A local friend has asked me to put the word out for her. She is collecting hats for a troop of soldiers and needs 150 beanie style hats. The military requires dark colors – green, blue, black, or brown. Hats also have to be 100% WOOL. The yarn I’ve used in the past is Patons Classic Wool in chestnut brown, black or deep olive.
These are the measurements for these hats.
I have several patterns at Crochet Cabana that would work but any plain, no frills pattern will do. One pattern gives a flatter top. One has a gradual slope which is made by increasing by half and the other has a gradual slope made by working some rounds twice.
Although they’re written for soldiers (adult men mostly), they are simple beanie hats you can use for anyone. Just adjust size to fit. Note that they are written for Patons Classic Wool worsted which is a thin worsted yarn so if you use a thicker yarn, you’ll have to adjust the pattern to size.
Special note: Please, when joining yarn, do NOT knot and cut at the knot or leave just an inch of yarn. Please cut yarn several inches from the end and weave/sew the tails in securely. Also, if you work in a spiral, please make sure that your last round is even with the previous round. Thanks!
Update: The deadline to receive crocheted hats is October 26. That gives me enough time to get them to Donna by the 31st. They will be packaged by a Blue Star group to send in November so they can be received by Christmas. You can send them to me (email me for the mailing address crochetcabana@gmail.com ) and I will forward to Donna Guice, my contact for the group. The hats will go to a troop from Louisiana which will be deployed at Christmas.
Thanks!
Happy Crocheting!
Sandie
Crochet Cabana 