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

1. 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.
2. I listen to the same music playlist on YouTube virtually everyday to fill in the white noise of a quiet house as I work.
3. Kraft dinner is the best meal ever invented.
4. When teaching live in person, I’m known to “Queen out and break creativity wide open”.
5. I sometimes go grocery shopping with my Crocs on… please don’t call the fashion police.
6. I struggle to back a car into a parking space. Ironically, I used to be a truck driver and could do that fine.
7. The sound of the cat licking itself is a sound that drives me up the wall.
8. I love dry, sarcastic and witty humour.
9. If I could start a collection right now, I would collect high heel stilettos.
10. 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.