I’m sharing a textured crochet beanie pattern in 10 sizes from newborn through adult large so you can make a set for the whole family! The Holgate Beanie is crocheted from the bottom up and it also has stripes. Customize your versions with team colors, holiday colors, or the recipient’s favorite colors!
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Hats are some of my favorite projects to make because they work up quickly so you get (near) instant gratification, they are relatively small and thus perfect for trying new stitches and techniques, and they make great gifts or donations! And, of course, if you live somewhere with seasons that include colder weather, you probably wear hats yourself. Cascade Yarns 220 Superwash is a great yarn for hats because it’s available in a lot of colors to match winter coats and sweaters. Wool is a great insulator for keeping heads warm, and the superwash makes this yarn machine washable. 220 Superwash is available online at LoveCrafts | Jimmy Beans | Wool Warehouse UK.
I hope you’ll enjoy wearing or gifting the Holgate striped and textured crochet beanie as much as I enjoyed making it! If you also knit, check out my contribution to last year’s Yarnsgiving, the Turkey Sack Hat pattern.
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Holgate Beanie
Textured Crochet Beanie Pattern by Underground Crafter
This striped and textured crochet beanie pattern is crocheted from the bottom up. The pattern is available in 10 sizes so you can make a set for the whole family.
Finished Sizes
- 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 Teen/Adult Small.
- Newborn: 13” (33 cm) circumference x 5” (12.5 cm) length.
- 0-3 Months: 15” (38 cm) circumference x 5.5” (14 cm) length.
- 3-6 Months: 16” (40.5 cm) circumference x 6” (15 cm) length.
- 6-12 Months: 17” (43 cm) circumference x 6.25” (16 cm) length.
- 1-2 Years: 18” (45.5 cm) circumference x 6.5” (16.5 cm) length.
- 3-5 Years: 19” (48.5 cm) circumference x 7” (18 cm) length.
- 6-12 Years: 20” (51 cm) circumference x 7.5” (19 cm) length.
- Teen/Adult Small: 21” (53.5 cm) circumference x 8” (20.5 cm) length.
- Adult Medium: 22” (56 cm) circumference x 8.5” (21.5 cm) length.
- Adult Large: 23” (58.5 cm) circumference x 9.5” (24 cm) length.
Materials
- Cascade Yarns 220 Superwash yarn (100% superwash wool, 3.5 oz/100 g, 220 yd/200 m) – 1 (1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2) skein(s) in 281 Frost Grey (CA) and 1 skein in 847 Caribbean (CB), or approximately 75 yd (95 yd, 115 yd, 125 yd, 135 yd, 155 yd, 175 yd, 195 yd, 215 yd, 255 yd)/68.5 cm (87 m, 105 m, 114.5 m, 123.5 m, 142 m, 160 m, 178.5 m, 196.5 m, 233 m) in CA and 60 yd (80 yd, 95 yd, 105 yd, 110 yd, 125 yd, 145 yd, 155 yd, 175 yd, 210 yd)/55 m (73 m, 87 m, 96 m, 100.5 m, 114.5 m, 132.5 m, 142 m, 160 m, 192 m) each in CB in any medium weight, wool yarn.
- 220 Superwash is available online at LoveCrafts | Jimmy Beans | Wool Warehouse UK
- KnitPro Waves 2.0 (available at LoveCrafts | Amazon) US Size G-6/4 mm crochet hook, or any size needed to obtain correct gauge.
- KnitPro Waves 2.0 US Size 7/4.5 mm crochet hook, or any size needed to obtain correct gauge.
- Yarn needle.
Gauge
- 10 sts = 1.25” (3 cm) across with smaller hook in pattern for Hat Band. For best fit, always check your gauge.
- 17 dc = 4” (10 cm) across with larger hook. For best fit, always check your gauge.
Abbreviations Used in This Pattern
- 3L – third loop only – A helpful video tutorial for identifying the third loop is available below.
- If you can’t see the 3L video above, click HERE to watch it on YouTube.
- BL – back loop only – Rich Textures Crochet has a helpful video demonstrating how to identify the back loop in crochet here.
- CA – Color A
- CB – Color B
- ch – chain
- dc – double crochet
- hdc – half double crochet
- pf – 3-repeat puff – [Yo, insert hook into st, yo and draw up a loop] 3 times in same st, yo and draw through all 7 loops on hook. A helpful video for this stitch is available below.
