Comments on: How to Crochet a Beanie Using Double Crochet Stitches

By: Rachel Choi

Rachel Choi — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 21:31:16 +0000

Hi Kooki, here's a post that will explain gauge: What the Heck is a Gauge?

By: Kooki

Kooki — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 20:47:13 +0000

Hey! What do u mean by gauge? Cause my hook is 4mm and its suitable for the yarn im using but its waaay too small. Help plz

By: Rachel Choi

Rachel Choi — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 16:51:52 +0000

Hi Claudia, you aren’t suppose to skip any stitches if you’re doing dc in each dc around. The number of stitches you make should be the same as the number of stitches on the previous round.

By: claudia

claudia — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 23:57:57 +0000

Hi, I’m a beginner and came to the spot in a slouchy hat that says dc in each dc around.
After doing one dc, how many stitches do i skip to get to next dc? ( I had to tear a row out b/c I was doing a dc in each stitch which made it wavy-I can’t seem to see where each dc starts and ends). thx

By: Rachel Choi

Rachel Choi — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 18:00:21 +0000

Hi RossAnne, if the number of stitches is the same for each round it shouldn’t get bigger on each round. I think it’s the way you’re looking at it that makes it appear to get bigger and bigger. The circumference (distance around the hat) will stay the same. You may be looking at the diameter and laying your hat flat so it appears to curve out, which it is suppose to do. If you are worried about the hat turning out to be the correct size, make sure you checked your gauge.

By: RossAnne

RossAnne — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 22:48:35 +0000

Help! I have tried and tried to figure out what I’m doing wrong…my beanie just keeps getting bigger and bigger even though I don’t add any stitches! I get it to the measurement I want on row 6 and it grows by almost an inch every time without increase stitches…ugh. I’ve taken it out so many times I want it scream! Any help would be greatly appreciated!

By: Rachel Choi

Rachel Choi — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 13:50:30 +0000

Hi Ali, this hat is crocheted with a really tight tension, which makes it not scrunch up when there are so many stitches on each round. Try to double check your gauge to ensure you’re crocheting with the correct tension.

By: Ali

Ali — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 06:20:02 +0000

Hey guys! So I’m fairly new at this and the crochet jargon is hard for me to understand. But after a while I if ally got the hang of it, and started the hat but I noticed that when I do “1 double crochet, then 2, then 1.. ” it makes the hat all scrunchy and weird. What am I doing wrong?

By: Rachel

Rachel — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:54:57 +0000

Hi Kristen, try double checking your gauge. The gauge for this hat is pretty tight, so you might be crocheting too loosely.

By: Kristen

Kristen — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:32:00 +0000

Hi! I have gotten through the 15 rounds and my hat is monstrously large! I’ve rechecked my initial 6 rows of work but can’t find any problems. What could I have done wrong?