Knit Hats and Crocheted Scarves - Patterns

When the weather turns cool, I start to think about knitting and crocheting.   Around Christmas my youngest Grandson’s school collects knit or crocheted scarves or hats to donate to a local charity.  I have some of each finished from last year, but I’m starting to work on them again.  

I buy 2 skeins of each color of I Love this Yarn from Hobby Lobby.  It’s affordable and Hobby Lobby isn’t far from me.  From 1 skein I knit 2 hats.  With what is left, I start a crocheted scarf and add on the other full skein.   I knit the hats on 16” circular size 8 needles.  I have 2 needles so I always have 2 hats going and, I’m crocheting on at least one scarf at a time.  Crochet was my first craft when I was very young, and I still enjoy it and find it relaxing.  

                               Easy Knit Hat

Size 8 - 16' circular knitting needle

Worsted weight yarn

Marker

Cast on 80 stitches.  Place marker. Do K1, P1 ribbing for 14 rows.  Then knit until the hat measures 7 inches.

Then to decrease:

Knit 6, Knit 2 together for one round.   Then knit a round.

Knit 5, Knit 2 together for one round.    Then knit a round.

Continue decreasing this way on each round ending with knit 1, knit 2 together and then knitting a round.

Then knit 2 together for 2 rounds.  Using a yarn needle pull the last 5 stitches together and tie off.

                           Easy Half Double Crochet Scarf

Crochet hook Size I

Worsted weight yarn

Chain 18 loosely.  In 2nd chain from hook do 2 half double crochets.  Skip a chain and do 2 half double 

crochets in next chain.  Repeat to end.  Chain 1 and turn.  

Row 2:  Do 2 HDC in space between the HDCs from previous row.  Continue to end.  Chain 1 and turn.

Repeat row 2 until desired length.  

I’ll create a separate page and put a tab under my blog header with the patterns in case you ever want to come back and find them. 

 Until next time.....

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I hope you are finding some time to stitch today.