Ollie Slouchy Beanie

"This gender-neutral, textured, slouchy beanie combines simple stripes with a traveling stitch pattern. A matching Ollie Cowl pattern is available in teen and adult sizes. Skills Used Basic crochet stitches: chain, double crochet, single crochet, slip stitch Crocheting flat in rows, crocheting in the round Crocheting in the back loop (includes linked video tutorials) Seaming with mattress stitch (includes linked photo and video tutorials) Cinching a bottom-up hat closed (includes linked photo tutorial) Special stitches: dc2tog, pf, sc2tog (includes written description in pattern and links to video tutorials)"

Crochet HookF/5 or 3.75 mm hook, G/6 or 4 mm hook

Yarn Weight(3) Light/DK (21-24 stitches to 4 inches)

Crochet Gauge10 sc = 1.5” (4 cm) across with smaller hook.
20 dc = 4” (10 cm) across with larger hook.

Finished SizeTeen/Adult Small: 21” (53.5 cm) hat circumference x 8.5” (21.5 cm) height.

Materials List

• King Cole Homespun DK yarn (22% superwash Merino/22% alpaca/23% polyamide/23% acrylic/10% viscose), 1.75 oz/50 g/191 yd/175 m) in 5104 Midnight Sky (CA) and 5109 Sea Breeze (CB) – 1 skein each, or approximately 170 yd (155.5 m) in each of 2 colors any light weight yarn.
• US Size F-5/3.75 mm crochet hook, or size needed to obtain gauge.
• US Size G-6/4 mm crochet hook, or size needed to obtain gauge.
• Bent-tip yarn needle.