Bat to the Bone by Jennifer Borchert

Bat to the Bone

Crochet
August 2020
Aran (8 wpi) ?
8 stitches and 9 rows = 2 inches
5.0 mm (H)
5.5 mm (I)
6.0 mm (J)
6.5 mm (K)
Child ages 7 & up, teen/adult, large adult
US
English
This pattern is available for $4.00 USD
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Crochet a knit look.

This pattern is written in the waistcoat stitch. You will need to know this stitch or learn it. I have added a video tutorial on my Facebook page Jennifer’s Stitched Up.

You will need to carry yarn and color change.
I like Moogly Blog tutorials on YouTube to learn any technique.

This pattern is written with a graph to follow.
The size option can be changed with a hook size but is written for 19 to 22 1/2 inch head size.

Check your gauge. This is important in case you need to make any adjustments before getting to far into the design. The waistcoat stitch and carrying yarn makes a snug hat and I like hats a bit loose. They need some give with the carried yarns and you must pay attention to gauge to achieve this.

You can use any yarn. I made it with worsted yarn similar to I Love This Yarn with the same instructions and achieved the same height and it added an inch to the width. It still fits my 8 year old and myself perfectly.

I wrote this one to decrease up and not be slouchy. This graph can have 5 total skulls or 6. Check your gauge to see how many graph repeats you need to do.

I used 3 different colors for this pattern, you will use less than a skein each color.
Make this in any color!