I am Michael Sellick, online I’m known as Mikey. I am totally consumed by the crafting ideas that bounce in my head. I social network most of the day, every day, and end up crafting in bed at night time watching Netflix. I am the creator of The Crochet Crowd . My website is dedicated to giving away free patterns and tutorials on how to create projects.
10 Fun Facts About Me
- I’m addicted to two things; spending a lot of time on the computer creating content and crafting. Thus making what I do true passion.
- I listen to the same music playlist on YouTube virtually everyday to fill in the white noise of a quiet house as I work.
- Kraft dinner is the best meal ever invented.
- When teaching live in person, I’m known to “Queen out and break creativity wide open”.
- I sometimes go grocery shopping with my Crocs on… please don’t call the fashion police.
- I struggle to back a car into a parking space. Ironically, I used to be a truck driver and could do that fine.
- The sound of the cat licking itself is a sound that drives me up the wall.
- I love dry, sarcastic and witty humour.
- If I could start a collection right now, I would collect high heel stilettos.
- Netflix is the next best thing to sliced bread.
Here’s Your Project Today
Beanie Hat For Men with Style
A new pattern released by Michael Sellick.
Materials
- Size H or 5.5 MM Crochet Hook
- 2 Ball of Bernat Mosaic Yarn
Notes
- I used 2 balls of yarn at the same time to double up the thickness of the yarn to provide better insulation and texture.
- When using two yarn at the same time, it’s cooler to not have the yarn shade colours to not match each other. This creates a more interesting and unpredictable look to your beanie hat.
Definitions
- sl st – Slip Stitch
- beg – beginning
- sc – single crochet
- rep – repeat
- ch – chain
Pattern
- Chain 4 and sl st to the beg ch.
- R1: Ch 1, work 6 sc in ring, join with sl st in beg ch.
- R2: Ch 1, 2 sc in each sc, join with sl st in beg ch, 12 sc.
- R3: Ch 1, *sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc; rep from * around, join with sl st in beg ch, 18 sc.
- R4: Ch 1, *sc in each of next 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc; rep from * around, join with sl st in beg ch, 24 sc.
- R5: Ch 1, *sc in each of next 3 sc, 2 sc in next sc; rep from * around, join with sl st in beg ch, 30 sc.
- R6: Ch 1, *sc in each of next 4 sc, 2 sc in next sc; rep from * around, join with sl st in beg ch, 36 sc.
- R7: Ch 1, *sc in each of next 5 sc, 2 sc in next sc; rep from * around, join with sl st in beg ch, 42 sc.
- R8: Ch 1, *sc in each of next 6 sc, 2 sc in next sc; rep from * around, join with sl st in beg ch, 48 sc.
- R9: Ch 1, *sc in each of next 7 sc, 2 sc in next sc; rep from * around, join with sl st in beg ch, 54 sc.
- R10: Ch 1, *sc in next 8 sc, 2 sc in next sc; rep from * around, sl st in beg ch, 60 sc.
- R11-22 : Ch 1, sc in each sc around, sl st in beg ch.
- Fasten Off. Weave in ends.
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Mikey, Just happened to stumble across you this morning and boy am I glad I did. Always looking for new crochet projects and being free really helps. Can’t wait to dive in & get started. Right now I’m making some cowls for winter (love em’),and I make chemo hats & baby hats all year long to donate. Also made hats for homeless teens this year (that was fun). Thanks,Connie
I also just found your site, through FaveCrafts.com. I am cruising through your blogs now, love your ’10 fun facts about me’. Sounds like you would be a fun person to meet.
Love the beanie. My son works way north and will appreciate this one I think.
Thanks for posting it. Sylvia
Hello Mikey, I ran across you today and found you an very interesting person. I love what you are doing. I have a question for you. there a pattern I have been trying to get but I can;t get it. I want to know if you know of the pattern? It is tiger hat and tiger paw scarf.
Welcome, welcome. I admire the male who sews, crochets, quilts and other so-called “women’s crafts”. I have a male cousin who designs, sews, cooks and is super at all of whatever he decides to attempt. He has built and is now designing and making everything for a dollhouse: curtains, carpets, tiny crocheted afghans, upholstered furniture, Victorian style. So beautiful; even the clothing for the dolls. It is an amazing project. So much talent hidden in men. Thanks
Thanks for making the seed stitch so easy to do. I have just started to crochet after years of knitting. Do
you have a tutorial of all stitche or a dvd? Watching someone actually doing the stitch is so much easier than trying to look at a drawn picture.
Thanks, Ann Seegar
Hi Mickey,
I enjoyed watching how you make the Bumble Berry Pie.
I looked at Michael’s then at Joannes. I had no luck in finding the ‘Medusa’ yarn. Where can I find it?
Thank you,
Terri