This chunky yarn crochet beanie uses a simple two-row repeat stitch pattern. This pattern was designed for the annual Hat of the Month Crochet Along with Oombawka Design Crochet and The Stitchin’ Mommy.

This pattern is available for FREE on my blog HERE.

The free version is supported by advertising on my website. The downloadable PDF for sale on Ravelry includes the full pattern in one printable file without advertisements.

Skills Used
Basic crochet stitches: chain, double crochet, single crochet
Crocheting flat in rows, crocheting in the round
Joining with mattress stitch seam, changing colors, crocheting over yarn tails (includes video tutorials)
Cinching a bottom up slouchy hat closed (with link to photo tutorial)
Standing dc (with link to video tutorial)
Special stitch patterns: BPdc, FPdc (includes written descriptions in pattern and video tutorials)

Skill Level
Easy

Finished Size
Newborn (0-3 Months, 3-6 Months, 6-12 Months, 1-2 Years, 3-5 Years, 6-12 Years, Teen/Adult Small, Adult Medium, Adult Large). Photographed sample is Adult Medium.

Newborn: 12” (30.5 cm) hat circumference x 5.5” (14 cm) height.

0-3 Months: 14” (35.5 cm) hat circumference x 6.5” (16.5 cm) height.

3-6 Months: 15” (38 cm) hat circumference x 6.75” (17 cm) height.

6-12 Months: 16” (40.5 cm) hat circumference x 7” (18 cm) height.

1-2 Years: 17” (43 cm) hat circumference x 7.25” (18.5 cm) height.

3-5 Years: 18” (45.5 cm) hat circumference x 7.5” (19 cm) height.

6-12 Years: 19” (48.5 cm) hat circumference x 8” (20.5 cm) height.

Teen/Adult Small: 20” (51 cm) hat circumference x 8.5” (21.5 cm) height.

Adult Medium: 21” (53.5 cm) hat circumference x 9” (23 cm) height.

Adult Large: 22” (56 cm) hat circumference x 10” (25.5 cm) height.

Materials
Lion Brand Hue + Me yarn (80% acrylic/20% wool, 4.4 oz/125 g, 137 yd/125 m) – 1 skein in 108AD Magic Hour (CA) and 1 (1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2) 110AU Peacoat (CB), or approximately 25 yd (30 yd, 35 yd, 40 yd, 40 yd, 45 yd, 50 yd, 60 yd, 65 yd, 75 yd)/23 m (27.5 m, 32 m, 36.5 m, 36.5 m, 41 m, 45.5 m, 55 m, 59.5 m, 68.5 m) in CA and 45 yd (60 yd, 65 yd, 75 yd, 80 yd, 90 yd, 100 yd, 110 yd, 125 yd, 145 yd)/41 m (55 m, 59.5 m, 68.5 m, 73 m, 82.5 m, 91.5 m, 100.5 m, 114.5 m, 132.5 m) in CB in any bulky weight acrylic and wool blend yarn.

US Size K-10.5/6.5 mm crochet hook, or size needed to get gauge.

Yarn needle.
 
Gauge
11 sts = 4” (10 cm) in pattern for Work Even. Exact gauge is not critical for this pattern.