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hedgehog
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im making a hat. just a regular beanie style hat. I have one chain made that will fit around my forehead. do i end this chain, tie it off , or do i , actually i have no idea. please enlighten me. thanks.
Mar 18 2009 4:22PM
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ski@jaypeak2
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Dont tie it off.  Connect it to the begining to make a circle and then continue to spiral around untill you have a tube.  Then start decreasing satiches to make the tube narrower untill it comes together.  I hope that helps, you should join the crochet cult there is a lot of videos there, or search it on youtube
Mar 18 2009 4:31PM
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hedgehog
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i asked for an invite, just waitin on that
Mar 18 2009 4:42PM
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steezeeepolizeee
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make sure that the chain is slightly looser then the circumference of your head cuz it tightens up after you have added the new rows
Mar 18 2009 4:44PM
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hedgehog
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i think i messed up
Mar 18 2009 4:55PM
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Beefcake
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my buddy juast starts at the top, not the bottom.
Mar 18 2009 5:08PM
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ShredtillURdead
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you done fucked up

just move one stitch at a time...hook, wrap, pull all the way through, move to the next one, hook, wrap, pull, move, hook wrap pull move
Mar 18 2009 5:09PM
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doublexl
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dont listen to any of these kids. count the stitches of the chain, and yank that shit out. pancake from the top to the same number of stitches as the chain and go down till its long enough.
Mar 18 2009 5:20PM
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hedgehog
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i have no idea what that means. i fixed it i think.
Mar 18 2009 5:22PM
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ShredtillURdead
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you need to learn how to start at the top ASAP
Mar 18 2009 5:42PM
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hedgehog
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i'm listening...
Mar 18 2009 8:32PM
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assface
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thats how you do it
Mar 18 2009 8:36PM
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hedgehog
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ok i tried starting at the top i have a small "doughnut" type thing going... how do you make it eventually turn into a hat and not just a giant pot holder ?
Mar 19 2009 11:00AM
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pmills
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start by joining the crochet cult and reading all the helpful tutorials/videos that have been posted
Mar 19 2009 11:05AM
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hedgehog
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i tried. i cant get in.
Mar 19 2009 11:53AM
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pmills
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send a message to eastAR5 or any of the cult leaders
Mar 19 2009 12:37PM
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Mar 19 2009 1:08PM
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Delphi
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damn, misread. Call me if you need crotch help
Mar 19 2009 1:43PM
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Nicholas.
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just keep going with a proper pattern and it will curve down on its own. the more double stitches you do the faster it will curve down.
Mar 19 2009 1:46PM
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benk
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you can go from the bottom as well. thats how i've always done it. i was taught to go top down but I kept making it flower.

When you want to make the top.
-go around once skipping every 4th hole.
-next circle skip every 3rd.
-next, skip every 2nd and so on until your skipping everyone.

you might have to change it up a little bit depending on yarn and hook size but its worked well for me

good luck
Mar 19 2009 2:11PM
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