3 = 40dc)

R: 5 – Chg to C4, ch3, 1 dc in the same st,

*1dc in the next 3 dc, 2 dc in the next dc*

Repeat from * to * 2 more times, 1 dc in the next dc,

Chg to C2, 1 dc in the next 6 dc, 

(leave the 1^st ball of white yarn attached)

Chg to C3, Repeat From * to * 3 times, 1dc in the next dc,

Chg to C2, 1 dc in the next 6 dc, join

 (using the 2^nd ball of white yarn)

(18dc- C3, 6dc- C2, 18dc – C3, 6dc- C2 = 42 dc)

For S skip to R: 8

R: 6 - Chg to C4, ch3, 1 dc in the same st,

*1dc in the next 4 dc, 2 dc in the next dc*

Repeat from * to * 2 more times, 1 dc in the next 2dc,

Chg to C2, 1 dc in the next 6 dc,

Chg to C3, Repeat From * to * 3 times, 1dc in the next dc,

Chg to C2, 1 dc in the next 6 dc, join

(22dc- C3, 6dc- C2, 22 dc – C3, 6dc- C2 = 56 dc)

For M Skip to R: 8

R: 7 - Chg to C4, ch3, 1 dc in the same st,

*1dc in the next 5 dc, 2 dc in the next dc*

Repeat from * to * 2 more times, 1 dc in the next 3 dc,

Chg to C2, 1 dc in the next 6 dc,

Chg to C3, Repeat From * to * 3 times, 1dc in the next dc,

Chg to C2, 1 dc in the next 6 dc, join

(26dc- C3, 6dc- C2, 26 dc – C3, 6dc- C2 = 64 dc)

 R: 8 – Chg to C4, 1 dc in each dc

Chg to C2, 1 dc in the next 6 dc,

Chg to C4, 1 dc in each dc

Chg to C2, 1 dc in the next 6 dc, join

(S - 42dc, M - 56dc, L - 64dc)

S – Repeat R: 8, 3 times

M - Repeat R: 8, 5 times

L – Repeat R: 8, 7 times

If you want a longer beanie 

Repeat R: 8 as many ties as needed.

Sc in each dc around the beanie for a nice finished edge.

 This Unique Colorado Beanie is perfect

 for man, woman, boy, or girl.

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 For $3.50 in my

 Ravelry Shop

It includes more picture and notes.