Behind the Beanie — Building a Checkerboard Crochet Texture (Extended Double Crochet)

Before this checkerboard beanie becomes a written pattern, here's how it gets built — one repeating stitch, worked into the row below instead of the row right in front of the hook. In this video: 0:00 – The stitch: extended double crochet into the row below 0:24 – How the raised, basketweave texture forms 0:43 – Color choice: cream and oatmeal 0:50 – The back of the work 1:00 – Shaping toward the crown (a preview) The full written pattern — chart and row-by-row instructions — is coming soon to Patreon. 🧶 If you'd like to try this stitch yourself, the technique is shown here, start to finish.