Textured Toddler Beanie: Free Crochet Pattern

Along with the Red Heart Boutique Swanky yarn that I used in my last post I also received a ball of another new Red Heart yarn, Heads Up. I got the bright coral color which was really fun and bright. I thought it would make a cute hat for one of my little girls. I loved the bright color, I thought it was something a little different than anything I had ever gotten before but really pretty and fun. It was however, extremely difficult to photograph and show the true color. It is a bulky yarn and it is really soft and squishy. I really liked working with it. To be honest, I can't really think of anything I didn't like about it. I definitely think this is a yarn I will use again. I loved the softness and thickness of the yarn, I think it will be really nice and warm for my little girls. I also felt like it had really great stitch definition, I think this would be great if you are looking for a bulky yarn for something that you really want your stitch pattern to stand out.

I wanted to make something that had a lot of texture, something simple but interesting. I loved the thickness of the yarn and wanted to accent that with a stitch that added more thickness and texture. I wanted a nice, warm, squishy hat. I made a toddler size hat first, it fits my 1 1/2 year old and my almost 3 year old. The pictures show it on my almost 3 year old. After I finished I still had quite a bit of yarn left, I thought maybe it was close to half so I tried to make another one so that they could have matching hats. I did not end up having enough for another toddler size hat so one hat takes a little over half of the ball. I decided to size it down a little and made one that is approximately 6-12 month size. I was able to finish it with very little yarn to spare. Like, maybe a yard of yarn left, so depending on how you crochet and how long you leave your ends you might be able to get a toddler size and a 6 month size out of one ball.

Without further ado, the pattern...

Textured Toddler Beanie

You will need:

• Red Heart Heads Up yarn (you can purchase it at redheart.com/yarn)
• K crochet hook

*Do not turn when working the double crochet rounds or the single crochet rounds. When working the pattern rounds you will turn on each round.

Toddler Size

Start with magic ring
Round 1: ch 2, 9 dc in ring, join to first dc (9 dc)
Round 2: ch 2, 2 dc in each stitch, join to first dc (18 dc)
Round 3: ch 2, (2 dc in first stitch, 1 dc in next), repeat around (27 dc)
Round 4: ch 2, (2 dc in first stitch, 1 dc in next 2), repeat around (36 dc)
Round 5: ch 1, [(sc, hdc, dc) in first stitch, sk 2], repeat around (12 sc, hdc, dc groups)
Round 6: ch 1, turn, [(sc, hdc, dc) in dc, sk 2], repeat around (12 sc, hdc, dc groups)
Round 7-10: repeat round 6
Round 11-13: ch 1, sc around (36 sc)
Finish off, weave in ends

6-12 Month Size

Start with magic ring
Round 1: ch 2, 9 dc in ring, join to first dc (9 dc)
Round 2: ch 2, 2 dc in each stitch, join to first dc (18 dc)
Round 3: ch 2, (2 dc in first stitch, 1 dc in next), repeat around (27 dc)
Round 4: ch 2, (2 dc in first stitch, 1 dc in next 4), repeat around *you will not end with 4 dc in a row (33 dc)
Round 5: ch 1, [(sc, hdc, dc) in first stitch, sk 2], repeat around (11 sc, hdc, dc groups)
Round 6: ch 1, turn, [(sc, hdc, dc) in dc, sk 2], repeat around (11 sc, hdc, dc groups)
Round 7-8: repeat round 6
Round 9-11: ch 1, sc around (33 sc)
Finish off, weave in ends

A big thanks to Red Heart for providing me with the yarn for this project. Hope you enjoy this pattern