hey everyone its Melanie and welcome
back to my channel today I'm going to
show you how to make this beanie. This is
the same beanie tutorial from several
years back my how to crochet a beanie
totally beginner-friendly that video.
That video was at the beginning of my
crochet video tutorial career and I use
the dark yarn and I've been meaning to
redo this video for a long time now. So
it's the same pattern as that video but
this one's just much better shot you can
see what I'm doing a lot easier now that
I know so much more about making videos
and putting them on YouTube
so I hope you enjoy this video it's very
beginner friendly and if you have any
questions on the yarn or the hook that I
use you can see at the description box
underneath the video and that will give
you all the information that you need so
let's jump right in and I'm going to
show you how to make it. I'm going to
start this hat with a magic ring and I
know a lot of times beginners don't like
to use magic rings they get confused but
really it's a better way to start a hat
so I'm going to go nice and slow while I
teach you this matte magic ring part. Once you get it, it really will make
your hats so much better and easier at
the beginning okay so just trust me on
this beginners. I want you to hold your
open end your free end here and then
we're going to take our working yarn so
the working yarn is the yarn that's
attached to your ball okay so then we're
going to take this we're going to wrap
it around two or three fingers doesn't
really matter we're going to create a
little X. okay so just follow along it's
a little cloudy so bear with me with the
lighting here then what you're going to
do is insert your hook into the circle
and we're going to pull up the working
yarn into a loop.
so just kind of hold everything there
and straighten out your yarn. And then
make a just one little stitch yarn over
pull it through okay there we go that's
really all there is to it okay I know
that it seems harder than it is but just
go through that part of the video a few
times it takes a little bit of practice
it was hard for me at the beginning too
so don't feel like you're the only one
cuz you're not. So then you can pull on
the free end and that will create a
little bit smaller loop we don't need to
work with a loop so large now what we're
going to do is double crochet 12
stitches right inside of our circle
alright so a double crochet is yarn over
we're going to insert it right into that
circle yarn over pull through yarn over
2 loops yarn over 2 loops that's our
double crochet. Now we're
going to again yarn over insert it into
the circle yarn over pull through yarn
over 2 loops 2 loops yarn over
insert into the circle yarn over pull
through yarn over 2 loops 2 loops.
Now I want you to keep doing that until
you have 12 double crochets in your
circle then I'll meet you back here and
show you what to do. So let's count here
we've got 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 so
the little stitch that we made at the
beginning with our magic circle that
doesn't count as a stitch it's only our
double crochets okay so we have 12
Now what we're going to do is here's our
stitch and here is this is a little v
stitch this is the stitch that's at the
top of the first double crochet so we're
going to insert yarn over pull through
pull through the yarn on the hook that's
a slip stitch now we can pull on that
free end and watch this is why it's
magic... there we go!
now our hat has a tiny little center
that's what we're trying to achieve with
the magic circle is a small center so
you can just give that a good tug and
now you don't have any weird hole or
anything at the center okay? chain 2
1, 2 and then we are going to double
crochet 2 times in the first stitch
okay so not that one we just came out of
because that doesn't count we're going
to go down over here and we're going to
double crochet 2 times we're going to
insert it this is a little v-shape
that's what you're looking for and you
insert your hook into both of those
threads yarn over pull through yarn over
2, 2 and then another double crochet
in the same stitch that we just did.
Now we're going to go to the next stitch
so you can see here is the next one and
then the next one in the next one okay
so the next stitch is here we're going
to do 1 double crochet
all right and then 2 in the same
stitch
and then 1
And then 2, so we're going to
continue this going all the way around
2 double crochet then 1, 2 then 1, 2 then
1 so let's finish that up and I'll meet
you back at the beginning. I want to
go over something really quick this is
my very high tech post-it note a lot of
people get confused on this especially
beginners this is something that you'll
see in pattern so this is
2 dc is the abbreviation for the
American term double crochet for crochet
terminology this means that it's 2
double crochets in the same stitch.
dc 2 means in 2 consecutive
stitches so 2 stitches next to one
another. Ok so this is something that
really makes people confused so I want to
make sure that we are going over that
because the next round really this is the
4th round technically if you consider
magic circle round 1 I have all the
written instructions in the description
box that will all be listed out but this
next round with the instructions always
confuses people so let's finish up this
round and this is important. We're
finishing this one up we have our 2
our 1, 2 & 1 we need to have a total of
18 stitches okay so make sure you have
18. 2 in the same stitch then there's
another stitch right here ok I want you
to do your last stitch it should be a
single double crochet like one of them
ok now you have 18 I double-checked
myself so I know that there's 18 and
then we are going to slip stitch in the
top of the first double crochet so here
it is you see that little v stitch this
is our turning chain so this is remember
we did chain 1..
