Monday, August 20, 2012

Free Pattern: Chunky Newborn Beanie w/ flower


*Update* For your chance to win a FREE CUSTOM crochet hat of YOUR choice please click this link to see how to enter!! 

So I'm posting one of my first OFFICIAL patterns. I was just playing around yesterday and decided to make a beanie out of leftover yarn to match a stork pouch photo prop I made. I really liked the way it turned out and it matches so well with the the pouch. I may have to load it on Etsy, so get it now while it's FREE!! Whoever said there's no such thing as a free lunch??

Supplies Needed:
Yarn: 2 colors of Super Bulky (6) yarn. I used Yarn Bee Soft Illusions and Lion Brand Wool-Ease Thick & Quick. 1 color of Worsted Weight (4) yarn for the flower.
Hook: J, 6.00mm 
Tapestry Needle
Button

Abbreviations (click the link for a video tutorial):
Ch: Chain
Sl St: Slip Stitch

Ok let's get started!

Ch 4, sl st to join
Row 1: Ch 2 (counts as 1st dc), 6 dc (7 dc total)
Do NOT join, use yarn marker
Row 2: 1 sc & 1 hdc in 1st stitch (counts as 2dc, this keeps a gap from forming between Row 1 and Row 2), 2 dc in each stitch (14 dc total)
Row 3: *1 dc, 2 dc, repeat from * (21 dc total)
Row 4: *1 dc in the next 2 stitches, 2 dc, repeat from * (28 dc total)
Skip 1 dc and sl st to join with the 2nd dc. (This prevents a large uneven knot)
Sl St new color, Ch 2
Row 5: 1 sc (to prevent gap), 1 dc in each stitch (28 dc total)
Row 6-7: 1 dc in each stitch (28 dc total)
Skip 1 dc and sl st to join with the 2nd dc. Tie off and weave in ends.

For the flower I followed AlliCrafts Open Flower Tutorial and then sewed a button on top and sewed the flower to the hat. I chose to sew the flower on to the section where I attached the yarn and tied it off to cover up any uneven looking stitches. 

Now you're done. It's a really easy pattern and beanie to make especially for a beginner. If you are a beginner you may want to choose a less fuzzy yarn that the soft illusions since it may be difficult to see your stitches.

Happy Hooking!!

P.S. Please post pictures of your hats too. I would love to see them!!




16 comments:

  1. Hi ! Just wanted you to know I "pinned" this pattern . I'm a forty something learning to crochet all over again ( my mom taught me basics when I was young , didn't retain much , ubfortunatly ) I'm also following your blog and "liked" your blog on FB. I have a blog called Making Home , where I do a little bit of everything. Stop by if you have time :)

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  2. Dawn I really appreciate it. I have enjoyed writing my own patterns. Feel free to pin my other pattern for the sack hat. The sack hat is very simple just a little time consuming. I will be posting more patterns soon, so keep an eye out.

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  3. Amber I have a question: on rnd 1 after you've done the ch 2, are you dc'ing in the ring or do you start in the ch 2?

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    1. The chain 2 counts as the first dc so you are working in the ring and will continue to make 6 more dc in that ring. Hope that helped.

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    2. Thanks! I'll try that!

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  4. I hate to bother you again Amber, in round 4 how am i only going to have 28 stitches? Am i skipping some stitches?

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    1. Did you have all the correct numbers is the other rows? If not you may have skipped the first sc from row 2 which would throw your numbering off. If you did have 21 in row 3, just make sure you are doing the following pattern in row 4: 1 dc, 1 dc, 2 dc, repeat

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  5. Hello Amber,
    I stumbled upon your site just now and love this little hat. I was wondering about the fuzzy look -- i like it -- but when looking up Yarn Bee Soft Illusion, the skein didn't appear fuzzy at all, so I would like to know how you got it to do that. Thanks! e

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    1. This is a link to the yarn I got from Hobby Lobby. http://shop.hobbylobby.com/products/pink-camo-soft-illusion-super-bulky-yarn-321265/
      You can see it looks a little fuzzy, but I guess when you work with your hook it gets fuzzier. Or maybe my kids touched it too much before I used it. :) Be sure to go like my FB page and comment on the contest post for a chance to win a custom hat. https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Flighty-Crafter/305966626117740

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  6. Amber, I was totally looking at the wrong yarn. There is a yarn called Yarn Bee Splash Soft Illusion -- clearly NOT the right one.
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  7. How can I adjust this pattern for a toddler?

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  8. For a DC you should chain 3. You chain 2 for a HDC. I will try this pattern tonight and see how it turns out.

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  9. I am going to the store tomorrow to get my yarn. This is too cute not to make. Will be my 1st baby hat. Can't wait. Thanks for the super cute pattern.

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  10. I have tried 4 different patterns and this is the only one that came out like the picture. I will be making a another hat. Thank you.

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  11. Hi! I am going to become a great-aunt for the first time; she'll be a Christmas baby. I would like to make a Christmas hat for her but am wondering how a super chunky yarn works for a newborn hat. It's hard to envision that it won't be TOO bulky. Can you clarify for me?

    Many thanks. This will be my first cap/hat so I'm a little anxious.

    Kate

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