Monday, July 31, 2017

Falling In Love Beanie Free Pattern!


The Falling In Love Beanie is full of promised love with little hearts that decorate the body and larger hearts that border the brim, which is stretchy and very comfortable. This beanie is one of my favorite patterns ever and I hope ya'll fall in love with it as much as I have! And there are also instructions for a messy bun version as well! 
















Falling In Love Beanie

US terminology

Favorite on Ravelry

Size

Youth/Adult

18-22 inches

Gauge


9 sc and 8 rows = 2 inches


Materials



- Medium 4 Yarn (I use Caron Simply Soft) color a: 75g color b: 18g
- Size G (4.0 mm) crochet hook
- Size F (3.75 mm) crochet hook
- Darning needle
- Scissors
- Measuring tape
- Yarn puff ball or fur pompom
- Optional: Yarn guide ring

Abbreviations, Instructions, Tutorials, And Tips


The Falling In Love Beanie is a very comfy and stretchy hat and it’s fun to make! The finished hat circumference is 16 inches but it needs to stretch to fit comfortably.  This hat should fit children, teenagers, and adults with head circumferences between 18-22 inches. For the messy bun style hat, stop after R24 of the hat pattern.


This hat is worked from the bottom up. The brim of the hat is worked in rows and the hat is worked in the round.


A yarn guide ring is optional to use to be able to change colors quickly without tangling the yarn.
mc: main color
sc: single crochet
ea: each
ch: chain
BLO: back loop only
YO: yarn over
dc: double crochet
2dc: double crochet increase (put 2 double crochets into the same stitch)
hdc: half double crochet
st: stitch
cc: color change (Color change with hdc: Yarn over, insert the hook into the next stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop. Yarn over with the new color and draw through the 3 loops on the hook. Color change with dc: Yarn over, insert the hook into the next stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop. Yarn over and draw through the first 2 loops on the hook, yarn over with the new color and draw through the 2 loops on the hook.)
ca: color a
cb: color b
Sl st: slip stitch
sk: skip
ksc: fake knit stitch (insert the hook into the next stitch, yarn over with color b and pull up a loop. Yarn over with color a and draw through the 2 loops on the hook.)
inv sc dec: invisible single crochet decrease (Insert the hook into the front loop of the first stitch of the decrease, insert the hook into the front loop of the next stitch of the decrease. Yarn over and draw through the first 2 loops on the hook. Yarn over and draw through the last 2 loops on the hook.)
Click here for a video tutorial on the invisible single crochet decrease
inv ksc dec: invisible fake knit stitch decrease (Insert the hook into the front loop of the first stitch of the decrease, insert the hook into the front loop of the next stitch of the decrease. Yarn over with color b and draw through the first 2 loops on the hook. Yarn over with color a and draw through the last 2 loops on the hook.)

Click here for a picture tutorial on How To Connect The 2 Ends Of The Brim


Starting The Hat After The Brim:


Step 1: chain 2


Step 2: 2dc into the same row (work the 2nd dc into the loop between the rows) 



Step 3: dc into the next 10 rows



Step 4: 2dc into the next row (Instead of putting 2dc into 1 row, I put the increase in the loop right before the next row)



Step 5: dc into the next 10 rows


Step 6: 2dc into the next row (Instead of putting 2dc into 1 row, I put the increase in the loop right after the next row)



Step 7: dc into the next 10 rows



Repeat Steps 4-7 until you get to the end of the round. Slip stitch to the 1st dc of the round. (The ch 2 does not count as a dc.)



The Pattern


Please read all of the abbreviations, instructions, tutorials and tips before beginning this pattern.


Start with F hook:


R1: With ca, ch 9, sc in the 2nd ch from the hook and in each ch across. =8
*Approximately 2 inches long.*


R2: ch 1 and turn your work, sc in the BLO of each st across 8x. =8


R3-R77: Repeat R2
*The length of the brim should measure 16 inches unstretched.*


Ch 1, fold the brim in half and connect the 2 ends by inserting the hook into the second stitch from the hook and into the stitch directly across on the other end. YO, draw through all the loops on the hook to make a slip stitch. Repeat this 7 more times.
Do not cut the yarn.


With G hook:


R1: ch 2, 2dc into the same row, dc into the next 10 rows. *2dc into the next row, dc into the next 10 rows.* Repeat from the star around. Sl st to the first dc of the round. (ch 2 does not count as a dc here and throughout the pattern.) =84


R2: ch 2, dc into the same st and cc to cb, *sk the next st, hdc, dc, ch 1, dc, hdc into the next st and cc to ca, sk the next st, dc into the next st and cc to cb. * Repeat from the star around until the last 3 stitches. Sk the next st, hdc, dc, ch 1, dc, hdc into the next st, and cc to ca, sk the last st and sl st to the first dc of the round. =126
*There should be 21 hearts in total.*


R3: ch 2, dc into the same st, *sk the next 2 st, and put 3 sc into the ch 1 from the previous row, sk the next 2 st, dc into the next st.* Repeat from the star around. End with 3 sc into the ch 1 and sl st to the first dc of the round. =84


R4: ch 1, ksc into the same st, sc next 3 st, *ksc into the next st, sc into the next 3 st* Repeat from the star around. Sl st to the first sc of the round. (ch 1 does not count as a sc here and throughout the pattern.) =84


R5: ch 1, sc into the same st, sc into the next st, ksc into the next st, *sc next 3 st, ksc into the next st* Repeat from the star around. End with a sc into the last st. Sl st to the first sc of the round. =84


R6-R20: Repeat R4 and R5.
*The hat should measure 7 inches tall.*


R21: ch 1, sc into the same st, *sc into the next st, ksc into the next st, inv sc dec into the next 2 st* Repeat from the star around. End with a sc into the last st. Sl st to the first sc of the round. =64


R22: ch 1, ksc into the same st, sc into the next 3 st, *ksc into the next st, sc into the next 2 st* Repeat from the star around. Sl st to the first sc of the round. =64


R23: ch 1, sc into the same st, *sc into the next st, inv ksc dec into the next 2 st* Repeat from the star around. Sl st to the first sc of the round. =43


R24: ch 1, sc into the same st and in ea st around. Sl st to the first sc of the round. =43
*For the messy bun hat stop here. Cut the yarn and weave in the ends.*
*For the regular beanie, continue with the rest of the pattern.*


R25: ch 1, sc into the same st, *inv sc dec into the next 2 st* Repeat from the star around. Sl st to the first sc of the round. =22


R26: ch 1, inv sc dec into the same st and the next st, *inv sc dec into the next 2 st* Repeat from the star around. Sl st to the first sc of the round. =11


Cut the yarn leaving a tail long enough to stitch the top closed.
Weave in the ends.


The End!


If you have any questions or comments, please email me.


If you make any Falling In Love Hats, I would love to see!


Copyright ©2017 Alexandra Halsey 
You may sell any finished items, but I do request that you put a link back to my pattern and credit Alexandra Halsey for the original design under the Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike license. Do not copy, share, download or publicly display this pattern without permission, and no video tutorials may be made using this pattern.