1, 2 at the beginning so this is 1
2 then here's the top of our first
double crochet so this is where we slip
stitching. Yarn over, pull through so
that's our slip stitch okay now we're
going to do the same thing again. 1, 2
and then we are going to do 2 dc,  dc 2 
so not stitching in the chain we came
out of we've already sort of used that
up so we are going to double crochet 2
okay and then 1 and then in the next
1 over
okay so next to each other
so 2 dc, dc 2 
we're going to do that same thing going
all the way around 2 in the same
stitch
okay and then we'll go double crochet
double crochet next to each other
consecutive stitches alright so go ahead
and do that finish this round I'll meet
you back here. Now you're going to
notice it's going to start turning into
a hat shape you should have 24
stitches, so make sure a little
trick to know if you're on the right
track is if you're ending with your
single stitches so not where we're
increasing so when we do 2 stitches in
1 stitch in a hat that's where we're
increasing we're making it larger
in order for us to fit a head,  so
then the 2 consecutive double crochets
should be what you're finishing the
round with because we started with the
double crochet if that makes sense if
that's confusing just count them and
make sure you have 24.
double crochet and then this is going to
be the foundation for our pattern you
will notice in the written instructions
and I recommend that you print out the
written instructions and follow along
with them while you're making your hat
ok so here's again our turning chain so
this was 1, 2 this is the top of that
double crochet stitch that is where we
are slip
stitching, 
yarn over yarn over that's our slip
stitch and then we're going to continue
same exact thing chain 2 but now
instead of 2 dc, dc 2
 so we did 2 then
1,  2 then 1 now we're doing to them
to 2 then 2 now it's 2 then 3
2 then 3 so that's basically the
pattern that we're going to be doing
we're going to be increasing the hat for
several more rounds. So again don't
go into this first stitch with that we
already came out of we already used it
up. Yarn over, double crochet same stitch
That's 1. I'm going to go to 3.
3 consecutive double crochets
- 1, 2, 3 then we'll go 2 in the same
stitch 1, 2, 3.
alright so continue that going all the
way around. So same thing, here is
our - 1, 2, 3 we know that's our little
hint that I didn't miss count anywhere
along the way but you need to have 30
stitches ok 30 stitches at the end of
this round.
Same exact thing don't do the turning
chain we're going to slip stitch into
the top of that initial double crochet.
Now the exact same thing... chain 2 we're
going to do 2 double crochet but instead
of 3 it'll be 4 so it'll be double
crochet 2 - 1 2 3 4 - 1 2 3 4 - 1 2 3 4
etc alright print out the written
instructions they will be linked for you
in the description box and you are going
to go ahead and keep doing that all
those rounds up until you get to 2
dc, dc 6 so
it'll be for this round is 4, 5 and then
6 which would be a total of 48 stitches.
Again print out those written
instructions that way you have all of
those numbers right in front of you so
you can follow along with that. Once you
hit this round 48 stitches we I will
meet you back up here and then we will
be done increasing and we'll go ahead
and just be standard double crocheting
all the way around till we reach our
desired hat size. For now, go ahead
and finish out the next couple of rounds
until you have finished 2 double crochet
double crochet 6 which should equal 48
stitches.        So we have completed
our rounds just to catch you up here 1 2
1 2 3 4 5 6 ok so remember we've got
this little guy right at the base of our
chain 2 that we can't forget about all
right so double crochet in there to
finish out our 48 stitches and our final
round of increasing. Then
we're going to slip stitch to the top of
that first double crochet just like we
were doing
before, insert your hook yarn over pull
through, pull through. Now kind of
give yourself a little slack and one of
the things that I recommend as you're
making this hot you can see how it sort
of is a little bit conical a little bit
there's we don't have to be too
cone-shaped so I sort of just fit it to
my own head you want to flatten it down
and kind of spread it out right on your
head kind of like I just did here and
see this is how it should look. so
periodically shape it to your head even
if it's not for you it just will kind of
help with the overall shape of the hat
as you continue stitching around. Now
what we are doing, is we are going to
double crochet in each stitch going all
the way around no more increasing we've
already made our hat the proper size for
an adult. So we are going to chain 2
still and then we are going to you know
skip this first one exactly like we did
before double crochet but only one in
each stitch going all the way around so
here's 1 and we're basically going to
do that till the very end until you
reach your desired size and I will have
a chart linked in the description box
for popular sizes and kind of a good
little reference point so do 1 double
crochet in each stitch going all the way
around and then when I come back here
I'll show you kind of how to do this
transition. Here we are at the
transition i shaped it to my head again
