An alternating stitch pattern and a self-striping yarn combine to make a beanie that adds color and texture to your day.

This pattern is available for FREE on my blog here.

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Skills Used
Basic crochet stitches: chain, double crochet, single crochet, slip stitch
Crocheting in the round
Special stitches: BPsc, FPsc, sc2tog (with written instructions and linked video tutorials in pattern)

Skill Level
Intermediate

Finished Sizes
Infant, Child, Teen/Adult. Photographed sample is Teen/Adult size. Height measurements do not include pom pom.

Infant: 13.25” (33.5 cm) hat circumference x 6” (15 cm) height.

Child: 17” (43 cm) hat circumference x 6.75” (17 cm) height.

Teen/Adult: 21” (53.5 cm) hat circumference x 7.5” (19 cm) height.

Materials
Red Heart Colorscape yarn (100% acrylic, 3.5 oz/100 g, 187 yd/171 m) – 1 (1, 2) skeins in 6320 Bangkok, or approximately 105 yd (155 yd, 210 yd)/96 m (142 m, 192 m) in any medium weight yarn.

US J-10/6 mm crochet hook, or any size needed to obtain correct gauge.

Yarn needle.

Clover Pom Pom Maker - small for infant size or extra large for child and teen/adult sizes (optional).

Gauge
Through Rnd 4 = 4.25” (11 cm) diameter in pattern. For best fit, always check your gauge.