Jiffy-Swirl Beanie is an homage to the masterful designs and patterns of Lyudmila Hefny. Her “Foliage” hat has been chosen for the Summer ’22 Skill Builder HAL for the Hats for Sailors Ravelry group. I have designed “Jiffy-Swirl” as an introduction to Lyuda’s marvelous methods, in hope of getting more crocheters (knitters too!) comfortable with her beautiful and intricate designs.

• Hat is worked side to side in narrow wedges of short rows
• Seamed with slip stitch crochet
• Crown is sewn closed with long tail after seaming
• Ribbed hatband is built in and can be easily widened for turn-up
• Can be easily adapted to “any” weight yarn or hat size
• I think DK to Aran are the best weights to choose amongst, and a smooth textured yarn with good stitch definition will best show off the stitch pattern.
• Resulting fabric is very stretchy so sizing is forgiving

The pattern is both written and charted, with some picture tutorials and a link to one of Lyuda’s excellent video tutorials on YouTube. I have tested using the pattern with Knit Companion (free version), and the row highlighter and stitch marker work properly.

Please check out Lyuda’s beautiful designs as soon as possible. I have tried to emulate her style in designing and writing this pattern as a teaching tool, using only the most basic of her methods. There is a lot more to learn, and you won’t find a better teacher than Lyuda!

All proceeds from the sale of this pattern will go directly to relief organizations such as Doctors Without Borders and World Central Kitchen, which are aiding refugees from Ukraine, Lyuda’s home country.

Errata:

• The original chart indicated 3 slst to start each WS row in the wedge. That is incorrect -- only Row 1 begins with 3 slst. That chart was corrected and an updated pattern uploaded.
• Sadly, there is another mistake on the corrected chart. The last stitch of Row 14 should be a slip stitch, not a yoslst. I will update and upload a new version of the pattern shortly.
• The Row 14 mistake on the chart has been corrected and the updated pattern uploaded. Version number is 7-11-22

3/27/23
Please note: it has come to my attention that the video links in this pattern are broken. Sorry, but there’s nothing I can do about that. A detailed description and photos of each of these stitches is included in the pattern and I’m hoping they will be a clear enough explanation of Lyuda’s special techniques.