so we have a nice kind of bowl shape,
head shape that we're working with. Now
don't forget we have 2 more stitches
here. 1, 2 we can't forget this guy
otherwise it will make a weird kind of
gap so we don't want that so we're going
to finish out this round and then we're
basically just going to continue like we
did before and just ignore that chain
2 altogether
so ignore this chain - from
the beginning and we're going to yarn
over and just place a double crochet
right in the top of that stitch where we
would normally slip stitch in to and
then just kind of make sure you give you
give out a little bit of a tug because
we don't want this to be too large of a
gap we want it to sort of be
inconspicuous. Then you can continue
going all the way around if this if the
gap is a little bit too large and you're
having trouble with this then slip
stitch chain two just like we've been
doing and completing the hat that way is
absolutely fine this just makes it so
you don't to do that going around and by
the end of your hat it creates a nice
kind of transition so you can see that
here
alright so go ahead and 1 double
crochet all the way around. We
are at about 7.5 inches
you can see about there so I'm going to
a little bit longer than that so now I'm
going to do my single crochet edging
similar to this hat so I'm going to do
two rounds of single crochet and then
we'll do a slip stitch edge that's
optional you don't have to you can
finish it off just like this if you want
to but it does sort of create a finished
look on your hat. Here we are you can
see our little transition over here and
then everything has kind of spiraled
down you can sort of see how that's
worked itself out and I'm going to just
start single crocheting so right here at
this join this you know will be out the
back of your head so you won't see any
of these transitions and we're going to
single crochet and a single crochet is
insert your hook yarn over pull through
yarn over pull through both loops
alright so it's a little bit smaller
stitch and we're still going to do the
same thing where we are doing that in
each stitch going all the way around
Here's kind of how it's
looking so I want you to do that all the
way around and then I'll show you what
it looks like at this transition piece
they'll finish going all the way around
your hat. If you have trouble seeing the
differences in your stitches definitely
use a stitch marker but you can see
right here this is the initial single
crochet where we started so we want to
finish up you know close to that so all
of our transitions are in one spot. Now
what I'm going to do is slip stitch
around the entire edge of my hat and
that's going to really create a nice
finished look and a slip stitches insert
your hook, yarn over, pull through, yarn
over that loop pull through that loop on
the hook. One more time, insert
the hook, yarn over, pull through and
continue through the loop on your hook
and then we're going to do that in every
stitch going around and I'll show you
sort of the look that it creates you can
also just do this at the edge of your
double crochet if you don't want to
continue with the single crochet little
edge and you can see right here it kind
of creates this little this nice little
edging versus this edge so you can see
this versus this so that's what the
little slip stitch edge does so if you
want to do that continue doing that all
the way around and I'll show you how to
fasten off. So here we are
this is where we started over here so
when we finish it up I'm going to
continue basically all the way to the
end. Start here you can kind of see where
that stitch kind of comes on to the side
of the Hat that's and again if you need
a stitch marker then please use a little
stitch marker or a safety pin that will
work also bobby pin hair clip I mean you
can really improvise with that all right
so here's our last one you can see there
we can kind of create that that little
edge. What we'll do is trim our
yarn. leave yourself 6 to 8 inches
of tail because then we're going to
weave it in so what we'll do is we'll
just pull that yarn through give it a
tug and now get a yarn needle. This is a
yarn needle it's metal or plastic and
has a large eye like this and we will
weave in so this is the outside of the
Hat so what we'll do is sew the end in
on the inside of the Hat we're going to
do the same thing with that initial
magic ring tail so we got to make sure
don't forget to do that one two in the
center inside of the hat. To weave
these in we want to sort of go back and
forth and make sure that it's all hidden
that way if you want to wash the hat
everything is going to be secure and
there'll be no unraveling so I kind of
like to go one direction and then kind
of go up back up the opposite directions
that way that's kind of going back and
forth there's a little bit of a zigzag.
Once you have done a good job of
weaving in the tail you feel confident
that it's secure and you trim it and
don't forget to do the same thing with
the inside of our hat can give it a good
little pull and weave in this tail as
well. That's it! what did you
guys think of this hat double crochet
beginner-friendly we've got a nice
finished edge here with our single
crochet border and our slip stitch
edging. Here is how you crochet a beanie!
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