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September 30, 2024

Heat Wave Stepping Hat Pattern + Tutorial

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Red Heart Heat Wave Stepping Texture
Red Heart Heat Wave Stepping Texture

This version of the Crochet Stepping Texture Hat, it's using Red Heart Heat Wave. The original is using Bernat Softee Chunky yarn but I wondered what the hat would be like if it had heating properties like the Red Heart Heat Wave. The yarn warms up to 12 degrees in natural daylight. It doesn't have to be sunny for the yarn to warm up, it just needs to be outside.

Download Yarnspirations Pattern
Free Pattern: Stepping Texture Hat

To do this hat with Red Heart Wave without changing the pattern, just double strand the yarn. So two strands = 1 thick strand-like Bernat Softee Chunky.

This allows someone wearing this hat to feel warmer and be more comfortable outside for longer periods of time. Think of those living on the streets. While this hat will not heat up if it's inside or in the dark, the natural UV will activate the fibres to warm up. There are no harmful chemicals added to this yarn. It's a fibre that's already spun into it. You would never know it's there and has gone through safety testing. Due to the fibre being spun into the strand, it cannot wash out.

It warms up about 12 degrees but can go as high as 18 degrees. Direct sunlight will activate the hat faster and it takes about 10 minutes for the gradual process to happen. Once you step out of the daylight or when the sun sets, the hat will take about 2 minutes to cool back to regular temperatures.

This yarn doesn't continually heat up indefinitely. It's about 12 degrees before it plateaus. So it will not catch fire with general use. The warning label about not microwaving this yarn is important as some people like to make rice heating bags and such. Yarnspirations doesn't make any yarn that is microwave safe. Due to the yarn activating by the UV Light, they made it very clear on this packaging not to microwave as it will ignite in a microwave.

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Filed Under: Bernat Softee Chunky Yarn Patterns, Crochet Charity Patterns, Crochet Father's Day Patterns, Crochet Hats for All Ages Tutorials, Crochet Pom Pom Hat Patterns, Crochet Video Tutorials, Easy Crochet Patterns, Red Heart Heat Wave Yarn Patterns, Red Heart Yarn Patterns

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  1. Alice M Wells says

    October 25, 2019 at 3:46 pm

    This is a really cute hat and your tutorial is great but when I printed out the pattern I was a little confused on doing the brim, no where does it say to chain 1 and turn but your video says to do that and I am glad I watched the video because it sure didn't look right without that ch1. Thanks Mikey.

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  2. Tammy Coursey says

    October 12, 2019 at 1:46 pm

    I'm trying to learn more on crocheting I only know basics and I love the crochetcrowed on Facebook

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  3. Mary Farnsworth says

    October 11, 2019 at 2:29 pm

    Thank you so much! I was just looking last night for a hat pattern using the Heat Wave yarn. This will be perfect for walking on cold mornings. I appreciate all you share, thanks Mikey❣️

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