How to: Front Post Triple/Treble Crochet

1.        Yarn over hook twice

2.       Front post triple crochet: from the front of the piece, insert hook into, then behind and around the post of the stitch from the previous row and back to the front.

3.       Yarn over, draw through 2 loops on hook (2 loops on hook).

4.       Yarn over, draw through last 2 loops on hook.

Back post triple crochet: from the back of the piece, insert hook into, then in front of and around the post of the stitch from the previous row and back through to the back.

Repeat steps 3-6.

How to: Make Any Size Hat

If you just want to make a basic hat or are trying to make a pattern for one, here's how to do it.

Step 1: 12 dc (or sc or whatever size stitch you want...I'll use dc here) in a magic ring
            OR
           Ch 4, join with slip stitch to first ch, 12 dc around
Step 2: Ch 3 (counts as first dc), dc in same dc, [2 dc] in each around
Step 3: Ch 3, dc in same dc, dc in next dc, [2 dc in next dc, dc in next dc] around
Step 4: Ch 3, dc in same dc, dc in next 2 dc, [2 dc in next dc, dc in next 2 dc] around
Step 5: Ch 3, dc in same dc, dc in next 3 dc, [2 dc in next dc, dc in next 3 dc] around
Step 6: Ch 3, dc in same dc, dc in next 4 dc, [2 dc in next dc, dc in next 4 dc] around

Use this pattern of increasing until your circle reaches the following diameters (courtesy of Crochet in Color):

*Remember diameter is all the way across through the center of the circle.

Age                                    Diameter of circle

Newborn                                      4 inches

3-6 months                                   5.5 inches

9-12 months                                 6-6.5 inches

24 months                                    6.5-6.75 inches

Toddler and small child                  7 inches

Adult woman                                7.25-7.5 inches

Once you've reached the diameter for the size you want, dc in each around until you've reached the following length:

Age                                          Finished Length

Newborn                                       5 inches

3-6 months                                    6-6.5 inches

9-12 months                                  7 inches

24 months                                     7-7.5 inches

Toddler and small child               7.5- 8 inches

Adult woman                                8.5-9 inches

Large adult                                    10 inches

You can continue to dc (or sc or whatever stitch you decided to do) in each around until you've reached your length and stop there, or a nice finishing technique would be to fpdc or fpsc for the last inch or 2.

Easy Flower Headband Crochet Pattern

The other day I was having trouble finding a headband pattern I like.  A girl I work with asked me to make her one so she didn't have to spend $25 on the one she wanted.  None of the patterns were looking good so I just created one!  It's a super easy beginner level headband that looks like it could be intermediate or maybe even advanced.  It's available for just $3 in my Etsy shop (flower pattern included): https://www.etsy.com/listing/166295373/flower-headband-crochet-pattern?

Free CROCHET Cable "Knit" Tutorial

Update:  I finally actually tried the pattern, and.........................it's great!  Finished the hat no problem.  I did get hung up in one area..The third set of instructional photos I thought was meant for row 7, but the worded instructions for that round were different than what the pictures were saying.  I figured out the pictures were actually for row 8, and I was to follow the worded instructions for row 7.  I made one of these using worsted weight yarn as suggested and it's pretty thick.  I wanted it to be a bit thinner so I used Patons Lace Sequins on my next one and I liked that look a little better.

Original Post: I love the cable knit look, but as the name says, it's a knit technique.  Once upon a time I bought a pattern that was for a cable knit item, but using crochet.  I was totally confused and had no idea what I was doing so I gave up.  Recently, I came across this tutorial on how to do it.
Even if you don't want to make the hat, this is a really helpful cable "knit" crochet tutorial that can be applied to other projects.
Here it is:

http://www.rheatheylia.com/index.php?page=patterns&id=8