Crochet-along with Briana
Let’s make the Petal Loop Beanie together
It’s one rectangle, one squishy stitch, and two weeks of us all working on it at the same time. The pattern’s on the blog, and the crochet-along lives inside the Stitch app.
Starts Saturday, Oct 17
36 makers already in
8 sizes, newborn to adult
Free to join. You’ll need a free Stitch account, which takes about a minute.
Just here for the pattern? Read it free on the blog.
6
check-ins over
two weeks
1
full video
tutorial
11
stamps to
collect
Free
printable
gift tags
How it works
Three steps, then you’re in
No sign-up form, no waiting for emails to arrive. You can be set up before your coffee goes cold.
1
Grab the pattern
Get the Petal Loop Beanie in front of you before Saturday, along with the video tutorial, so you can start on day one.
2
Open the app and join
Tap Community, then the Petal Loop Beanie crochet-along. Fill in your Maker Card with your size, your yarn, and who you’re making it for.
3
Crochet with everyone
Six posts land in the feed over two weeks. Share your progress, cheer other makers on, and ask when you get stuck.
Where it all happens
Inside the Stitch Community
This isn’t a comment section. It’s a proper little clubhouse built into the app, and the crochet-along has its own studio inside it.
Briana K Designs
100 pts
Crochet-along with Briana
Petal Loop Beanie Crochet-along
My Maker Card
Adult M · Premier Anti-Pilling Select
Making it for my sister
Got my pattern
Picked my size
Picked my yarn
Made my swatch
Started!
Halfway there
Cheered 3 makers
Finished!
Quick question
Which brim are you making?
Regular brim
27%
Fold-up brim
60%
Both!
13%
Stuck? Ask here
Briana’s team and other makers will help.
- Your own Maker CardYour size, your yarn, who you’re making it for, and eleven little stamps you fill in as you go. It’s oddly satisfying.
- A feed that’s just usShare your yarn, your progress, your finished hat. Filter it by everyone, by Briana, or by the people who’ve finished.
- Ask when you’re stuckPost your question right where you are. My team and the other makers answer, so you’re not stuck until I wake up.
- Circles for your peopleMake a small private group for your crochet friends, your guild, or your mom and sisters, and work on it together in there.
- Find a FriendPair up with someone else making the same thing and finish it together.
- Points as you goStitch Points add up while you take part, and they count toward the community goal we’re all chipping away at.
Free inside the app
Printable gift tags for the hat you give away
Six wrap-around hat tags you print at home, cut out, and thread onto the brim. There’s a spot for who it’s for and who it’s from, and they’re designed so the person unwrapping it just sees something lovely. Most of these hats end up as gifts, so you may as well finish them properly.
Only for makers who join the crochet-along in the app
Prizes
Yes, there’s something to win
Two of them, and neither one asks you to spend a cent.
Group giveaway
One maker wins a free pattern
Everyone who joins the crochet-along by October 30 is entered. The winner gets picked after the finish line.
No purchase necessary. Official rules are in the app.
Cheerleader award
The kindest maker wins
Leave kind comments on other makers’ photos. Whoever cheers the most takes the Cheerleader award at the end.
Being lovely is the whole qualification.
Two ways in
Join the along, grab the pattern, or both
The crochet-along is free either way. The pattern’s on the blog, and the printable version is there if you’d rather have it on paper.
Join the crochet-along
All you need is a free Stitch account.
- The full pattern, free on the blog
- The crochet-along studio in the app
- Your Maker Card and all 11 stamps
- The feed, the polls, and Stuck? Ask here
- The free printable gift tags
- Entered in the giveaway and the Cheerleader award
- The full video tutorial
VIP
Get the pattern
The printable version, yours to keep.
- Everything in the crochet-along, nothing held back
- The ad-free printable PDF, laid out to print and scribble on
- A private group just for pattern owners, inside the app
- Yours forever, in your app library and on paper
- No hunting back through the blog post mid-row
Before Saturday
What you’ll need
| Yarn | Premier Anti-Pilling Select Worsted #4, 50% anti-pilling acrylic and 50% nylon, 185 yds per 100g |
| Hook | H, 5.0 mm crochet hook |
| Yarn needle | For weaving in and closing the top |
| Stitch marker | Removable, to keep your place |
| Scissors | The good ones |
| Measuring tape | You’ll measure before you fasten off |
| Pom pom | Faux fur, optional Add a pom pom button and it comes off for washing |
| Brim | Regular or fold-up, your call |
| Skill level | It’s worked flat as one rectangle, so if you can make a rectangle, you can make this hat |
How much yarn you’ll need
Eight sizes, newborn through adult large. A fold-up brim uses more, so check the column you’re actually making.
| Size | Fits head | Regular brim | Fold-up brim |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newborn | 12-14″ | 80 yds | 105 yds |
| Baby | 14-16″ | 90 yds | 125 yds |
| Toddler | 16-18″ | 110 yds | 155 yds |
| Child | 18-20″ | 125 yds | 170 yds |
| Teen | 20-22″ | 140 yds | 185 yds |
| Adult Small | 21-22″ | 160 yds | 205 yds |
| Adult Medium | 22-23″ | 180 yds | 235 yds |
| Adult Large | 23-24″ | 205 yds | 265 yds |
Yardage includes about 10% extra.
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The plan
Six check-ins, Oct 17 to Oct 29
Each one shows up right in the feed when it goes live. Miss one and nothing breaks, they all stay there.
1
Pick your size and start
Sat, Oct 17
2
Find your petal rhythm
Mon, Oct 19
3
Halfway there
Thu, Oct 22
4
Finish the rectangle
Sat, Oct 24
5
Close it up
Tue, Oct 27
6
Show off your hat!
Thu, Oct 29
Running behind? Everything stays open after the 29th, so you can finish whenever you like.
Questions
Before you ask
Do I have to pay to join?
Nope. The pattern is free to read on the blog and the crochet-along is free in the app. The printable version in the app is the only paid part, and it’s optional.
What if I’ve never used the Stitch app?
You’ll make a free account with an email and a password, which takes about a minute. Then tap Community and the crochet-along is sitting right there.
Do I need to download anything?
No. It runs in your browser. You can add it to your phone’s home screen if you want it to feel like an app, but you don’t have to.
How do I get the gift tags?
Join the crochet-along in the app and they’re in there waiting for you. They aren’t anywhere else.
What if I’m slow?
Then you’re like most of us. Everything stays open after October 29, so you can keep going at your own pace and still post your finished hat.
What if I get stuck?
Post your question in the feed. My team and the other makers will jump in. There’s also a full video tutorial you can watch any time.
Can I do this with my friends?
Please do. Make a Circle in the app, invite them with a link, and you’ll have your own little corner to chat in while you all work on it.
We start Saturday
Thirty-six of us are already in with our yarn picked. Come be thirty-seven.
Or just read the pattern free on the blog.
Happy crocheting and cheers, Briana
