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Welcome to week three of the Wonderful Hats Crochet Along! Today we will learn to crochet the beautifully textured Ainsley Beanie.
The Ainsley Beanie is the third crochet beanie in this years Wonderful Hats Crochet Along. Each Beanie also has a coordinating scarf! Week one was the Windermere Beanie Crochet Pattern followed by the Adelaide Beanie Crochet Pattern in week two. Each of the hat and scarf sets the year focus on texture and you will find lots of it in our hat this week.
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Our crochet hat today is worked from the brim up and it features a wonderful texture that is created by working front and back post double crochet stitches. There are lots of wonderful and popular stitch patterns that are created in this way such as the basket weave and Celtic weave. The pattern created today resembles more of a chain link or interlocking brick. I really love how it turned out and am sure you will also enjoy it!
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The Ainsley Beanie crochet pattern will be written out in full below followed by a free video tutorial. The pattern is free to follow on my site and will always be free! If, however, you would like a printable copy, you may purchase one from my Etsy and Ravelry Shops linked below:
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Enjoy and happy crocheting!
Sarah
Ainsley Beanie Crochet Pattern:
Skill Level: Intermediate
Gauge: 17 sts x 16 rows of sc = 4 inches
Finished Size: 9 x 9 inches laid flat, 20-22 inch circumference.
Yarn: Impeccable by Loops & Threads ® (100% acrylic; 285 yds/260 m; 4.5oz/127.5 g; (4) Medium/worsted weight): 1 ball per beanie.
Hook: Size H/8 (5 mm) Hook. Adjust hook size if necessary to obtain correct gauge
Stitches and Abbreviations:
Blo – Back Loop Only
Bpdc – Back Post Double Crochet
Ch – Chain
Dc – Double Crochet
Dc2tog – Double Crochet Two Stitches Together
Fpdc – Front Post Double Crochet
Fpdc2tog – Front Post Double Crochet Two Stitches Together
Hdc – Half 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.
- Turn your work as indicated.
- 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.
- To change the size of your beanie, you will need a multiple of 6 stitches for the first round of the hat body.
Free Crochet Pattern:
Brim (Worked in rows):
Ch 13
Row 1: Sl st in the 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across. Ch 1, turn. (12 sl sts)
Row 2: Working in the blo, sl st in each st across. Ch 1, turn. (12 sl sts)
Continue to repeat row 2 until work from the beginning measures approximately 16-17 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 and the slip stitch seam is on the inside).
Now working around the edge of the brim, continue working in rounds as follows:
Hat Body (Worked in rounds):
Rnd 1: Ch 3 (counts as a dc), evenly work 71 dc all the way around, join with a sl st in the top of the starting ch-3, do not turn. (72 sts including the ch-3)
Rnd 2: Ch 1, fpdc in each of the 1st 3 sts, *bpdc in each of the next 3 sts, fpdc in each of the next 3 sts; Rpt from * across to the final 3 sts, bpdc in each of the final 3 sts, join with a sl st in the top of the 1st st.
Rnd 3: Ch 1, fpdc in the first st, *bpdc in the next st, fpdc in each of the next 2 sts; Rpt from * around to the final st, fpdc in the final st, join with a sl st in the 1st st.
Rnd 4: Ch 1, bpdc in each of the 1st 3 sts, *fpdc in each of the next 3 sts, bpdc in each of the next 3 sts; Rpt from * across to the final 3 sts, fpdc in each of the final 3 sts, join with a sl st in the top of the 1st st.
Rnd 5: Ch 1, fpdc in the first st, *bpdc in the next st, fpdc in each of the next 2 sts; Rpt from * around to the final st, fpdc in the final st, join with a sl st in the 1st st.
Rnds 6-13: repeat rnds 2-5 twice more.
Rnd 14: Ch 1, fpdc in each of the 1st 3 sts, *bpdc in each of the next 3 sts, fpdc in each of the next 3 sts; Rpt from * across to the final 3 sts, bpdc in each of the final 3 sts, join with a sl st in the top of the 1st st.
Rnd 15: Ch 1, fpdc in each of the 1st 3 sts, *bpdc in each of the next 3 sts, fpdc2tog, fpdc in each of the next 3 sts; Rpt from * around to the final 4 sts, bpdc in each of the next 2 sts, fpdc2tog, join with a sl st in the top of the 1st st. (63 sts)
Rnd 16: Ch 1, fpdc in each of the 1st 3 sts, *bpdc in each of the next 2 sts, fpdc2tog, fpdc in each of the next 3 sts; Rpt from * around to the final 4 sts, bpdc in each of the next 2 sts, fpdc2tog, join with a sl st in the top of the 1st st. (54 sts)
Rnd 17: Ch 1, fpdc in each of the 1st 3 sts, *bpdc in the next st, fpdc2tog, fpdc in each of the next 3 sts; Rpt from * around to the final 3 sts, bpdc in the next st, fpdc2tog, join with a sl st in the top of the 1st st. (45 sts)
Rnd 18: Ch 1, fpdc in each of the 1st 3 sts, *fpdc2tog, fpdc in each of the next 3 sts; Rpt from * around ending with a fpdc2tog, join with a sl st in the top of the 1st st. (36 sts)
Rnd 19: Ch 1, fpdc in each of the 1st 2 sts, *fpdc2tog, fpdc in each of the next 2 sts; Rpt from * around ending with a fpdc2tog, join with a sl st in the top of the 1st st. (27 sts)
Rnd 20: Ch 1, fpdc in the 1st st, *fpdc2tog, fpdc in the next st; Rpt from * around ending with a fpdc2tog, join with a sl st in the top of the 1st st. (18 sts)
Rnd 21: Ch 1, fpdc2tog in each st around, join with a sl st in the 1st st. (9 sts)
Fasten off leaving an extra long tail. Using the long tail, sew the top of the hat closed by weaving the yarn in and out through the stitches at the top of the hat, then gently pull closed. Fasten off and weave in your ends. Attach Pompom to the top if desired.
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