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Crochet a perfectly fitting beanie (of any size, with any yarn and any hook)

Many times it is difficult to crochet a hat that fits perfectly. Right? That happened with me too many times. When I was pregnant with my daughter, I made her a beanie in newborn size. But it was so large that she wore it when she was 7-8 months old. 😂 I also made a beanie for my 8 year old cousin, but it came out adult size. It's really frustrating to make a beanie which doesn't fit properly. Over time, I crocheted some beanies and learned few techniques, which I would love to share with you. The most common method is to crochet a flat circle of specific size (depends on the size of beanie you are making), then stop increasing the stitches and continue in rounds till you reach the desired height. This is the most widely used method to get the correct size. But sometimes even this method didn't work for me (It was totally my mistake, I admit). So I follow another method that resulted in perfect size beanie. For this method, no need to measure flat circle d