Have you ever looked at an independent yarn shop and loved the yarn but were unsure what to crochet? Yep... you're not alone. In my recent adventure to Alaska, I finally bought yarn to design hats with skinny yarn. Why? Because my partner, Daniel, doesn't like chunky hats. He wants the warmth without the bulk. I created the Kroy Socks Adult Beanie Pattern, which you can download for free, too!
This led me back to my yarn collection, where I re-looked at Patons Kroy Socks yarn. I have plenty of it but without a plan. Kroy Socks yarn is a bit thinner than the yarn I bought at The Musk Ox Farm in Palmer, Alaska, which simply meant another new design had to be done.
You need about 200 yards of this thin yarn to make an adult beanie. I will keep this in mind in the future. That's why you need just over one ball of Kroy Socks yarn to do this yarn. You run out in the brim region and need a bit of a second ball to finish it.
Daniel's new hat consists of fifty rounds. Very tiny stitches, but with the sock yarn, it's very light; it has 75% wool with 25% nylon. The nylon gives this a timeless use of a hat that will last years. It can withstand wearing and putting it away for the season and popping it back out next year.
Ensure to Do Gauge Check
Like anything wearable, you should gauge the stitches. Without gauging, my hands won't match your hands. Adjust your hook when necessary. Due to the size of the stitches, the gauge given for Daniel's hat is 2" x 2".
Size: Average Adult. This will shape your head and fall to the bottom of your earlobes.
You can make it longer, as you will have nearly a full ball of a second ball, or you can extend it lower by adding more brim.
Kroy Socks Yarn - 50 g / 1.75 oz , 152 m / 166 yds
Grey Brown Marl 2 balls. You need just 10 yards of the second ball to finish.
This yarn is 75% wool and 25 Nylon.
Hook Size: 3 mm / US 11
GAUGE = 11 sc and 15 rows = 2” [5 cm]
Abbreviations List
Dcbp = Double crochet back post
Dcfp = Double crochet front post
Rep = Repeat
RS = Right side
Sc = Single crochet
Sl st = Slip stitch
St(s) = Stitch(es)
Instructions
Tips:
- Due to the size of the stitches, it’s easy to skip a stitch accidentally. You may have skipped a stitch by accident if your counts are incorrect.
- The hat is worked in a continuous circle, with the stitch marker at the end of each round moved up to ensure accurate counts.
- The starting of each round is slightly different to prevent the growth of the hat from being obvious.
Magic Circles or Adjustable Rings are Easy
The adjustable circle you will do will have 8 single crochet instead of the 12 shown in the tutorial.
Create an adjustable ring (magic circle).
1st rnd: RS. 8 sc in an adjustable ring. 8 sc. Do not join. Work in a continuous round. Place a stitch marker on the last st and continue moving it up after each instruction.
2nd rnd: 2 sc in each sc around. 16 sc.
3rd rnd: *1 sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc. Rep from * around. 24 sc.
4th rnd: *2 sc in next sc. 1 sc in next 2 sc. Rep from * around. 32 sc.
5th rnd: *1 sc in next 3 sc, 2 sc in next sc. Rep from * around. 40 sc.
6th rnd: *2 sc in next sc. 1 sc in next 4 sc. Rep from * around. 48 sc.
7th rnd: *1 sc in next 5 sc, 2 sc in next sc. Rep from * around. 56 sc.
8th rnd: *2 sc in next sc. 1 sc in next 6 sc. Rep from * around. 64 sc.
9th rnd: 1 sc in each st around. 64 sc.
10th rnd: *1 sc in next 7 sc, 2 sc in next sc. Rep from * around. 72 sc.
11th rnd: *2 sc in next sc. 1 sc in next 8 sc. Rep from * around. 80 sc.
12th rnd: *1 sc in next 9 sc, 2 sc in next sc. Rep from * around. 88 sc.
13th rnd: *2 sc in next sc. 1 sc in next 10 sc. Rep from * around. 96 sc.
14th and 15th rnds: 1 sc in each st around. 96 sc.
16th rnd: *1 sc in next 11 sc, 2 sc in next sc. Rep from * around. 104 sc.
17th and 18th: 1 sc in each st around. 104 sc.
19th rnd: *2 sc in next sc. 1 sc in next 12 sc. Rep from * around. 112 sc.
20th rnd: *1 sc in next 113 sc, 2 sc in next sc. Rep from * around. 120 sc.
21st to 42nd rnds: 1 sc in each st around. 120 sc.
Check These Off 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42
43rd rnd to 50th rnds: *1 dcfp around next st. 1 dcbp around next st. Rep from * around. 120 sc.
Check These Off 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
Finishing off: Sl st in next 2 sts and fasten off.
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Darla says
I loved the way you explained the gauge swatch. I have never made one before because I just didn’t understand, now I do. Thanks
Therese Arsenault says
Hi Michael,
I'm in the process of making the ''Kroy Socks Beanie Hat''
On the abbreviation list, the Sc2tog stitch is listed.
On which round is this stitch used to start reducing?
All the rounds from 1 to 50 are only single crochet.... no reduction anywhere?
I assume there is an error in the pattern.
Your quick response would be appreciated, as I am at round 20.
Thank you
Mikey says
I accidentally left that in the pattern in the abbreviations. I'm sorry. My long delay is trying to catch up to comments. i'm sorry.