OVC Designs

I designed Vaughn’s Harmony Beanie in honor of my friend Joe Vaughn. Joe passed away from lung cancer and Alzheimer’s disease last year after it was clear that he could not battle the disease any longer. He was a gentle soul and an avid gardener. He and his wife Carolyn had a beautiful garden in St. Louis with a sign that read ‘Harmony’. His cheerfulness rubbed off onto everyone he was around and he taught my husband and I how to live life to the fullest, laugh often and enjoy each day that God gave us.

Vaughn’s Harmony Beanie features puffs and crossed double crochets throughout which remind me of hugs and kisses. Plentifully given to those we love and treasured from those we have lost.  

I would like to share the adult small beanie pattern with you free on the blog. The small child, large child and adult large are included in the paid pdf in my Ravelry store.

Materials Medium, Worsted (4) Yardage: Approximately 150 yards 5.5 mm hook Scissors Needle Abbreviations Ch:                   Chain Sc:                    Single Crochet Dc:                   Double Crochet Fphdc:             Front Post Half Double Crochet Bphdc:            Back Post Half Double Crochet Puff:                (see special stitches) MC: Magic Circle St(s):                Stitch(es) Sp:                    Space Tch:                  Turning Chain   Pattern Notes ·       Advanced Beginner ·       Written in US crochet terms ·       Finished Size: 8 1/2″ x 8″ ·       Gauge: Crown 8″ after rounds 1-11 Before you start ·       Pattern is worked from top down. ·       Pattern is worked in unturned rounds. ·       Ch 1 does not count as a stitch. ·       Ch 2 does not count as a stitch. ·       Ch 3 does count as a stitch. Special Stitches Puff: Yo, (insert hook, yo, pull up a loop) three times, yo, pull through all 7 loops on hook.

Start with a MC or ch 3 and join to 1^st ch to make a circle.

Rd 1: Ch 2, 12 DC in MC, join. (12 dc)

Rd 2: Ch 1, 2 sc in each st around, join. (24 sc)

Rd 3: Ch 1, (puff, ch 1, skip next st) repeat around, join. (12 puffs, 12 ch)

Rd 4: Ch 1, sc in 1^st st, (2 sc next st, sc next st), repeat around, 2 sc last st, join. (36 sc)

Rd 5: Ch 3, dc in last st from previous rd, (skip st, dc next st, dc behind last st into skipped st), repeat around, join to top of ch 3. (18 crossed dc, 36 dc)

Rd 6: Ch 1 , sc 1st st, sc, in next st, (2 sc next st, sc next 2 sts), repeat around ending with 2 sc in last st, join to 1^st sc. (48 sc)

Rd 7: Repeat round 3. (24 puffs, 24 ch)

Rd 8: Ch 1, sc in 1^st st, sc in next 2, (2 sc in next st, sc next 3 sts), repeat around ending with 2 sc in last st, join to 1^st sc. (60 sc)

Rd 9: Repeat round 5. (30 crossed dc, 60 dc)

Rd 10: Ch 1, sc in each st around, join. (60 sc)

Rd 11: Repeat round 3. (30 puffs, 30 ch)

Rd 12: Ch 1, sc in each st around, join (60 sc)

Rd 13: Repeat round 5. (30 crossed dc, 60 dc)

Rd 14: Ch 1, sc in each st around. (30 sc)

Rds 15-22: Repeat rounds 11-14 twice.

BRIM

Rd 1: Ch 1, hdc in each st around. (36, 48, 60, 72 hdc)

Rds 2: Ch 1 fphdc in 1^st st. (bphdc in next st, fp hdc in next st), repeat around ending with bphdc in last st, join. (36 fphdc, 36 bphdc)

Repeat row 2 three more times.

Fasten off, leaving a long tail for seaming.

Congratulations, your Vaughn’s Harmony Beanie is complete!

Vaughn’s Harmony Beanie is being featured in the Crochet Cancer Challenge on October 14th. You can download the pattern free with the promise to crochet a hat and donate it from the pattern.

I certainly hope that you will take this opportunity to give a little of yourself and your talents to help someone going through a difficult time.

I would love to see your projects on Instagram or Facebook by tagging @owensvillachick or Owens Villa Chick and using the hashtag #ovcdesigns and #owensvillachickdesigns.

Until next time,

Happy Yarning!

ETHY