Strawberry Crush Beanie Crochet Pattern

Crush your next crochet project! The colors of this beanie remind me of a strawberry patch. To crochet this beanie, you will use bulky weight yarn and worsted weight yarns together to create a thick, warm beanie. The pattern includes sizing options for teens, women and men and is written using standard American crochet terms.


**BONUS** This pattern includes links video tutorials that I've created to help you with each step of the beanie-making process. So, if you've never crocheted a beanie before, no problem!

 

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Here's what customers are saying about my crochet beanie patterns:

"Great pattern, fast shipping, great experience." - Vonnie

"Pattern was easy to follow. Finished the hat in one night. Already made 2!!! Thank you!!" - Kerri D.

"Easy and looks awesome. I'm making everyone a hat for Christmas now!" - Linda K.

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Materials Required:
Size P/11.5 mm hook 
Bulky weight yarn and worsted weight yarn
Stitch marker


Crochet Skills Required:
Crocheting in the round
Magic circle/ring
Single crochet
Increase
Slip stitch

Click here to get the pattern!

Salt 'n Pepper Beanie Crochet Pattern

salt n pepper beanie crochet pattern

This pattern creates a beanie that is chunky, soft and warm. The yarn makes this beanie unique with light and dark gray fibers woven together. Since the yarn is super bulky weight, you’ll be able to bust out this beanie in a couple of hours or less. The pattern includes sizing options for teens, women and men and is written using standard American crochet terms.

**BONUS** This pattern includes links video tutorials that I've created to help you with each step of the beanie-making process. So, if you've never crocheted a beanie before, no problem!
 

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Here's what customers are saying about my crochet beanie patterns:

"Great pattern, fast shipping, great experience." - Vonnie

"Pattern was easy to follow. Finished the hat in one night. Already made 2!!! Thank you!!" - Kerri D.

"Easy and looks awesome. I'm making everyone a hat for Christmas now!" - Linda K.

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Materials Required:
Size P/11.5 mm hook
60-66 yards of super bulky weight yarn
Stitch marker
Scissors

Crochet Skills Required:
Crocheting in the round
Magic circle/ring
Single crochet
Increase
Slip stitch

Click here for the pattern!

Charcoal Beanie Crochet Pattern

charcoal beanie crochet pattern

This Charcoal yarn is so great! I love the way it's mostly black, but has little wisps of light gray winding through it. I start to get bored with solid-colored yarn after awhile, and this is much more interesting to work with.

Although, it has some tiny imperfections. If you look at the very right hand edge of the beanie toward the middle of the hat, you will see a little gray spot where the yarn had too much gray compared to the rest. I tend to be a perfectionist with my crochet, so it bugs me just a little! ;) But I still like the yarn.

Ruby Tuesday Beanie Crochet Pattern

Do you ever get bored of your yarn? Using the same, solid-colored yarn to do stitch after stitch can be a big yawn after awhile.

That’s why I love to use self-striping yarn! Every stitch is a slightly different color so you never know what’s coming next. And then you get to make a pom pom! Woot woot! (That's my favorite part, can you tell?)

If you’ve never tried it, download today's free pattern and give it a shot.

 

 

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Black Chunky Pom Pom Beanie

This weekend I went snowboarding in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. It was closing weekend so there were big parties with live music and fun.

While I was at a free blue grass concert, I noticed a lot of people wearing beanies with pom poms. And they looked so cute, that I had to create my own!

 
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chunky pom pom beanie

This beanie is warm, soft and loose-fitting. The pom pom sits high on the head so that it sticks up in the air. This way, all of your friends can find you while you're at a free blue grass concert! :)

The pattern is sized for to fit adult women and is written in standard American crochet terms.

Crochet Problem Solving = Q-Tip Holder

I'll be honest. I use a lot of Q-Tips. Almost every day, I accidentally smear my makeup around on my face and I need to fix it with a Q-Tip. The annoying thing is that my bathroom vanity is tiny. So, every day, I have to reach in the little cabinet underneath and feel around for the gigantic box of Q-Tips because it won't fit on the counter or anywhere more convenient.

