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It’s that time of year again – the 2024 Wonderful Hats Crochet Along has arrived!
It is true, you may still be in the sweltering heat of summer, but the cooler days of Fall will be upon us soon enough. That means it’s time to start thinking about working on those Autumn and Winter beanies and hats! And yes, I also know that many of you never stopped thinking about them. 🙂
This is the fifth year for the Wonderful Hats Crochet along and it is always a wonderful event. If you would like to check out a couple of the past events, you can! All of the patterns remain available here on Rich Textures Crochet and on my YouTube channel (under the Wonderful Hats Crochet Along Playlist): The 2023 Wonderful Hats Crochet Along and The 2022 Wonderful Hats Crochet Along.
The event this year:
This year the crochet along will run for four weeks during the month of August. During this time, one hat pattern AND one coordinating accessory pattern will be published here on Rich Textures Crochet and on YouTube each week. All of the crochet patterns will be free to follow here with an option for a paid PDF through my Etsy and Ravelry shops.
If you wish, as you work, you may share your progress on social media (IG, Threads, BlueSky, TikTok, etc.) and in the Rich Textures Crochet Community on Facebook. Be sure to use the hashtag #WonderfulHatsCAL to help make them easier to find!
How the Crochet Along Works:
Beginning August 7th, I will release one new crochet beanie pattern each week on Wednesday for four weeks. But there’s more! on Fridays I will release a matching scarf or pair of mittens pattern! All you have to do is keep checking back here on richtexturescrochet.com for the new pattern, make the pattern and then share your accomplishment with others!
Beginning August 7th:
The patterns will be published here on Rich Textures Crochet as follows:
Wednesday, August 7th: The Sweetheart Beanie
Friday, August 9th: The Sweetheart Scarf
Wednesday, August 14th: The Jayden Beanie
Friday, August 16th: The Jayden Scarf
Wednesday, August 21st: The Taylor Beanie
Friday, August 23rd: The Taylor Mittens
Wednesday, August 28th: The Drew Beanie
Friday, August 30th: The Drew Mittens
In order that you do not miss a pattern I recommend that you sign up for my email newsletter – I will send out a new email as new patterns and stitch tutorials are published! Sign up below (PLEASE NOTE: If you have signed up for a crochet along or for my email newsletter in the past, there is no need to fill out this form! THIS FORM WILL GIVE YOU ACCESS TO ALL OF MY NEW CROCHET PATTERN AND STITCH TUTORIAL UPDATES):
You will also want to connect on social media! You can find my connection buttons at the top of this page. In order to share your own photos and see other’s finished hats, I invite you to join the Rich Textures Crochet Community group on Facebook. Be sure to answer the membership questions (they’re easy and just to make sure you are a human being!). It’s a lot of fun and you’re bound to meet a few new friends!
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When posting on social, be sure to use the hashtag #wonderfulhatscal and tag RichTexturesCrochet so that I can admire your work!
ALSO each week I will be posting full video tutorials on my YouTube Channel! These tutorials will help to demonstrate the stitches and may answer any questions that you have. I invite you to subscribe to my channel (HERE) and be sure to hit the notification bell so that you are notified each time a new pattern is posted.
The Patterns:
The five crochet patterns will be released one a week here on my blog for free. And THEY WILL ALWAYS BE FREE here, even after the crochet along has ended. So if you are unable to complete one of the hats during the month, no worries! Everyone can work at the own pace and share later. I’m still enjoying seeing your hats from previous years in the Rich Textures Crochet Community!
Each hat pattern can be worked using a worsted/medium weight yarn. In the tutorials I will be using the Wool Ease by Lion Brand. It is an acrylic/wool blended yarn that is soft and wonderful for working winter accessories. If you would like to substitute this yarn for another you may do so! If you are looking for a 100% acrylic option, I recommend the Lion Brand Heartland yarn. It is sold and comes in a variety of earth and jewel tones. I will post the exact yarn and colour that I’ve used for each hat and scarf/pair of mittens below.
With the yarn, I am working with a 5 mm crochet hook. In the video tutorials (each hat pattern will feature a full video tutorial!), I will be using a Birchwood Crochet Hook by Rowan Yarns.
The hats range in difficulty from easy to intermediate. Don’t be afraid to try the more challenging ones! There will be lots of support along the way in the community group and through the free video tutorial.
Materials for each Hat and Scarf/Cowl:
Wednesday, August 7th: The Sweetheart Beanie: Wool-Ease® by Lion Brand® Yarn (80% acrylic; 20% wool; 197 yds/180 m; 3oz/85 g; (4) Medium/worsted weight): 1 ball of Tawny Port.
Friday, August 9th: The Sweetheart Scarf: Two balls in the colour Fisherman.
Wednesday, August 14th: The Jayden Beanie: 1.5 balls of Fisherman
Friday, August 16th: The Jayden Scarf: 3 Balls of Fisherman
Wednesday, August 21st: The Taylor Beanie: 1 ball of Fisherman
Friday, August 23rd: The Taylor Mittens: 1.5-2 balls of Fisherman
Wednesday, August 28th: The Drew Beanie: 2 balls of Forest Green Heather
Friday, August 30th: The Drew Mittens: 1.5-2 balls of Fisherman
Pro Tips!
A couple things to be aware of with these hats:
- All the hats are all worked from the bottom up! This is my favourite way to work a hat as it creates a nice shape that holds well.
- All of the hat brims are worked the exact same way! If you are someone who likes to work ahead, once you are finished the first hat you can work your brims for the next four!
- Each Hat looks great with a pompom or without! Customize it to give a unique, personalized look!
- I love to use slip stitches when working my brims. You may wish to change the slip stitches to single crochet or half double crochet – This will be explained again when the patterns are revealed!
Hat Sizing!
Each of the hats are sized to fit an adult with a 20-22 inch circumference. That being said, for each pattern I will include the multiples of the first round so that you may adjust the size of your beanie (I will also provide the multiples for the scarves!). All of the mittens all also available in adult sizes.
Please note: Everyone crochets with a different tension and things like the yarn and even hook brand can affect the overall size of your beanie (even if you are using a #4 medium worsted weight yarn and 5mm hook). For this reason, I will also include in the pattern the gauge. The gauge will tell you how many stitches and rows of those stitches I get when I work the pattern. If you do not get the same number of stitches, your hat may be larger or smaller. Sometimes it is only a quick fix! If you are getting fewer stitches in a 4 inch square than I am, all you may need to do is grab a smaller hook. And vice versa. If this is still not working, you may use the stitch multiples in each pattern to adjust.
And that’s it for now!
I’m excited! And I hope you are also! I look forward to seeing you on August 7th! Don’t forget to subscribe!
See you soon!
Sarah
Oooh, I’m so excited! I’m bad and rarely check my emails, so was delighted to see this one <3 hahaha, Sarah, you are the ONLY email out of 6,283 that was opened! I will have to set myself a reminder on my calendar for these videos 🙂 And, I'm getting my brims set up WAY ahead of time! That is the most time consuming and I'll really enjoy watching the video and getting it done then <3