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Home » Free Pattern » Easy Half Double Crochet Beanie - Free Pattern

Easy Half Double Crochet Beanie - Free Pattern

This pattern is an easy half double crochet beanie and is perfect for beginners. Worked in rows, this hat isn’t much different from making a scarf. The pattern is written in sizes for baby, toddler, child and adult; it is also easy to modify in size if needed. Whether you are a beginner or experienced crocheter, you will want to keep this free pattern in your library!

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Half Double Crochet Beanie in 4 Sizes

Whether Christmas is coming, you are going to a baby shower, you crochet for the homeless/donations, or you just need a few more hats for yourself - this is a pattern you will want to keep coming back to! It’s fast, easy, unisex and easily customized. It uses worsted weight yarn, and you can choose whether to add a pom pom or not. You can adjust the slouchiness by making your rows longer or adjust the size by adding more rows. This easy crochet hat pattern is basically the blank canvas of crochet projects. You can do whatever you want with it!

An easy HDC beanie made from a rectangle

A Unisex Hat Pattern in Sizes Baby Through Adult

I am an avid trier of new yarns, and I knew this was the perfect project to give Lion Brand Cobblestone a try on. I am in LOVE with the speckled look the yarn creates and the colors it comes in is so pretty. I really had a hard time picking just a few colors (and honestly as I’m writing this I have another yarn order coming with more Cobblestone for another project - ha!).

For the adult sized hat, I used some special Malabrigo yarn I had in my stash. This hat pattern is perfect for using up a special skein of hand dyed yarn if you are like me and have a few sitting in your stash.

An easy HDC beanie made from a rectangle

Make this Hat with Scrap Yarn or Stash Leftovers

And speaking of yarn from your stash, you most certainly don’t need to use Lion Brand Cobblestone or Malabrigo yarn to make your hat! Use any skein of worsted weight yarn from your stash. Or if you really want to get creative; use scrap yarn and make your hat striped. Just be sure to check your gauge and adjust the pattern if needed.

An easy HDC beanie made from a rectangle

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Supplies:

  • Worsted weight yarn (approx. 150 yards needed for adult sized hat). Malabrigo Worsted (adult) and Lion Brand Cobblestone (child, toddler) pictured.
  • 5.5mm Crochet Hook (I LOVE Clover Amour)
  • Scissors - I always keep these travel scissors in my hook case
  • Yarn needle
  • Pom pom maker or faux fur pom (optional) or crochet your own new-sew faux fur pom with this pattern.

Abbreviations (written in U.S. terms):

  • ch: chain
  • sl st: slip stitch
  • BLO: back loop only
  • SC: single crochet
  • HDC: half double crochet

Gauge

14 sts x 12 rows = 4” in HDC

Finished Size:  

Adult Width = 8.5”

Adult Height = 9”

Child Width = 8.25”

Child Height = 8”

Toddler Width = 8”

Toddler Height = 7.5”

Baby Width = 7.75”

Baby Height = 7”

Pattern Notes

  • Chain stitches at the beginning of rows do not count as a stitch
  • When finishing the hat, the top of the hat is the side that has 2 SC sts.  The bottom or brim is the side that has BLO SC sts.

Instructions for the Easy Half Double Crochet Beanie

Baby

ch 27

Row 1:  SC in the 2nd ch from the hook, SC in next ch, HDC in 16, SC in 8 (26). Turn.

Row 2: ch 1, BLO SC in 8, HDC in 16, SC in 2 (26).  Turn.

Row 3: ch 1, SC in 2, HDC in 16, BLO SC in 8 (26).  Turn.

Row 4-54: Repeat Row 2 on even rows and Row 3 on odd rows.

Fold your panel so that Row 1 and Row 54 are on top of one another.  Seam the ends together either using slip stitches or yarn and a tapestry needle.

Using a long piece of yarn and a tapestry needle, sew back and forth between rows around the top edge of the hat.  Pull tight to cinch the top of the hat shut.  Tie off yarn and weave in ends.  Attach a pom pom if desired.

Toddler

ch 29

Row 1:  SC in the 2nd ch from the hook, SC in next ch, HDC in 18, SC in 8 (28). Turn.

Row 2: ch 1, BLO SC in 8, HDC in 18, SC in 2 (28).  Turn.

Row 3: ch 1, SC in 2, HDC in 18, BLO SC in 8 (28).  Turn.

Row 4-56: Repeat Row 2 on even rows and Row 3 on odd rows.

Fold your panel so that Row 1 and Row 56 are on top of one another.  Seam the ends together either using slip stitches or yarn and a tapestry needle.

Using a long piece of yarn and a tapestry needle, sew back and forth between rows around the top edge of the hat.  Pull tight to cinch the top of the hat shut.  Tie off yarn and weave in ends.  Attach a pom pom if desired.

Child

ch 31

Row 1:  SC in the 2nd ch from the hook, SC in next 2 ch sts, HDC in 18, SC in 9 (30). Turn.

Row 2: ch 1, BLO SC in 9, HDC in 18, SC in 3 (30).  Turn.

Row 3: ch 1, SC in 3, HDC in 18, BLO SC in 9 (30).  Turn.

Row 4-58: Repeat Row 2 on even rows and Row 3 on odd rows.

Fold your panel so that Row 1 and Row 58 are on top of one another.  Seam the ends together either using slip stitches or yarn and a tapestry needle.

Using a long piece of yarn and a tapestry needle, sew back and forth between rows around the top edge of the hat.  Pull tight to cinch the top of the hat shut.  Tie off yarn and weave in ends.  Attach a pom pom if desired.

Adult

ch 35

Row 1:  SC in the 2nd ch from the hook, SC in next 3 ch sts, HDC in 20, SC in 10 (34). Turn.

Row 2: ch 1, BLO SC in 10, HDC in 20, SC in 4 (34).  Turn.

Row 3: ch 1, SC in 4, HDC in 20, BLO SC in 10 (34).  Turn.

Row 4-60: Repeat Row 2 on even rows and Row 3 on odd rows.

Fold your panel so that Row 1 and Row 60 are on top of one another.  Seam the ends together either using slip stitches or yarn and a tapestry needle.

Using a long piece of yarn and a tapestry needle, sew back and forth between rows around the top edge of the hat.  Pull tight to cinch the top of the hat shut.  Tie off yarn and weave in ends.  Attach a pom pom if desired.

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