But not anymore!

I played around and designed a teensy little crocheted Q-Tip holder! This little baby whips up in about 20 minutes and holds my Q-Tips conveniently within reach.

I used a small hook, F/5-3.75mm, so that the stitches would be really tight to give it some structure so it would stand up straight and not flop around.

crochet holder


crochet q tip holder

I did not crochet this in continuous spirals. I tried that, but the top of it always looked a little wonky and not flat. So, instead, I used joined rounds, which you will see in the pattern below.

 

 

 

 

 

 

See! Even my cat, Penny wants a piece of this action! Haha!

She's soooo helpful when I'm doing my crochet photo shoots. She's sure everything is a toy just for her. What a princess.

Chunky Red Slouchy Beanie Crochet Pattern

About this pattern

Sized for women
Written in standard American crochet terms

Materials Required:
Size L/8 mm hook (or whichever hook you need to achieve the correct gauge)
Bulky weight red yarn
Stitch marker
Scissors

Crochet Skills Required:
Crocheting in the round
Magic circle/ring
Single crochet
Increase
Slip stitch

I love me a pom pom! Especially when it's attached to a soft, warm slouchy beanie.

This beanie is made using bulky weight yarn, so it's extra warm and the stitches look very chunky. It also works up super fast! You should be able to bust it out in two hours or less.

 
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One Hour Tropical Breeze Beanie Crochet Pattern

Let this beanie warm you up like a tropical breeze!

I wasn't sure what to call this beanie after I made it. The yarn is called Sunny Day, but that just didn't quite feel right.

So, I put a picture of it on Facebook and asked for suggestions. I got a lot of great ones, but my favorite was from my mom! She's such a creative lady.

And so, I give you the One Hour Tropical Breeze Beanie!! *applause goes here*

 

Materials Required:

Size L/8 mm hook (or whichever hook you need to achieve the correct gauge)
Loops and Threads Charisma yarn in Sunny Day (yardage details in the pattern)
Stitch marker
Scissors

Crochet Skills Required:
Crocheting in the round
Magic circle/ring
Single crochet
Increase
Slip stitch

Sapphire Chunky Stripe Beanie Crochet Pattern

This pattern makes a chunky beanie with a near perfect stripe!

Materials Required:
Size L/8 mm hook 
Loops and Threads Charisma yarn in Electric Blue           and White (more details in pattern)
Stitch marker
Scissors



 

Crochet Skills Required:
Crocheting in joined rounds
Magic circle/ring
Single crochet
Increase
Slip stitch

One Hour Blueberry Smoothie Beanie Crochet Pattern

INTRODUCING A NEW ADDITION TO THE ONE HOUR BEANIE PATTERN SERIES: THE BLUEBERRY SMOOTHIE BEANIE!

blueberry smoothie beanie

So, what if you've never crocheted a beanie before? Well, it might take you a little longer than an hour. But, never fear! The pattern has links to all of my video tutorials that guide you through the steps of the beanie-making process. With my help, you can do it!

Materials Required:
Size L/8 mm hook (or whichever hook you need to achieve the correct gauge)
One skein of
Stitch marker
Scissors

Crochet Skills Required:
Crocheting in the round
Magic circle/ring
Single crochet
Increase
Slip stitch

I am on a serious blue kick lately so I am really loving the way the colors stripe in this hat.

I used a bulky weight yarn to crochet this beanie, so it really did take me less than an hour to make. I've got these things down so I can crank them out in about 45 minutes at this point. Pretty awesome, right?

 
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How to Crochet a Beanie: Measure Your Gauge

Hi Happy Hookers!

Today I'm going to show you a suuuuuuuuper important step in crocheting a beanie: measuring your gauge. In my patterns I have listed the yarn and hook size that I use to make these beanies, but you might hold the yarn tighter or looser than I do. In which case, you would need to use a different size of crochet hook than the one I've listed in the pattern. 

This video shows you how to measure your gauge swatch so that you can be sure that your beanie will be the right size every time! And you'll learn what to do if your swatch doesn't match up with the gauge in the pattern.

