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The Primrose Crochet Beanie is the first hat featured in the Wonderful Hats Crochet Along!
Welcome! I am so excited to be starting this crochet along with you! In the past I have only hosted crochet alongs making blankets, but I love the idea of focusing on one small project each week. This is why I decided to tackle a few hats with you!
Hats are fun, trendy and easy to personalize. So, if you have not heard of the Wonderful Hats Crochet along yet, I invite you to take a quick browse through this introduction post: Hats, hats, Wonderful Hats! Free Crochet Along.
This is week one of the Wonderful Hats Crochet Along. Today we will learn how to make the Primrose Beanie.
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Materials:
For this crochet beanie, I will be using one ball of the Patons Canadiana Yarn by Yarnspirations. I will be pairing it with a 5 mm crochet hook. For those curious about the hook that I show in my video today, it is a handmade hook of Birchwood made by the River John Needle Company in Nova Scotia, Canada.
The Design:
Lately I have been loving the primrose stitch! Recently I used the stitch in my Spring Blossom Throw: Primrose Crochet Afghan Square.
It’s an easy stitch to master. It is a simple two row repeat featuring some single and double crochet stitches.
The Primrose Beanie is worked from the bottom/brim up. The brim of the hat is worked in rows and I have used slip stitches to work my ribbing, but you may choose to use a single crochet stitch, or even a half double crochet stitch instead.
The Construction:
After the brim is complete, we will work on the body of the hat which features the primrose pattern. The hat body is worked in rounds. At the top of the hat, after you quickly sew it closed, you are welcome to add a pompom of your choice, or even leave it without! Both options look great!
PDF Copies are available:
I will write out the pattern in full below and will follow it with a free video tutorial. But for those of you who wish, you may also find a PDF copy of the pattern available for purchase in my Etsy and Ravelry Shops linked below:
Click here for the Primrose Beanie on Etsy
Click here for the Primrose Beanie on Ravelry
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Sarah
Primrose Crochet Beanie:
Skill Level: Easy
Gauge: 21 sts x 10 rows of primrose stitch = 4 inches
Finished Size: 9.5 x 9.5 inches laid flat
Hook: Size H/8 (5 mm) Hook. Adjust hook size if necessary to obtain correct gauge
OPTIONAL: Pompom to attach to the top
Stitches and Abbreviations:
Ch – Chain
Cluster – Yarn over and insert hook into space indicated, yarn over and draw up a loop, yarn over and draw through two loops. [Yarn over, insert hook into the same space, yarn over and draw up a loop, yarn over and draw through two loops] Twice. Yarn over and draw through all loops on hook.
Dc – Double Crochet
Rpt – Repeat
Sc – Single Crochet
Sk – Skip
Sl St – Slip Stitch
Yo – Yarn Over
Pattern Notes
- Pattern is written in American English terms.
- Brim of hat is worked in rows, body of hat is worked in rounds.
- Ch 1 at beginning of round does not count as stitch.
- Do not turn at the end of round.
- Weave in ends as needed.
- OPTIONAL: Brim of hat may be worked using either single crochet stitches or half double crochet stitches instead of the slip stitches.
Brim (Worked in Rows):
Ch 8.
Row 1: Sl st in the 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across. Ch 1, turn. (7 sl sts)
Row 2: Working in the blo, sl st in each st across. Ch 1, turn. (7 sl sts)
Continue to repeat row 2 until work from the beginning measures approximately 19 inches.
Do not fasten off, but fold brim of hat so that two shorter ends meet. Now working through both thicknesses, sl st across working through the blo on each side. Do not fasten off, turn work right side out (so that the right side is facing you).
Now working around the edge of the brim, continue working in rounds as follows:
Hat Body (Worked in Rounds):
Rnd 1: Ch 1, evenly work 93 hdc all the way around. Join with a sl st in the first st, do not turn. (93 sts)
Rnd 2: Ch 1, [sc, ch 2, sc] in the same st as joining, sk the next 2 sts, * [sc, ch 2, sc] in the next st, sk the next 2 sts; rpt from * around, join with a sl st in the first st.
Rnd 3: Sl st into the next ch-2 sp, ch 1, 3 dc in the same ch-2 sp, * 3 dc in the next ch-2 sp; rpt from * around, join with a sl st in the first dc.
Rnd 4: Sl st into the next dc, ch 1, [sc, ch 2, sc] in the same st, sk the next 2 sts, * [sc, ch 2, sc] in the next st, sk the next 2 sts; rpt from * around, join with a sl st in the first st.
Rnds 5-14: Repeat Rounds 3 and 4 five times.
