It is not my hope to offer you patterns, and pattern generators, and video stitch guides merely for you to mimic what I’ve created.
No — my dreams are bigger than that. It is my wish to give you the tools you require to design for yourself . Art of Crochet has a Beanie Pattern Set up for sale. This is the first fully functional mix-and-match pattern set we are releasing. If you love what we are doing — please support our endeavors by purchasing your own copy today.
Here is a peek at what is inside:
Pattern Notes:
(1) The beginning rounds of the hat, which contain all of the increases, are worked in the back loop only without a turn.
(2) The increases are placed in different locations for each round — this creates a near perfect circle. When the increases are stacked up on each other, it creates corners and the result is a polygon with straight edges. In addition, the increases are much more noticeable when they are near each other, yet almost invisible when well interspersed.
 Polygon Increases placed in the same corner in each round. |
 Circle Increases interspersed differently each round. |
And I’ve just learned something about hats. This will be implemented in a hat somewhere, although I’m quite fond of the shape I get in hats where I stack the increases.
Comment by Gayle — January 31, 2007 @ 8:59 pm
Pointing out the difference between stacked increases and interspersed increases is what I consider typical of your designs: attention to even the smallest detail that makes a huge difference in the quality of the finished product. You’re already setting new standards for other crochet designers to aspire to. And the pattern generators? Woohoo!!
Comment by Stephanie — February 2, 2007 @ 9:31 pm
People with inquiring minds want to know!
This is exactly the kind of info that helps those of us who need to know not just the “hows” but the “whys” of the way things work (or don’t work!)
Thanks Josi!
Comment by dj — February 20, 2007 @ 8:53 am
I’ve always known that and figured it was just a hazard of the increase. It’s worth it to buy the pattern just go get that damn polygon out of my hats. As always, your instructions are clear and concise.
Comment by Syrenmuse — February 21, 2007 @ 10:47 pm