While I am generally thrilled with this yarn, a few thing warrant a mention. I would not recommend this yarn for small children, or hats for bald people, unless you plan on lining your project. The reflective strand is just a bit scratchy. Secondly, the skeins I have worked with so far, about six of them, have been very difficult to pull from the center. I have had to pull quite a chunk from the center to find the start. One skein in particular was so difficult to get to I ended up unwinding the entire skein to get it untangled. Lastly, and probably most discouraging, is that I have found at least one section of yarn on each skein where there was a knot attaching the yarn together, and a few spots the yarn was a bit "puffy" ar freyed looking. I have been fortunate so far that it has worked into the back of my project. However, I have heard nothing but good about Red Heart's customer service and feel if I contact them with concerns they'll make it right.
The pros far out weigh the cons as far as I am concerned. I will keep purchasing and keep using it!
Starry Night Beanie
Materials:
Red Heart Reflective
1 Skein Black
1/2 Skein Grey
J hook
Tapestry needle for working in ends
Gauge:
6 DC = 2 in.
4 rows = 2 in.
DC - Double Crochet
SC - Single Crochet
Join - (Join the end of each round by slip stitching into the top of the first Double Crochet
Work rows as follows: Start with black for first three rows. Switch to grey on Row 4 and Row 5, back to black for four rows and back to grey for Row 10 and Row 11, then back to black for the remainder of the hat.
Start with Magic Ring, Chain 2
Row 1: 9 DC in Magic Ring, join. Chain 2
Row 2: 2 DC in each stitch and join. Chain 2.
Row 3: 2 DC in first stitch 1 DC in next stitch, Repeat until you have come back around and join at the top of your first DC. Chain 2.
Row 4: 2 DC in first stitch 1 DC in next 2 stitches, Repeat until you have come back around and join at the top of your first DC. Chain 2.
Row 5: 2 DC in first stitch 1 DC in next 3 stitches, Repeat until you have come back around and join at the top of your first DC. Chain 2.
Row 6: 2 DC in first stitch 1 DC in next 4 stitches, Repeat until you have come back around and join at the top of your first DC. Chain 2.
Row 7: 2 DC in first stitch 1 DC in next 8 stitches, Repeat until you have come back around and join at the top of your first DC. Chain 2.
Row 8- 15: DC in each stitch around, joining and chaining 2 after each round.
Row 16: SC in each stitch around, join and tie off.
Use a tapestry needle to weave end threads into the hat.
For a slouchier hat, The length of this hat can be adjusted by adding additional rows before you add the row of SC.
