How to crochet a fun beanie that doubles as a wig, or with the added eyes, makes for a cozy, Monsterous beanie.

This hat starts with a basic double crochet beanie, then the curls are worked evenly along the beanie for two rounds (skipping a row in between here up through 5 rounds of curls), then evenly work two rounds of curls leaving the center most 6 curls unworked for eyes, then work one more round of curls as before, and then begin working curls evenly without skipping a row in between to the end. Fill top as necessary.

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Materials:

• About 600 Yards of Worsted Weight Yarn - I used Hobby Lobby’s I Love This Yarn in Black (half a skein), White, Royal Blue (one skein), and Red
• I9/5.5mm Crochet Hook
• Soft Tape Measure (Gauge is Essential)
• Tapestry Needle for Weaving in Ends
• Sewing Pins to Help with Eyes

Material Notes:
If you’ll be creating and donating your beanie for cancer patients, I’ve learned from my friend Krissy’s Over the Mountain Crochet that the best yarn for a sensitive head is going to be a bamboo blend, like Berroco Modern Cotton or Lion Brand Coboo (which are also perfect for warmer weather beanies). Some can tolerate 100% acrylic or wool, but not all can. With this said, I recommend looking up the requirements from the organization. Some say not to use wool yarn, not to use Red Heart Super Saver, request the hat/s to be washed prior to donating, etc. Each has it’s own guidelines so you’ll want to check with the organization first.

As a cold weather beanie, animal fibers are better for keeping warm against the wind, and while alpaca works great, my go-to is always a 100% superwash merino wool, like WeCrochet Swish Yarn, or a wool and acrylic blend, like Lion Brand Wool Ease and Berroco Vintage. All of these that I’ve mentioned hold up well to wear and tear and machine washing and drying. Acrylic yarns do okay in cool weather as long as it’s not that windy, otherwise, the wind goes right through them.

Time Spent:
This beanie took quite a long time - just over 6 hours. I found that the curls take about 2 minutes each.

Measurements:
Teen/Adult Small - has a crown of 6.25” in diameter, a circumference of nearly 19.75” to fit a head size of 20-22”, and is 8.5” in length measured from the top of the beanie to the bottom final edge of the beanie (part of the instructions), not including the curls that hang down a little or earflaps on the sides.

Gauge (Essential):
14 DC by 8 Rows = 4”

Measured in Pattern at crown diameter checkpoint.

Abbreviations (US Terms):

• DC - Double Crochet
• SC - Single Crochet
• HDC - Half Double Crochet
• HDC2tog - Half Double Crochet Two Together to Decrease
• FPSC - Front Post Single Crochet

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