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
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