How to Crochet a Beanie with Video, 1.5 Hour Beanie
Learn how to crochet a beanie in just one and a half hours. Chunky and stylish, this crochet hat will keep you warm this winter.
The crochet hat pattern is designed using a stitch that resembles the star stitch but is very easy to work and perfect for beginners.
You can make this crochet beanie pattern to build your craft fair inventory as the hats work up very fast. You can even make them as a gift for the upcoming holidays.
I plan to design a chunky scarf to match once I get some more bulky yarn in different colors. I think a matching hat and scarf set would look lovely. Won’t they?
Crochet Beanie Pattern
You can pin it for later here.
You can find a video at the end of this post.
Materials
- Super Bulky size 6 yarn. I used the yarn Loops and Threads Cozy Wool in color Golden Rod and Bernat Softee Chunky in color Natural
- An 8 mm and a K (6.5mm) crochet hook
- Yarn needle with a big eye
- 2 Fur pom poms. You can make your own for under a dollar using my free tutorial here.
- Sewing needle and matching thread to attach your pom poms
- A stitch marker
Finished Size
Toddler– Fits 19-inch head and is 7 1/2 inches tall
Child– Fits 21-inch head and is 8 inches tall
Adult Small– Fits 22-inch head and is 8 1/2 inches tall
Adult Large– Fits 23-inch head and is 9 inches tall
Yardage
1 skein of Loops and Threads Cozy Wool( 90 yards) for sizes Toddler, Child, and Adult Small.
Adult Small took me the entire skein with no yarn left over. So buy 2 skeins if you want to be on the safer side.
150 yards for size Adult Large.
Stitch Abbreviations
The pattern is written in US terms.
ch- chain
sl st- slip stitch
sc- single crochet
st- stitch
sk-skip
BL- back loops only ( see explanation below).
Stitch Explanations
Working in Back Loops only(BL): You work your stitch inserting your hook not under both the loops of your stitch but only the back loops (See pic below).
Sc2tog: Insert your hook into the next st and pull up a loop, insert your hook into the next st and pull up another loop, yarn over and pull through all the 3 loops on your hook.
Gauge
With 8mm hook, 8 sc sts=4 inches
How to Crochet a Beanie
Note: Stitch counts for bigger sizes are written in the order Toddler(Child, Adult Small, Adult Large).
Hat Ribbing
Leave an 8-inch tail, and with K(6.5mm) hook, chain 6(6, 7, 7).
Row 1: Sl st in 2nd ch from hook and each ch across to end, turn.—5(5, 6, 6)sls sts
Row 2: Ch 1, 1 sl in the BL of the same st as ch 1, 1 sl st in BL of the remaining 4(4, 5, 5)sts, turn.——5(5, 6, 6)sl sts
Repeat Row 2 until the ribbing is 15(16-1/2, 18, 18-1/2) inches without stretching. The ribbing is elastic and will stretch to fit.
Bring the two shorter ends together and sl st through both the layers, insert hook through the back loop of the last row of sl sts and the free loops of the foundation chain side. When inserting hook into the foundation chain side, insert a little deeper, closer to the first ridge, and not at the very edge (see pic above). DO NOT fasten off.
Hat Crown Pattern
Note: For Round 1, work into the valleys between the ridges and not the ridges themselves as it will be hard to stick your hook into them as shown in pic 2 below.
Round 1: Switch to the 8mm hook. Ch 1 at the seam and work 32(34, 36, 38)sc sts evenly distributed around the ribbing. You can add a few sc2tog to adjust the stitch count if your ribbing seems bigger for your number of stitches. Sl st to the 1st sc, do not turn. ——–32(34, 36, 38)sc
Note: You would have reached the end of a round when you reach back near the marked ch-2 loop.
Round 2: Ch 3 (counts as 1 sc + ch 2), place a marker in this ch-2 loop to indicate the first repeat, 1 sc in the same st as ch 3, sk the next st, *(sc, ch 2, sc)in next st, sk the next st, repeat from * to end of the round. Do not sl st and do not turn.—–16(17, 18, 19) ch-2 loops
Note: You can easily find out where to work your repeats by looking at the peaks as shown in pic 3 below.