Rnd 15: Sl st into the next ch-2 sp, ch 1, 3 dc in the same ch-2 sp, [3 dc in the next ch-2 sp] three times, cluster in the next ch-2 sp, * [3 dc in the next ch-2 sp] four times, cluster in the next ch-2 sp; rpt from * around, 3 dc in the final ch-2 sp, join with a sl st in the first dc.
Rnd 16: Sl st into the next dc, ch 1, [sc, ch 2, sc] in the same st, sk the next 2 sts, ([sc, ch 2, sc] in the next st) three times, sk the next dc, sk the cluster, sk the dc, * ([sc, ch 2, sc] in the next st) four times, sk the next dc, sk the cluster, sk the dc; rpt from * around, [sc, ch 2, sc] in the next st, join with a sl st in the first st.
Rnd 17: Sl st into the next ch-2 sp, ch 1, 3 dc in the same ch-2 sp, [3 dc in the next ch-2 sp] two times, cluster in the next ch-2 sp, * [3 dc in the next ch-2 sp] three times, cluster in the next ch-2 sp; rpt from * around, 3 dc in the final ch-2 sp, join with a sl st in the first dc.
Rnd 18: Sl st into the next dc, ch 1, [sc, ch 2, sc] in the same st, sk the next 2 sts, ([sc, ch 2, sc] in the next st) two times, sk the next dc, sk the cluster, sk the dc, * ([sc, ch 2, sc] in the next st) three times, sk the next dc, sk the cluster, sk the dc; rpt from * around, [sc, ch 2, sc] in the next st, join with a sl st in the first st.
Rnd 19: Sl st into the next ch-2 sp, ch 1, 3 dc in the same ch-2 sp, [3 dc in the next ch-2 sp], cluster in the next ch-2 sp, * [3 dc in the next ch-2 sp] two times, cluster in the next ch-2 sp; rpt from * around, 3 dc in the final ch-2 sp, join with a sl st in the first dc.
Rnd 20: Sl st into the next dc, ch 1, [sc, ch 2, sc] in the same st, sk the next 2 sts, ([sc, ch 2, sc] in the next st), sk the next dc, sk the cluster, sk the dc, * ([sc, ch 2, sc] in the next st) two times, sk the next dc, sk the cluster, sk the dc; rpt from * around, [sc, ch 2, sc] in the next st, join with a sl st in the first st.
Rnd 21: Sl st into the next ch-2 sp, ch 1, 3 dc in the same ch-2 sp, cluster in the next ch-2 sp, * [3 dc in the next ch-2 sp] one time, cluster in the next ch-2 sp; rpt from * around, 3 dc in the final ch-2 sp, join with a sl st in the first dc.
Rnd 22: Sl st into the next dc, ch 1, [sc, ch 2, sc] in the same st, sk the next dc, sk the cluster, sk the dc, * ([sc, ch 2, sc] in the next st) one time, sk the next dc, sk the cluster, sk the dc; rpt from * around, [sc, ch 2, sc] in the next st, join with a sl st in the first st.
Rnd 23: Sl st into the next ch-2 sp, ch 1, cluster in each ch-2 sp around, join with a sl st in the first st.
Fasten off leaving a long tail. Using the long tail, sew the top of the hat closed. Fasten off and weave in your ends. Attach Pompom to the top.
Video Tutorial:
https://youtu.be/YdMH_dpSMOA
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I am making newborn hats to donate locally. I love this hat can you help me adjust the hat pattern to fit a newborn?
Thank you!!
Finished the first hat ??? I’ve posted a pic on Instagram and #wonderfulhatscal and #hatsnothate. Thank you for the beautiful pattern and video?????
Yay! I’ll go take a look!
93 stitches around seems like a lot. Do I still do that amount even if I do the sc brim?
Yes you do, if you need to change the multiple because you find it too big, you’ll need multiples of 3
Agreed. WAY too many. I tried and it made a completely wavy and unmanageable mess of it. Frogged it and did 63 and it looks better.
So glad I found this comment. This is my second hat following these particular patterns, the first one SWAMPED my husband’s head it was so big. Started this one and had the same issue. Cut the stitch count down to 69 to make a SLIGHTLY loose hat and it’s working much better. Really glad I’m not the only one.
End 16 seems to have some errors it says ([sc, ch 2, sc] in the next st) three times, but it doesn’t say to sk 2 sts between each sts, [sc, ch 2, sc]. So it says to put (sc, ch2, sc) in the next 3 sts in a row. I know to skip the 2 DC sts because of the patter previously but someonme new to crochet may not.
Also Rnds 18, 20 & 22