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Crochet Hat Pattern Roundup

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Three FREE crochet hat patterns

Welcome to Couch Surfer Crochet! We are finally getting some cooler fall weather where I live, which has put me in a hat making mood! I start making donation hats around this time every year. My goal is to make 2  – 3 per week until the holidays so that I have plenty of hats … Read more

Free Crochet Pattern Roundup – Hats & Beanies

Hello everyone! I’m sorry for the long break between posts. Once we finished the Changing Chevrons Crochet Along, I went straight to work dreaming up and planning another one. I hope to have an announcement ready really soon for the next Crochet Along for this blog!

I’ve also done a little “upgrade” to the blog. Everything you love is still here, but I hope I’ve streamlined it and made it all a little easier to navigate! And I am now optimized for mobile, so you don’t have to worry about the header getting in your way whenever you scroll on a mobile device.

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Switch It Up Beanie Free Crochet Pattern

Switch It Up Beanie Free Crochet Pattern
(Basic Beanie)

Today I want to share another pattern with you! It’s that time of year again! Time to fill up a couple of bags with lots of lots of handmade hats for the local clothing drives! Previously I shared with you all the hats that I donated to the homeless clothing drive last year. I got really creative last year and tried out all sorts of different patterns. It was a lot of fun working on those! I used the Slouchy Side Saddle Hat Pattern, The Crochet Beret for a few, and I made lots of hats using the Criss Cross Hat Pattern. That Criss Cross stitch helps add a layer of warmth!

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Slouchy Side Saddle Stitch Hat

Slouchy Side Saddle Stitch Hat (say that five times fast!) Recently I shared with you all the Criss Cross Hat Pattern, and the Crochet Beret. I made both of those using Caron Cakes yarn in Blueberry Kiwi. When I was finished I still had around 1/3 of the cake left to use. I finally got … Read more

Crochet Criss Cross Hat Pattern

Crochet Criss Cross Hat Pattern Today I want to share another pattern with you! All year long as I’m in between projects (or if I need a break from a BIG project) I make hats and beanies. I do this up until Thanksgiving, then between Thanksgiving and Christmas I donate them to local churches and … Read more

Crochet Beret Pattern

Hello! I haven’t been able to crochet much this week because I have taken on a big DIY project at our house! I shared on Instagram and Facebook some of the painting work I have been doing. You don’t realize how much trim you have in your house until you want to change it all from … Read more

Yarn Review – Caron Cakes

When I first started learning to crochet I used strictly acrylic yarns. This was mostly because they weren’t as expensive and I didn’t know if I’d ever get good enough at this hobby to invest real money into it! As time went on and I felt more confident in my abilities I started trying different … Read more