In case you missed them, click the links below for the previous videos and steps to making your beanie:
Magic circle/ring - mc/r
Single crochet - sc
Increase - inc
Fasten off and weave in the ends

Questions about how to measure your gauge? Comment below and I'll help you out! :)

FO Friday: Striped Baby Stocking Hat

Finished Object Friday

A few days ago all I had was this scribbled plan in my design binder. After one false start, a bit of frogging and lots of hemming and hawing and staring at the inspiration picture, I finally finished my baby beanie!

Click through the slide show below to see the process of my beanie creation. :)

 

 

My pre-crochet plan

My pre-crochet plan

I really hope this ends up fitting like it's supposed to! I'm not completely sure it's the right size for a newborn. But, I'm going to give it to my photographer friend and she can let me know if it needs to be bigger or smaller. Sometimes I get it right the first time, but not always!

It's so much fun to create a new design and then crochet it and bring it to life. :) Creative satisfaction!

What about you? What have you finished crocheting lately? Post links to pics so I can see! :)

WIP Wednesday: Striped Baby Stocking Hat

     A photographer friend of mine asked me to design a hat for her to use as a prop in her photo shoots. She sent me this picture and said that she wanted something similar.

     Looking at the picture, I'm pretty sure that this cap was made with double crochets, so I'm going to create my own version with single crochets.

 
 

I realized that I needed to add the pom pom to the end before the tube got too long. Otherwise, it would have been a big struggle to tie the pom pom on.

TIP: I used a Clover pom pom maker to create this perfect pom pom. I highly recommend them!

 
Photo by Flower Tree Photography

Photo by Flower Tree Photography

 

When I went yarn shopping for this project, I realized that there is no baby yarn in these neutral colors. Almost all yarn that is super soft and specifically made for babies is pastel pink, blue, green or yellow. There was some white, but no cream or gray. So, I decided to just use my favorite worsted weight yarn. 

I started out the top of the hat with a small point and then created a striped tube.

 
 

After attaching the pom pom, I kept crocheting the stripes and started increasing rounds in order to grow the bottom of the hat to fit a baby's head. 

Since I don't have a live human baby of my own to try this on, I won't be completely sure that it's the right size until I finish it and give it to my photographer friend. I'm hoping I get it right the first time! But, if not, I took good notes on what I did with this design, so I can start again if I'm way off!

What about you? What's on your hook right now? Tell me about it, post links to pics, brag, and share in the comments below! :)

New Pattern: One Hour Northern Lights Beanie

Get this pattern for free! This pattern was released at 3 pm MST on March 7, 2015. For the next 48 hours you can download for free!

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Pattern Details

That’s right! You can crochet this beanie in one hour! The finished beanie is super soft and warm, and I love the cool color combination! To make this beanie, you use bulky weight yarn in a variegated colorway, which creates the cool color changes and stripes. The pattern includes sizing options for teens, women and men.

Never crocheted a beanie before? No problem, you can do it! This pattern includes links video tutorials that I've created to help you with each step of the beanie-making process.

Materials Required:

  • Size L/8 mm hook (or whichever hook you need to achieve the correct gauge)
  • One skein of Loops and Threads Charisma yarn in Northern Lights
  • Stitch marker
  • Scissors

Skills Required

  • Crocheting in the round
  • Single crochet
  • Increase
  • Slip stitch

Get the pattern here!


How to Crochet a Beanie: Fasten Off and Weave in the Ends

Hi Happy Hookers!

It's time to fasten off and weave in the ends! Guess what!? If you've made it to this step, then you're almost done with your beanie! Hooray! 

In case you missed them, click the links below for the previous videos and steps to making your beanie:
Magic circle/ring - mc/r
Single crochet - sc
Increase - inc

In this video, you will see my favorite tips and tricks for fastening off the beanie to make the edge nice and smooth. I know, everybody hates the part where you have to weave in the ends, but here I'll show you 2 different techniques to make weaving quick, easy and as painless as possible.

Did you like this video? If so, please comment below and share it with your crochet friends!

If you'd like to make the striped beanie that's featured in the video, please visit my pattern store here.