On Fire Slouch Beanie - Free Pattern & Yarn Baby LLC Yarn Review!

MNE Crafts got to have a great time with some fantastic new material from Yarn Baby. This unique color, named Hot Lava for hits fiery reds, light and dark greys and beautiful pattern, is hand dyed onto a beautiful and naturally stretchy 100% superwash merino. I have to give some serious props to Shannon, the talented owner at Yarn Baby, because, as I was working the pattern inspired by her yarn I noticed that the slight changes in color worked perfectly to create a slight spiral in the hat.

Amazing right? I was thrilled. I think it really adds something unique to the hat!

Shannon has TONS of incredible colors and materials at her website. Some others that I'd like to try are:

The Bucket

Sky

At some point, I know these two brilliant colors will inspire some fantastic designs that I can share with you all... but until then I'll continue to work with Shannon on a completely custom color that I absolutely cannot wait to get my hands on!!!

For now, though... just enjoy this fantastic free pattern :)

Hook: H
Material: Yarn Baby SW Merino USA – DK – Hot Lava

Gauge: 2 rows & 4 st = 1”; 10” wide X 9.5” long

Special stitches:

-          Secure Stitch – sc2tog working in previously worked st and 1 new stitch (with the 1^st secure stitch, you will work in 2 new stitches and with the last secure stitch you will work in the last worked st AND the first worked st to create the last secure stitch)

Round 1) Using magic circle, ch 2, 12 dc in circle, pull tight, join to first dc with sl st – 12 dc

Round 2) Ch 2, dc in back loop of 1^st st, dc in front loop of 1^st st, *dc in back loop of next st, dc in front loop of same st* around, join to first dc with sl st – 24 dc

Round 3) Ch 2, dc in back loop of 1^st st, dc in front loop of next st, dc in front loop of same st, *dc in front loop of next st, dc in back loop of next st, dc in front loop of same st, dc in back loop of next st, dc in front loop of next st, dc in back loop of same st* around, join to first dc with sl st – 36 dc

Round 4) Ch 2, dc in front loop of 1^st st, dc in back loop of next st, dc in front loop of next st, dc in back loop of same st, *dc in front loop of next st, dc in back loop of next st, dc in front loop of next st, dc in back loop of same st* around, join to first dc with sl st – 48 dc

Round 5) Ch 2, dc in back loop of 1^st st, dc in front loop of next st, dc in back loop of next st, dc in front loop of next st, dc in back loop of same st, *dc in front loop of next st, dc in back loop of next st, dc in front loop of next st, dc in back loop of next st, dc in front loop of next st, dc in back loop of next st, dc in front loop of next st, dc in back loop of next st, dc in front loop of next st, dc in back loop of same st* around, join to first dc with sl st – 60 dc

Round 6) Ch 2, dc in front loop of 1^st st, dc in back loop of next st, dc in front loop of next st, dc in back loop of next st, dc in front loop of next st, dc in back loop of same st, *dc in front loop of next st, dc in back loop of next st, dc in front loop of next st, dc in back loop of next st, dc in front loop of next st, dc in back loop of same st* around, join to first dc with sl st – 72 dc

Round 7) Ch 2, dc in back loop of 1^st st, dc in front loop of next st, dc in back loop of next st, dc in front loop of next st, dc in back loop of next st, dc in front loop of next st, dc in back loop of same st, *dc in front loop of next st, dc in back loop of next st, dc in front loop of next st, dc in back loop of next st, dc in front loop of next st, dc in back loop of next st, dc in front loop of same st, dc in back loop of next st, dc in front loop of next st, dc in back loop of next st, dc in front loop of next st, dc in back loop of next st, dc in front loop of next st, dc in back loop of same st* around, join to first dc with sl st – 84 dc

Round 8) Ch 2, dc in front loop of 1^st st, dc in back loop of next st, *dc in front loop of next st, dc in back loop of next st* around, join to first dc with sl st – 84 dc

Round 9) Ch 2, dc in back loop of 1^st st, dc in front loop of next st, *dc in back loop of next st, dc in front loop of next st* around, join to first dc with sl st 84 dc

Round 10 - 17) Repeat rounds 8 & 9

Round 18) Ch 1, sc in every st around (back loops only), join to first sc with sl st – 84 sc

Band:

***When making the secure st, make sure you are working in the back loops only***

Row 1) Ch 1, secure st, ch 7, sl st in 2^nd ch from hook and down – 6 sl st

Row 2 - 81) Secure st, turn, sl st up chain in back loops only, ch 1 at top, sl st back down chain in back loops only – 6 sl

Row 82) Secure st in last worked st and 1^st worked st, turn, sl st up ch in back loops only, ch 1, turn, sl st in back loops of row 82 and in loops of original chain from row 1 all the way down, join at the bottom and tie off.