The Crochet Project is run by Joanne Scrace and Kat Goldin, both designers with a passion for beautiful and wearable designs. Their aim is to design, write and promote beautiful, modern crochet patterns.
With the perfect amount of slouch and an interesting but simple stitch pattern, the Kelpie hat is suitable for adventurous beginners up. Using just 100g of yarn, it is quick to make.
Yarn
100g of double knit-weight yarn
Hooks/tension
4.5mm crochet hook
6mm crochet hook
10cm square: 20 stitches & 12 rows in half treble crochet in back loops (4.5mm)
10cm square: 16 stitches & 16 rows in pattern (6mm)
Size
To fit head: 50 (56, 63) cm
Finished circumference: 48 (53, 61) cm
Includes written instructions
Written in UK crochet terms, but US terms are also given
Related products
Worsted weight, alpaca & highland wool yarn
Hand-dyed by RiverKnits
Mary is also available in 11 mill-dyed colours.
Ada & Betty are also available in the same variegated colours.
Brand: Find Me Knitting
Available in: 100g skeins
Fibres: 50% alpaca, 50% highland wool (corriedale-merino cross)
Yarn weight: heavy DK/worsted; 3/6nm; 14 WPI
Length: 200m per 100g
Construction: plied (3-ply)
Origin: milled in Peru; hand-dyed by RiverKnits in England
Care: hand wash in cool water
DK weight, Devon wool yarn
Brand: John Arbon Textiles
Available in: 100g skeins
Fibres: 50% Exmoor Blueface; 30% Bluefaced Leicester; 20% Wensleydale
Yarn weight: DK weight
Length: 233m per 100g
Construction: plied (3-ply)
Origin: grown, milled and dyed in Devon
Care: hand wash at low temperature with mild detergent
Other patterns from The Crochet Project can be found here: