Sock Tex

I had the best time rummaging in my sock (yarn) drawer, picking out candidates for the Sock Tex beanie. A wild variegated? Yes! A delicious merino? Double yes!! A long-striping yarn for the slouchy? Sure! For the contrast-stripes options, how about a variegated main color with harmonious color stripes for a subtle effect? How about a solid main color to better show off highly contrasting stripes? Yes to both! Sock Tex is the baby brother of my Tex beanie pattern, which uses worsted/aran yarn. It's crocheted from the top down in half-double crochet and half-double crochet through the third loop for the stripes. Made in sock or fingering yarn, Sock Tex is a lightweight, wear-everywhere hat. You can also make the stripes in contrasting LOSY – left-over sock yarn -- for a one-of-a-kind creation. The pattern includes a classic head-hugging beanie and a trendy slouchy hat. SIZES Extra Small (Small, Medium, Large, Extra Large) To fit head circumferences of 20 (21, 22, 23, 24) in/51 (53,56, 58, 61) cm **YARN** Sock or Fingering Weight (#1 Super Fine) *NOTES* *The hat is made with spiral construction, so self-striping yarns will work well.* *Yarn amounts include a 10% buffer.* *Sock yarns that create Fair Isle-like patterns may not work with a crocheted hat because sock yarns are designed to fit around a foot, which is narrower than a head. So you might get half of the pattern on one side of the hat and half the pattern on the other side. Just something to think about. Self-striping yarns are usually good, though they may pool into different halves like self-patterning yarns.* One-color Beanie • Approx 197 (208, 219, 230, 241) yd/ 180 (190, 200, 210, 220) m One-color Slouchy • Approx 248 (261, 275, 289, 301) yd/ 226 (239, 251, 264, 275) m LOSY (Left-Over Sock Yarn) Beanie Main color yarn – MC • Approx 114 (121, 127, 133, 140) yd/ 104 (111, 116, 122, 128) m Contrasting color leftover sock yarn – CC • Approx 25 yd/23 m per stripe