Red Spikes Beanie

Important notice: I have posted a new and simplified version of this hat, click here to see the update.

Merry Christmas everyone! I hope you had an amazing Christmas this year with your loved ones. After I finished all my Christmas projects, I had so much left over red yarn, among them is this skein of chunky Bonbon yarn. And what's better than a beanie. So here it is, it only took me a day to design and finish it. I hope enjoy making it as much as I did.

Materials

Yarn: Bonbon  Kalin (1 Skein) 100g / 130 mt 100% Acrylic in color 98237.
Hook: 7 mm.
Size : approx. 58.5 cm / 23 inch circumference  and 21.5 cm / 8.5 inch in height (woman adult size).

Spike Tutorial:

3 loops Spike

Skip the next st, yo, insert hook in the st marked 1 (one round below one st to the right), yo, pull a loop, insert hook in the st marked 2 ( two rounds below under the skipped st), yo, pull a loop, insert the hook in the st marked 3 (one round below and one st to the left), yo, pull a loop, yo, pull through all six loops. ch 1 to close the spike st.

Five Loops Spike

Skip the next st, yo, insert hook in the st marked 1 (one round below two st to the right), yo, pull a loop, insert hook in the st marked 2 ( two rounds below one st to the right), yo, pull a loop, insert the hook in the st marked 3 (three rounds below under the skipped st), yo, pull a loop, insert the hook into the st marked 4 (two rounds below and one st to the left), yo, pull a loop, insert the hook in the st marked 5 (one round below two sts to the left), yo, pull a loop, yo, pull through all six loops. ch 1 to close the spike st.

Important note: ignore the st marked below when you are working the next round in both spikes. 

Pattern:

Make a magic ring, then work as follows:

Round 1: ch 1, sc 6,into the magic ring, sl st into the first sc. (6 sts)

Round 2: ch 1 (doesn't count as a st), sc 2 into each st, sl st into the first st. (12 sts)

Round 3: ch 1, ( sc in st, sc 2 in st) repeat to the end, sl st into the first st. (18 sts)

Round 4: ch 1, ( sc in st twice, sc 2 in st) repeat to the end, sl st into the first st. (24 sts)

Round 5: ch 1, ( sc in st, sc into the next st, skip next st, make 3 loops spike st, sc in st) repeat to the end, sl st into the first st. (30 sts)

Round 6: ch 1, (2 sc into the next st, 1 sc into the next 4 sts) repeat to the end, sl st into the 1st chain. (36 sts)

Round 7: ch 1, (2 sc into the next st, 1 sc into the next 5 sts) repeat to the end, sl st into the 1st chain. (42 sts)

Round 8: ch 1, (2 sc into the next st, 1 sc into the next 6 sts) repeat to the end, sl st into the 1st chain. (48 sts)

Round 9: ch 1, ( 2 sc into the next st, 1 sc into the next 3 st, skip one st, make 5 loops spike st, 1 sc into the next 3 st) repeat to the end, sl st into the 1st ch. (54 sts)

Round 10: ch 1, (2 sc into the next st, 1 sc into the next 8 sts) repeat to the end, sl st into the 1st chain. (60 sts)

Round 11: ch 1, (2 sc into the next st, 1 sc into the next 9 sts) repeat to the end, sl st into the 1st chain. (66 sts)
Round 12: ch 1, sc into every st to the end. (66 sts)
Round 13: ch 1, (sc in the next 2 sts, skip the next st, make 5 loops spike, 1 sc into the next 10 sts) repeat 4 more times, skip the next st, make 5 loops spike, 1 sc into the next 8 sts, sl st into the 1st chain.
Round 14, 15 and 16: repeat round 12.
Round 17: ch 1, sc into the next 8 sts, ( skip the next st, make a 5 loops spike, sc into the next 10 sts) repeat 4 more times, skip the next st, make 5 loops spike, sc into the last 2 sts, sl st into the 1st ch of the round.
Round 18, 19 and 20: repeat round 12.
Round 21: repeat round 13.
Round 22, 23 and 24: repeat round 12.
Round 25: repeat round 17.
Round 26, 27 and 28: repeat round 12.
Round 29: repeat round 13.
Round 30: repeat round 12.
Round 31: ch 1, make crab (reverse single crochet) st in every st. sl st into the 1st ch. cut off the yarn and weave in the loose end.

If you have any questions or notes leave me a comment below.

Happy Crocheting!