Crochet the fisherman beanie

 Shell stitch fisherman beanie crochet pattern

The hat is worked with shell stitch from the start, it is slightly different from the usual flat worked

shell stitch as this is worked in rounds from top to bottom, starts as a flat circle, later worked in rounds to shape the beanie and final step, the brim is worked the wrong side. For the lovers of fisherman beanies with style.

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Materials

1 red heart super

5.5 mm crochet hook

Video tutorial 

Measurements/ gauge

Length: 16 cm

Width: 31 cm

10 cm: 8 rounds / 20 sts

Abbreviations

Ch: chain

St: stitch

Sc: single crochet

Dc: double crochet

Sk: skip

Shell st: 5 dc in the same stitch

Sl st: slip stitch

Sk: skip

Note: 

The pattern is for medium size, for smaller size, you start working in rounds to shape the beanie from round 6. For larger size, you continue increasing the sc in round 9 before you shape the beanie.

Written Pattern 

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Round 1: in the 2nd ch from the hook, 2 sc in every st, join with a sl st. 12

Round 2: ch3, 4 dc in the same st as ch 3, sk2, sc, sk 2, shell st, repeat ( shell st in the next st, sk 2, sc in the following st) till the end of the round

Round 3: ch1, 2sc in every st, join . 24

Round 4: ch1, sc in the same st as ch1,sk 2, shell st, sk2, sc, sk 2, shell st, repeat ( sc, sk 2, shell st, sk2) till the end of the round

Round 5: ch1, 2sc in every st 48

Round 6: Repeat round 2

Round 7: ch1, 2sc, 1sc, 2sc, 1 sc, repeat till the end of the round. 72

Round 8: Repeat round 4

ROUND 9 TO 15: repeat round 2

Turn the beanie inside out. Working in the backloop for the first round ONLY.

Round 16: ch3, 4 dc in the same st as ch 3, sk2, sc, sk 2, shell st, repeat ( shell st in the next st, sk 2, sc in the following st) till the end of the round.

Round 17 , 18: ch3, 4 dc in the same st as ch 3, sk2, sc, sk 2, shell st, repeat ( shell st in the next st, sk 2, sc in the following st) till the end of the round.