Super Skull Beanie

Super Skull Beanie by Deja Joy

What is Being Made

The Super Skull Beanie is a crochet hat featuring a skull design, created by designer Deja Joy for Knit and Crochet Ever After. This intermediate-level project produces a fitted beanie available in multiple sizes, with the smallest baby beanie measuring 16 inches in circumference. The design incorporates colorwork elements that create a distinctive skull motif across the crown of the hat.

Crochet Techniques Used

This pattern employs fair isle crochet as the primary colorwork technique, allowing crafters to work with multiple colors to create the skull design. The pattern is designed to be worked from a graph, which the designer recommends as the easier method compared to reading written color changes throughout the pattern. Both graph-based and written instructions are provided for crafter preference. Video tutorials on fair isle crochet technique are available through the designer's website to support crafters learning this method.

Stitches and Construction

While specific stitch abbreviations are not detailed in the provided content, the pattern utilizes standard crochet stitches appropriate for hat construction. The beanie is worked in the round to create a seamless, fitted garment. Proper gauge matching is emphasized as critically important for achieving the correct finished size, with instructions to adjust hook size up or down based on swatch measurements.

Materials and Yarn Specifications

The Super Skull Beanie is designed for 4-ply yarn weight, using Knit Picks Palett as the specified yarn. The largest size requires approximately 190 yards of main color yarn. The pattern accounts for yardage adjustments across sizes, with approximately 20 yards less needed for each size reduction (10 yards less for contrast color). Crafters are encouraged to substitute yarn if desired, adjusting yardage accordingly based on the provided guidelines.

Sizing and Customization

Multiple sizes are included in the pattern, with the baby beanie small size fitting a 16-inch head circumference. The designer notes that while sizes are suggested based on typical wearer standards, head measurement before beginning is recommended for the best fit. Proper gauge is essential to achieve accurate sizing across all size options.

Skill Level

This project is rated as Intermediate difficulty, making it suitable for crocheters with foundational skills who are ready to tackle colorwork techniques and fair isle crochet methods.