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Mountain Berry Beanie

by Beatrice Ryan Designs

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Materials

Extra Bulky Yarn ~ 99 Yards (Lion Brand Woolease Thick & Quick in Flamingo pictured above)

Hook ~ N

Stitches

• Ch ~ Chain
• Sl St ~ Slip Stitch
• HDC ~ Half Double Crochet
• DC ~ Double Crochet
• Rev Sc ~ Reverse Single Crochet
• Dec Hdc ~ Decrease Half Double Crochet : (yarn over, insert hook into next stitch, yarn over, pull up a loop) 2 times, yarn over, pull through all 5 loops on hook.

Instructions

*You will be working in the round for this project

Ch 3

1: HDC in 3rd Ch from hook,  7 Hdc in the same Ch space. Join with Sl St to beginning. = 8 Hdc

2: Ch 2(Counts as beginning Hdc now and throughout), Hdc in same stitch,  2 Hdc in each St around. Join to beginning with Sl St. = 16 Hdc

3: Ch 2, Hdc in same St, Hdc in next St, *2 Hdc in next St, Hdc in next St*, Repeat * * Around. Join with Sl St to beginning. = 24 Hdc

4: Ch 2, Hdc in Same St, Hdc in next 2 Sts, *2 Hdc in next St, Hdc in next 2 Sts*, Repeat * * around, Join with Sl St to beginning. = 32 Hdc

5: Ch 2, Hdc in Same St, Hdc in next 3 Sts, *2 Hdc in next St, Hdc in next 3 Sts*, Repeat * * around, Join with Sl St to beginning. = 40 Hdc

6: Ch 2, Hdc in each St around. Join with Sl St to beginning. = 40 Hdc

7: Ch 2, Hdc in Same St, Hdc in next 4 Sts, *2 Hdc in next St, Hdc in next 4 Sts*, Repeat * * around, Join with Sl St to beginning. = 48 Hdc

8: Ch 2, Hdc in each St around. Join with Sl St to beginning. = 48 Hdc

9: Repeat Row 8

10: Ch 2, *Hdc in next 20 Sts, Dec Hdc,* Repeat * * one time, Hdc in last 3 Sts. Join with Sl St to beginning. = 46 Hdc

11: *Working in Back Loops for this row only* Ch 1, Hdc in each St around. = 46 Hdc in back loops

12: Ch 3(Counts as beginning Dc), Dc in Previous St (working in the stitch to the right, this will now form an X St),* Skip next unworked St, Dc in next St, Dc in Previous Skipped St(forms X)*. Repeat * * Around. Join to begging Dc. 23 X Sts

13: Ch 1, Rev Sc in each St Around. Join to beginning with Sl St. = 46 Rev Sc

Finish off and weave in the ends.

Enjoy!!

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