- If you can’t see the puff stitch video above, click HERE to watch it on YouTube.
- sc – single crochet
- sl st – slip stitch
- st(s) – stitch(es)
- yo – yarn over
- [] Repeat instructions between brackets as indicated.
- () Work stitches between parentheses into same stitch.
Pattern Notes
- Hat begins with a Hat Band crocheted flat in rows. Then, stitches are worked along the edge and joined in the round. Hat is finished in the round, crocheting to the top, and then cinched closed.
- Do not fasten off yarn tails when changing colors. Carry unworked yarn on inside of Hat. Moogly has a helpful video demonstrating how to carry yarn here.
- A helpful video tutorial for seaming with the slip stitch is available below.
- If you can’t see the video tutorial for seaming with the slip stitch above, click HERE to watch it on YouTube.
- A helpful video tutorial demonstrating how to crochet around the side of your project is available below.
- If you can’t see the video tutorial for crocheting around the side of your project above, click HERE to watch it on YouTube.
- A helpful video tutorial demonstrating how to cinch a bottom-up crochet hat closed is available
- If you can’t see the video above demonstrating how to cinch a hat closed, click HERE to watch it on YouTube.
Pattern Instructions
Hat
Hat Band – All Sizes
- With CA and smaller hook, ch 7 (7, 7, 7, 9, 9, 9, 11, 11, 11).
- Row 1: Turn, skip 1 ch, [sl st in next ch, hdc in next ch] across. – 6 (6, 6, 6, 8, 8, 8, 10, 10, 10) sts
- Row 2: Turn 1, ch 1, starting in first st [slst3L in next st, hdcBL in next st] across.
- Repeat Row 2 until Hat Band measures approximately 13” (15”, 16”, 17”, 18”, 19”, 20”, 21”, 22”, 23”)/33 cm (38 cm, 40.5 cm, 43 cm, 45.5 cm, 48.5 cm, 51 cm, 53.5 cm, 56 cm, 58.5 cm) long, do not fasten off.
- Fold Hat Band so that short edges are together, being careful not to twist. Join with slip stitch seam (see Pattern Notes), do not fasten off.
Hat Body – All Sizes
- Round 1: Ch 1, working along side (long edge) of Hat Band, evenly crochet (see Pattern Notes) 80 (84, 90, 94, 100, 104, 110, 114, 120, 124) sc, change to CB with sl st join to first sc. – 80 (84, 90, 94, 100, 104, 110, 114, 120, 124) sts
- Round 2: Change to larger hook, ch 1, dcBL in first st and each st around, join with sl st to first dc.
- Round 3: Ch 1, hdcBL in first st and each st around, join with sl st to first hdc.
- Round 4: Ch 1, sc3L in first st and each st around, change to CA with sl st join to first sc.
- Round 5: Ch 1, starting in first st [scBL in next st, pfBL in next st] around, change to CB with sl st join to first sc.
- Round 6: Ch 1, scBL in first st and each st around, change to CA with sl st join to first sc.
- Round 7: Ch 1, dcBL in first st and each st around, join with sl st to first dc.
- Round 8: Ch 1, hdcBL in first st and each st around.
- Round 9: Ch 1, sc3L in first st and each st around, change to CB with sl st join to first sc.
- Round 10: Ch 1, starting in first st [scBL in next st, pfBL in next st] around, change to CA with sl st join to first sc.
- Round 11: Ch 1, scBL in first st and each st around, change to CB with sl st join to first sc.
- Round 12: Ch 1, dcBL in first st and each st around, join with sl st to first dc.
- Repeat Rounds 3-12 – ending after a repeat of Round 4 or Round 9 – until hat measures 5” (5.5”, 6”, 6.25”, 6.5”, 7”, 7.5”, 8”, 8.5”, 9”)/12.5 cm (14 cm, 15 cm, 16 cm, 16.5 cm, 18 cm, 19 cm, 20.5 cm, 21.5 cm, 24 cm) to crown, fasten off current yarn with long yarn tail (approximately 24”/61 cm long) for seaming. Fasten off unworked yarn with standard yarn tail.
Finishing – All Sizes
- Thread yarn needle with long yarn tail in CB from final Round of hat. Weave yarn needle through each stitch on finished edge. Slowly tighten yarn tail to pull top of hat closed (see Pattern Notes).
- With yarn needle, weave in ends on inside of hat.