Red Zinfandel Beanie

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It won’t hurt my feelings!

I don’t know about you, but I really love wine - particularly full-bodied red wines. When I saw the deep, rich purple color of this yarn, I just knew I had to make a wine-inspired crocheted item.

Thus was born the idea for the Red Zinfandel beanie. I wanted to create a hat that looked like a series of grapevines draping around the head. Using front post stitches and clusters, I was able to accomplish the spiral pattern and get exactly the vision I was hoping for.

I also knew that I wanted to design a pattern that would work up quickly, so I chose to use US K (6.5mm) and US J (6mm) hooks, which makes this a perfect project for creating last-minute gifts.

I created an acrylic version as well as a superwash Merino wool version, and both of them looked stunning! Pick up your own favorite worsted yarn and glass of wine to work up this quick beanie for those cool-weather months.

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Materials & Pattern Information

Yarn	Hobby Lobby’s I Love This Yarn, "Purple" 100% acrylic CYC 4 (Worsted) weight, 9 wpi 355 yd/7 oz (325m/200g) per skein (see size chart for quantities needed) Alternative yarns: Wander, Brava Worsted, Lion Brand Wool-Ease, A Chick That Knitz Worsted
Hook	US K/10.5 (6.5mm) or any hook needed to achieve gauge US J/10 (6mm) - optional for tighter ribbing Recommended hooks: Furls Odyssey, Furls Streamline Wood, Clover Amour, Leither Co.
Notions	Yarn needle, stitch marker, scissors
Challenge Level	Intermediate: Confident experience with crochet. Techniques include post stitches, clusters, magic ring, and increasing/decreasing.
Finished Sizes	XS (S, M) (L, XL) 18 (20, 22) (24, 26)" or 46 (51, 56) (61, 66) cm circumference
Gauge	4” (10cm) worked in pattern: 12 sts, 4 rounds
Notes	You will be working in rounds without turning. This means you will always work on the right side. When you see instructions like “4 hdc”, that means to work one hdc into each of the next 4 sts. Stitch counts are only given after increase rounds. If no stitch count is given, the stitch count is the same. To create the spiral effect, you will do the following: Work the first stitch of each new round into the second stitch of the previous round. Work the final hdc or hdc2tog into the joining slip stitch followed by the final front post stitch. Except for Rnd 2, all front post stitches (FPdc, FPcl, V-st) are worked around the next unworked post st. When working the next hdc or hdc2tog after a front post stitch, you will work into the stitch directly behind the front post stitch you just created.

Abbreviations & Stitch Information

BLO	Back loop only
Ch(s)	Chain(s)
Ctr	Center
Dec	Decrease
Ea	Each
Hdc	Half double crochet
Hk	Hook
Inc	Increase
Lp(s)	Loop(s)
Rem	Remaining
RS	Right side
Sc	Single crochet
Sk(d)	Skip(ped)
Sl st	Slip stitch
SM	Stitch marker
St(s)	Stitch(es)
WS	Wrong side
YO	Yarn over
FPdc	Front post double crochet: Yo, insert hk from front to back to front around post of stitch indicated, yo, draw up a lp, yo, draw through 2 lps on hk, yo, draw through last 2 lps, sk st directly behind the FPdc on current row/rnd. (counts as 1 st)
FPcl	Front post cluster: *Yo, insert hk around post of stitch indicated (going through the front and coming from the back), draw up a lp, yo, draw through 2 lps, rep from * twice more (4 lps on hk), yo, draw through all lps on hook. (counts as 1 st)
Hdc inc	Half double crochet increase: Work 2 hdc into the same st (counts as 2 sts)
Hdc2tog	Half double crochet two together: Used to decrease: yo, insert hk into st, yo, draw up a lp, insert hk into next st, yo, draw up a lp (4 lps on hk), yo, draw through all lps on hk. (counts as 1 st)
V-st	V-stitch: FPdc around st, hdc2tog, FPdc around same st

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