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Welcome to the final installment of the 2021 Fall Blog Hop. I have had so much fun getting to meet new talented crocheters this fall season and I hope to do it again next year! This week’s guest is Siobhan Boothe of Yarn Over Floyd. Siobhan is one of my favorite makers on social media. She’s so creative and a lovely person to work with. She was nice enough to provide her Sierra Beanie Pattern for free and you can find the pattern below!
It’s been so amazing to work alongside some wonderful, creative people for this blog hop and I cannot wait to host another. Learning about other makers and their businesses has been so rewarding. There are so many amazing creatives out there and working with them has been not only a great learning experience but a creative inspiration as well.
Now, to the final installment of the series! I’ve actually had the chance to work with Siobhan before when she helped me test a pattern. Since then, I’ve kept a close eye on her social media watching her lovely crochet hooks and hand-dyed yarns. She is an amazing creative talent and I absolutely love her work. I was so excited to have the opportunity to work with her again for this blog hop. I got to learn even more about her business and you can check out her lovely work and more below!
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When did you get started crocheting? What inspired or made you want to learn?
I started crocheting in 2011 when I was essentially unemployed for the year. I’ve always been crafty and came from a crafty family, so I had roots in the fiber arts, but picked up the skills from YouTube, tutorials, & books. My grandmother had tried to teach me as a kid but neither of us had the patience, I felt I owed it to her to learn.
What do you focus on now / what is your specialty? Tell us more about your website or shop.
Focus is a tricky word – I mostly like to think of myself as a natural yarn dyer. I use materials from my garden (flowers, nut hulls, weeds, food scraps) & traditional natural dye materials to dye yarn and sell that on my website & at local yarn shops.
I have spent the last 4 years pattern testing which has expanded my crochet skills and led me to start designing most recently. My most successful patterns have been socks, but I’m starting to work on other accessories and will likely move into garments in the future.
What is your favorite thing about the craft? Do you have a favorite stitch or technique?
The lemon peel has been my favorite stitch pattern for a long time, but I’ve recently started enjoying tunisian more and more.
Where can we find your work?
Most of my work can be found on Instagram & my website. My yarns are mostly found at the local shops around my area.
- Patterns: https://www.yarnoverfloyd.com/patterns
- Yarn: https://www.yarnoverfloyd.com/yarns
- Ravelry: https://www.ravelry.com/designers/yarn-over-floyd
- Local Shops that carry Yarn Over Floyd yarn:
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Sierra Beanie Pattern
Now, to an amazing pattern! Meet the Sierra Beanie from Yarn Over Floyd. This beanie is perfect as we transition between fall and winter. It has a beautiful texture and is sure to keep you warm as the weather gets chillier.
Materials
- Yarn: Yarn Over Floyd Superwash Merino Worsted, 218 yds, 100 g / hank
- 110 yards | 50g of MC – Sample MC is Hokie Hi
- 44 yards |20g of CC – Sample CC is Cascade Superwash 220 in color # 1923 ‘Red Wine Heather’
- Hooks:
- 5.00 mm (US I) Satin Brass Handled Yarn Over Floyd Machined Hook
- 4.00 mm (US G) Satin Brass Handled Yarn Over Floyd Machined Hook
- Misc.:
- Hair-tie (optional)
- Pom-pom (optional)
- Stitch Marker,
- Tapestry Needle
- Tape Measure
- Scissors
Dimensions & Measurements
- This pattern is made in an adult size for 18-20” circumference, it can be made larger by adding additional increased rows or starting with more stitches at Round 1 or 4. Keep an even number as the puff and star rows are done in multiples of 2.
- To make this pattern smaller, simply remove the decreases in Rounds 9 & 10 for a child’s size hat.
Abbreviations
- yo – yarn over
- MC – main color
- slst – slip stitch
- ch(s) – chain
- st (s) – stitch
- sc – single crochet
- rpt – repeat
- RS – right side
- hdc – half double crochet
- WS – wrong side
- dc – double crochet
- CC – contrast color
- blo – back loop only
Gauge
9 sts x 7 rows of sc in the blo with 4.00 mm hook in 2” square. Use a hook 1 full mm larger than what you meet gauge with to make the body of your hat.
Special Stitches
- Hdc in the third loop: half double crochet in the third loop also known as the camel stitch video tutorial can be found here.
- Puff Stitch:
- *yo, insert your hook in the st, yo, draw up a loop* rpt 4 times, (there will be 9 sts on your hook now) yo, pull through 8 loops, yo, pull through 2 loops.
- Star Stitch: (completed over two rows) also known as the 5 point Marguerite Stitch and a video tutorial can be found here.
- Row 1: (RS) with a loop on the hook, insert your hook in the 1st ch from the hook and pull up a loop. Then do the same in the 2nd ch, then in the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd sts of the row. Yarn over and pull through all 6 loops.
Row 2: (WS) Place 2 hdc in each eyelet that the star from Row 1 created.
Notes
- This pattern is written in US terms and Imperial measurements.
- The hat is constructed from the top down, there are instructions to create the hat off of a hair-tie so that there will be a hole for a ponytail, as well as instructions for a closed top beanie for traditional look
- The ch does not count as a stitch unless otherwise noted.
- When turning from the WS to the RS you will skip the first st, and place a st at the base of the ch1 at the end of the Round to help keep your seam straight
- When pattern calls to work in rounds, work the round as instructed.
- You do not turn after every round, only turn when the pattern instructs you to do so.
Start:
in MC with larger hook
To make the hat with with a hole for a ponytail, skip to Round 4 and follow the note.
Magic loop, or Ch2, Round 1: (RS) sc5 into the first ch or magic loop, slst into the first st, do not turn. (5)
Round 2: (RS) ch1, 2hdc into each sc, slst into the first st, do not turn. (10)
Round 3: (RS) ch1, *sc, 2sc* around, slst into the first st, do not turn (15)
Round 4: (RS) ch1, 2hdc in each st around, do not turn (30) (see photo, left)
- To make a ponytail hat, sc 30 st onto the hair tie (see photo, right) if you don’t have a hair tie to make the first row with, ch31, sc into the back bump and slst to make a circle, being sure not to twist your chain.
Round 5: (RS) ch1, *hdc in the next 5 sts, 2hdc* rpt * to * around, slst into the first st, do not turn. (35)
Round 6: (RS) ch1, *hdc in the next 6 sts, 2hdc* rpt * to * around, slst into the first st, do not turn. (40)
Round 7: (RS) ch1, *hdc in the third loop of the next 7 sts, 2hdc in the third loop* rpt * to * around, slst into the first st, turn. (45)
Round 8: (WS) ch2, skip the first st, [*puff, dc* 8 times, place puff & dc in the 9th st] rpt [ to ] 5 times, slst into the 2nd ch, turn. (25 puffs, 25 dc)
Round 9: (RS) ch1, skip the first st, *hdc in the next 9 sts, 2hdc* rpt * to * around, placing the last st in the base of the ch1, slst into the first st, do not turn. (55)
Round 10: (RS) ch1, *hdc in the third loop of the next 10 sts, 2hdc in the third loop* rpt * to * around, do not turn. (60)
Round 11: (RS) ch3, pull up a loop in each of the next 5 spaces including the 2 chs you just made, yo, pull through all 6 loops on your hook. Continue with star stitch as described in “Special Stitches” around, place 1 hdc in the same space as the last loop of the last star stitch, slst into the third ch (first star) to complete the row, turn. (29 star sts, 1 hdc)
Round 12: (WS) ch2, hdc into the last hdc on Round 11, hdc2 in each eyelet of the last round to complete the star, continue around, hdc into the top of the last star, slst into the first st, turn. (60)Round 13: (RS) ch1, skip the first st, hdc into each st around placing the last st at the base of the ch1, slst into the first st, do not turn. (60)
Round 14: (RS) ch1, hdc into the third loop of each stitch around, slst into the first st, turn. (60)
Round 15: (WS) ch2, skip the first st, *puff, dc*, rpt 30 times, slst into the 2nd ch, turn. (30 dc, 30 puffs)
Round 16: (RS) ch1, skip the first st, hdc in each st around, placing the last st at the base of the ch1, slst into the ch1, do not turn (60)
Round 17: (RS) ch1, hdc into the third loop of each hdc from the round before around, slst into the first st, turn. (55)
Round 18-23: rpt rounds 11-16Round 24: (RS) ch1, sc in the each third loop of the hdcs from the round before, slst into the first st, finish off with MC if changing color for band. (55)
Banding
Use CC and smaller hook.
Ch9
Row 1: sc in the second ch from the hook and each ch across, slst into two sts of Round 24, ch1, turn. (8sc, 2slst).
Row 2: sc7 in blo, sc in both loops of the last st, ch1, turn. (8)
Row 3: sc in both loops of the first st, sc7 in the back loop, slst in 2 sts of Round 24 of the hat, ch1, turn. (8sc, 2 slst)
Rows 4-60: rpt Rows 2 & 3, slst or mattress stitch your band closed, fasten off, and weave in your ends.
That finishes up the Sierra Beanie! I had so much fun getting to work with Siobhan for this blog hop. Make sure you check out more of her work below.
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