I Fish Bones
A Mosaic Crochet Beanie pattern
The hat is made from the bottom and up wards.
The size is a medium adults hat. You can make it larger by using a larger hook size.
Written in US terms.
Suggested Materials needed:
10 ply/Aran/Worsted
4mm
Stitches used:
10 ply/Aran/Worsted
4mm
Stitches used:
ch = chain
sc = single crochet
sc = single crochet
bl = back loop
hdc = half double crochet
hdc = half double crochet
dc = double crochet (all dc's will be worked into the front loop of 2 rows below)
dec = decrease
dec = decrease
inc = increase
Special Stitches:
dc
in the front loop of 2 rows below (when you do this, you will skip over
the st that now sits behind the dc you just made, we don't want to make
extra st's)
Making the band
To Begin:
Make the band/brim
Ch 9
Row 1. work 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across, ch 1 and turn (8sc)
Row 2. work 1 sc into the back loop of each sc, ch 1 and turn (8sc)
continue working row 2 until you have 57 rows, once the band is joined with a row of sl st's, you will have 58 rows.
Make the band/brim
Ch 9
Row 1. work 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across, ch 1 and turn (8sc)
Row 2. work 1 sc into the back loop of each sc, ch 1 and turn (8sc)
continue working row 2 until you have 57 rows, once the band is joined with a row of sl st's, you will have 58 rows.
Join band into a circle.
Leave yarn attached, ch 1 and sl st to join using the back loops
of the last row made and the unworked loops of the beginning chain row.
I used the peacock to establish the beginning round and used it again for round 1 of the pattern sequence.
I have made a video tutorial
for the head band
here it is
After making the band and completing 1 round of sc, begin the pattern
All even rows are made in the pattern color (mine is pumpkin), all odd rows are made in the background color (mine is peacock).
Below is the graph for the hat pattern.
Round 1. ch 1, work 1 sc in each st of the round, sl st to join round
now using 2nd color
Round 2. ch 1, work 1 sc in each st of the round, sl st to join round
now using 1st color
Round 3. ch 1, dc x 16, sc x 6, dc x 2, sc x 3, dc x 18, sc x 3, dc x
10,
sl st to join round
Round 4. ch 1, sc x 16, dc x 5, sc x 3, dc, sc x 20, dc, sc x 12, sl st
to join round
Round 5. ch 1, dc x 12, sc x 9, dc x 2, sc x 2, dc x 3, sc x 3, dc x 4,
sc x 2, dc x 3, sc x 6, dc x 12, sl st to join round
Round 6. ch 1, sc x 13, dc x 7, sc x 3, dc, sc x 4, dc, sc x 6, dc, sc x
4, dc x 4, sc x 14, sl st to join round
Round 7. ch 1, dc x 9, sc x 11, dc, sc x 3, dc x 2, sc x 3, dc x 3, sc x
4, dc x 3, sc x 5, dc x 14, sl st to join round
Round 8. ch 1, sc x 9, dc x 11, sc, dc x 2, sc x 3, dc x 2, sc x 4, dc x
2, sc x 5, dc x 2, sc x 17, sl st to join round
Round 9. ch 1, dc x 9, sc x 32, dc x 17, sl st to join round
Round 10. ch 1, sc x 10, dc x 4, sc x 2, dc x 4, sc, dc x 2, sc x 3, dc x
2, sc x 4, dc x 2, sc x 5, dc x 2, sc x 17, sl st to join round
Round 11. ch 1, dc x 10, sc x 4, dc x 2, sc x 4, dc, sc x 3, dc x 2, sc x
3, dc x 3, sc x 4, dc x 3, sc x 5, dc x 14, sl st to join round
Round 12. ch 1, sc x 12, dc x 2, sc x 3, dc x 3, sc x 3, dc, sc x 4, dc,
sc x 6, dc, sc x 4, dc x 4, sc x 14, sl st to join round
Round 13. ch 1, dc x 12, sc x 9. dc x 2, sc x 2, dc x 3, sc x 3, dc x 4,
sc x 2, dc x 3, sc x 6, dc x 12, sl st to join round
Round 14. ch 1, sc x 13, dc x 8, sc x 3, dc, sc x 20, dc, sc x 12, sl st
to join round, break off yarn (pattern color) leaving a tail to sew in.
Round 15. ch 1, dc x 13, sc x 9, dc x 2, sc x 3, dc x 18, sc x 3, dc x
10,
sl st to join round.
The mosaic pattern is now finished,
continue on with the same yarn (back
ground color)
Round 16. ch 1, bl (back loop) hdc x 58, sl st to join round
Round 17. ch 1, bl (back loop) hdc x 58, sl st to join round
We need to make the math work for our decreasing of the crown of the
hat, so we are going to increase in this round for an extra 2 st's,
bringing our count to 60 st's in total.
We will also work the rest of
the rounds in bl (back loop) hdc's.
Round 18. ch 1, hdc x 9, work 2 hdc's in next st, hdc x 38, work 2 hdc's
in next st, hdc x 9, sl st to join round (60 st's)
Decreases for crown begins
Round 19. Ch 1, *work 1 bl hdc in each of the next 4 st's, bl hdc the
next 2 st's together* repeat from *to* to end of the round, sl st to
join (50 st's)
Round 20. Ch 1, *work 1 bl hdc in each of the next 3 st's, bl hdc the
next 2 st's together* repeat from *to* to end of the round, sl st to
join (40 st's)
Round 21. Ch 1, *work 1 bl hdc in each of the next 2 st's, bl hdc the
next 2 st's together* repeat from *to* to end of the round, sl st to
join (30 st's)
Round 22. Ch 1, *work 1 bl hdc in the next 1 st's, bl hdc the next 2
st's together* repeat from *to* to end of the round, sl st to join (20
st's)
Round 23. Ch 1, *bl hdc the next 2 st's together* repeat from *to* to
end of the round, sl st to join and sew closed the remaining st's.
Congratulations, you have finished your hat.
