It’s that time of year when I’m hoping desperately for spring. I designed the New Dawn Beanie for everyone out there who feels the same way! This snug crochet beanie with flower is made with simple, textured stitches. A self-striping yarn in spring colors does all the colorwork for you. You can choose to add the optional mayapple flower motif for some extra spring! Best of all, it’s a one skein project!
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I like the winter because I get to crochet and wear my crochet more than the rest of the year. But, it does get old after a while.
On these cold, bright days, when the trees are bare and the wind is brutal, I think about how beautiful it’s going to be when the spring arrives. That’s why I decided an optional floral applique was in order for this pattern!
The spring colors brighten up my mood, and the self-striping yarn does all the colorwork for me. If you’d prefer a simpler hat, just leave off the applique.
I think you’ll love the textures on this beanie! It’s uses just one skein of yarn, so it’s a great portable pattern or last minute gift.
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New Dawn Beanie
Crochet Beanie with Flower Pattern by Underground Crafter
Updated 11/29/2019
Simple, textured stitches create a fitted beanie. Let the self-striping yarn do all the colorwork for you! The optional mayapple flower motif adds a delicate touch.
Finished Size
- Adult: 22” (56 cm) hat circumference x 7.5” (19 cm) height.
Materials
- Sprightly Spectrum Worsted yarn (50% acrylic/50% wool, 3.5 oz/100 g/190 yd/174 m) – 1 skein in 506-006 Beach Bum, or approximately 190 yd (174 m) in any medium weight, self-striping yarn. NOTE: Sprightly Spectrum Worsted is now discontinued. You can find suitable substitutes here on YarnSub.
- US Size I-9/5.5 mm crochet hook, or size needed to obtain gauge.
- Yarn needle.
Gauge
- Through Rnd 4 = 4.25” (11 cm) diameter in pattern. For best fit, always check your gauge.
Abbreviations Used in This Pattern
- BL – back (third) loop only – A helpful video for identifying the third loop is available below.
- If you can’t see the video above for identifying the third loop, watch it on YouTube.
- ch – chain
- dc – double crochet
- FL – front loop only – A helpful video for identifying the front loop is available below the BL in the abbreviations above.
- hdc – half double crochet
- pf – puff stitch – Yo, insert hook in next st, yo and draw up a loop, [yo, insert hook in same st, yo and draw up a loop] twice, yo and draw through 7 loops on hook. – A helpful video for this stitch is available below.
- If you can’t see the puff video above, watch it on YouTube.
- rep – repeat
- Rnd(s) – Round(s)
- RS – right (front) side
- sc – single crochet
- sk – skip
- sl st – slip stitch
- st(s) – stitch(es)
- WS – wrong (back) side
- yo – yarn over
- * Repeat instructions after asterisk as indicated.
- () Repeat instructions between parentheses in same stitch or space.
- [] Repeat instructions between brackets as indicated.
Pattern Notes
- Ch 1 at beginning of Rounds does not count as a stitch.
Pattern Instructions
Hat
- Starting at crown, ch 4, skip 3 ch, sl st to next ch to form ring.
- Rnd 1: (RS) Ch 1, 12 dc in ring, join with sl st to first dc. (12 sts)
- Rnd 2: Ch 1, starting in first st, 2 dc in each st around, join with sl st to first dc. (24 sts)
- Rnd 3: Ch 1, starting in first st, *2 dc in next st, dc in next st; rep from * around, join with sl st to first dc. (36 sts)
- Rnd 4: Ch 1, starting in first st, *2 dc in next st, dc in next 2 sts; rep from * around, join with sl st to first dc. (48 sts)
- Rnd 5: Ch 1, starting in first st, *2 dc in next st, dc in next 3 sts; rep from * around, join with sl st to first dc. (60 sts)
- Rnd 6: Ch 1, starting in first st, *2 dc in next st, dc in next 4 sts; rep from * around, join with sl st to first dc. (72 sts)
- Rnd 7: Ch 1, (sc, dc) in first st, *skip 1 st, (sc, dc) in next st; rep from * around to last 3 sts, skip 2 sts, sc in last st, join with sl st to first sc. (71 sts)
- Rnd 8: Turn, starting in last st from previous Rnd, ch 1, (sc, dc) in first st, *skip 1 st, (sc, dc) in next st; rep from * around to last st, sc in last st, join with sl st to first sc. (71 sts)
- Rep Rnd 8 until hat measures approximately 7” (18 cm) from crown, ending after WS Rnd.
- Rnd 9: Turn to RS, ch 1, hdc in same st and each st around to last st, 2 hdc in last st, join with sl st to first hdc. (72 sts)
- Rnd 10: Ch 1, starting in first st, *hdcBL in next 2 sts, hdcFL in next 2 sts; rep from * around, join with sl st to third loop of first hdc.
- Rep Rnd 10 until hat measures approximately 7.5” (19 cm) from crown. Fasten off.
Mayapple Motif (Optional)
- Ch 4, skip 3 ch, sl st to next ch to form ring.
- Rnd 1: Ch 1, [pf, ch 1] 6 times, join with sl st to first pf. (6 pf + 6 ch-1 sp)
- Rnd 2: Sl st to next ch-1 sp, [ch 3, sl st in next ch-1 sp] 5 times, ch 3, join with sl st to first ch-3 sp. (6 ch-3 sp)
- Rnd 3: Ch 1, [sc, hdc, 3 dc, hdc, sc] in each ch-3 sp around. Fasten off with long yarn tail for seaming. (6 petals – 42 sts)
Finishing
- Optional: Thread yarn needle with yarn tail from motif and sew motif to hat in desired position.
- With yarn needle, weave in ends on WS of hat.