Intermediate
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Cozy Ribbed Open-Top Ski Mask Crochet Pattern
Open-top ski mask worked in rounds: hdc body, dc join round, FPdc/BPdc ribbing, on a 6mm hook.
- Skill
- Intermediate
- Time
- 4-6 hours
- Yarn weight
- Worsted
- Hook
- 6 mm
- Rounds
- 8
Worsted
What the sample was worked in. Any weight works; the size moves with it.
8
Each one is typed out whole and gets its own line.
This open-top ski mask starts as a flat strip of single crochet before joining into a round, then builds upward in half double crochet with a marked opening for the face. Work the color change partway through, from Autumn stripe into Clover, then finish with alternating front and back post double crochet for a ribbed, stretchy edge. Have both yarns wound and ready, a 6 mm hook, stitch markers for the round join and the face opening, and a darning needle for the tail ends before you begin.
Common mistakes and their fixes
- Twisting the join at row 2
- Check that the chain lies flat before slip stitching into the first single crochet; a twist here carries through every round worked above it.
- Miscounting the row 9 opening
- Count all 20 half double crochets before placing the marker on the 21st stitch, since an early or late marker shifts the whole opening.
The materials list
- Hobby Lobby I Love This Yarn (100% acrylic, Autumn stripe)
- Hobby Lobby I Love This Yarn (100% acrylic, Clover color)
- 6 mm crochet hook (J10)
- Darning or yarn needle
- Scissors
- Stitch markers (or yarn or bobby pins)
- Row counter (optional)
Listed by the pattern's own author, in their words.
Key to this pattern, 10 short forms
Chain
Single crochet Double crochet Half double crochet Front post double crochet Back post double crochet Instructions: Initial Chain:
Make a slip knot and chain 62.
Ensure you have 62 chains.
Round 1
Single Crochet: Single crochet in the third chain from the hook and continue down the chain, resulting in 60 single crochet stitches.
Connecting
Connect by making a slip stitch into the first single crochet, ensuring it's not twisted.
Round 2
Half Double Crochet: Chain one, then half double crochet in the same space. Place a stitch marker to mark the beginning.Continue with half double crochets all around.
Rounds 3–8
Repeat Half Double Crochet: Repeat row 2, placing half double crochets all around until you reach row 8.
Round 9
Creating the Opening Chain one, then put 20 half double crochets. Count 20 stitches and mark the 21st with a stitch marker.Chain 20, then half double crochet in the stitch where the marker is.Continue with half double crochets across.
Round 10
Working the Chain Space: Half double crochet in each stitch around, including the chain spaces.
Rounds 11–23
Continuous Half Double Crochet: Chain one, and put one half double crochet stitch in every stitch.Repeat this for rows 11 through 23, maintaining 60 stitches per row.
Changing Colors
Before closing row 23, switch to the Clover color.
Round 24
Double Crochet: Chain two, then double crochet in the same stitch and continue with double crochets all around (60 stitches).
Round 25
Front and Back Post Double Crochet: Chain two. Alternate between front post and back post double crochets in sets of two all around.Rows 26-36: Repeat Front and Back Post: Continue the pattern from row 25 for 11 more rows.
Assembly, in order
Step 1Slip stitch to end the round, cut the yarn, and weave in the ends.
Check these before you start
- Keep to the 6mm (J10) hook throughout; a smaller hook will tighten the hdc rounds and pull the marked opening out of shape.
- Place a stitch marker at the start of every round from row 2 on, since the join is a slip stitch rather than a spiral and losing the marker means losing the round count.
On one line
| Rounds | 8 |
|---|---|
| Parts | 3 |
| Level | Intermediate |
| Time | 4-6 hours |
| Hook | 6 mm |
| Yarn | Worsted |
Set-up
- Set aside stitch markers for the beginning of every round and for the 21st stitch at the face opening.
- Chain 62 and confirm the count before working row 1's single crochet, since a chain off by even one stitch throws the 60-stitch round.
- Read through row 9 before you reach it, since the opening is created by counting 20 stitches then marking the next.
Finishing
- Slip stitch to close the final round at row 36, then cut the yarn leaving a tail long enough to weave in.
- Weave in the tail left at the color change between rows 23 and 24, along with the starting tail from the initial chain.
- Weave in the remaining Clover tail from row 36 and trim it close to the fabric.
Construction
Row 1 works flat across 60 single crochet before the piece joins into a round with a slip stitch at row 2; the flat base sets a straight starting edge that the round then closes into a tube.
The front post and back post double crochet ribbing does not begin until row 25, after the color change, so the stretch band sits in Clover at the second half of the piece rather than running through the whole mask.
Time per section
| Chain and Row 1 | about 15-20 minutes because it is a single flat row of 60 single crochet before joining into the round. |
|---|---|
| Connecting (rows 2 through the row 9 opening) | about 2-3 hours because the half double crochet rounds and the counted row 9 opening call for careful tracking. |
| Changing Colors (rows 24-36) | about 1.5-2 hours because the front and back post double crochet ribbing repeats across 11 rows. |
Photographs of this one
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Common questions
These answers came from whoever first published the pattern, kept word for word.