You’ll quickly fall in love with the extended double crochet stitch! It helps this hat work up quickly and the texture of it is unique. Combined with a half double crochet, this simple beanie is a beautiful pattern for using those special hand dyed yarns! It really allows the colors to shine without being boring. Crocheters often shy away from hand dyed yarns since most dyers focus on fingering weights, which are more popular with knitters. Crocheters: we can use it, too! Use that fingering held double to create something amazing like this beanie!