Round 3: Directly work a (sc, ch 2, sc) in the next marked ch-2 space, move the marker up into the ch-2 space you just made, *(sc, ch 2, sc)in each ch-2 space across to end of the round. Do not sl st and do not turn.
Keep repeating Round 3 in a spiral until your hat is 6(6-1/2, 7, 7-1/2) inches tall including the ribbing, and work the decrease rounds below.
Shaping the Crown of your Hat
Decrease Round 1: 1 sc in the marked ch-2 space, move the marker up into this sc, 1 sc in each ch-2 space across to end.—–16(17, 18, 19) sc
Decrease Round 2: 1 sc in marked st, move the marker up, 1 sc in each st across to end.
Decrease Round 3: Sc2tog across marked st and next st, *(1 sc in next, sc2tog in next), repeat from * to end and fasten off with a 12-inch tail for sewing. You will have a small opening at the top now.
Finishing Your Crochet Beanie
1. Turn the hat inside out. Thread the tail at the top through a yarn needle, go in and out along the edge of the top hole, pull and cinch the top shut. Securely weave in the remaining tail left.
2. Before weaving in the beginning tail at the ribbing, use it to conceal any ragged edge at the seam and then weave the rest in.
3. Attach the fur pom pom to the top of your hat.
You might also like my Crochet Ribbed Beanie Pattern, Autumn Harvest Beanie Crochet Pattern , and my Beginner Beanie Crochet Pattern.
How to Crochet a Beanie in 1.5 Hours Story
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Great pattern and easy to make. If I would like to make a foldable brim how tall do you suggest to make the it? Thank you.
4 inches should be good, so you will have a 2-inch brim once it is folded up.
Do I use an L and a K hook? I didn’t see where it said which one to use for the brim and which one for the hat part. (Maybe my eyes are getting worse 🙄!)
Thank you in advance m, and also for your cute patterns!! Can’t wait to try this one!
Yep, it is mentioned in the pattern. You use the smaller hook for the brim and the bigger one for the rest of the hat.
I’m just wondering if you’ve investigated your yarn usage – – it doesn’t make sense that the adult small uses more yarn than the adult (presuming you mean adult “large”)…
This looks so lovely and I want to try it, wish there was a video as I am a visual person
https://youtu.be/fASN3JcSQsU
Hi Helen, in case you got confused, that is my YOutube video :).
I accidentally purchased two patterns instead of one. How can I fix this? Thanks.
I caught that and have already marked you for a refund. Kindly note that refunds are issued in batches and it might take a few days.
Hi there! I have 2 questions. Would using 2 strands of #4 worsted weight be the same thickness as the weight you used? And how can I make this into a messy bun hat?
I am not sure if doubling up worsted weight yarn would give the same size and look. The hat is worked bottom-up so you can stop your hat before you cinch the crown, make it a few rows shorter and add a hair band.
Can you tell me how to adjust pattern if I am using a size 5 yarn? I made a couple with the 6, but want to try a new yarn that is slightly thinner. Should I just adjust my hook size? Would it just have more stretch to it in the ribbing?
You can try going up one size in your hook. I cannot tell for sure what the outcome will be as I have not tested with size 5 yarn.
Hi! Love the pattern! I appreciate that you took the time to leave measurements and not just a stitch count. It really helped when I used a different brand of yarn. 🙂
You are very welcome. I am glad it was helpful.
Hi, thank you for a lovely pattern, I’m currently making my son a couple of hats for skiing in the new year. I’m just wondering if you did a chunky scarf pattern to match?
There is a 1.5 chunky scarf on my blog, but I think it might be a little girly for your son. Check it out here: https://crochetdreamz.com/crochet-a-scarf-fast/
Where did you get the adorable tag?
I got it from this Etsy store: https://www.etsy.com/listing/677017568/tags-for-handmade-items-handmade-with?ref=yr_purchases