🧢 Classic Beanie Crochet Pattern
A full construction plan, not just a motif: every round is computed by the stitch engine and verified before publishing — the finished object comes out the size the title promises.
📏 Adult 54-58cm head: crown circle Ø16cm, finished depth ≈20cm with 4cm negative ease
Finished size & materials
📏 Adult 54-58cm head: crown circle Ø16cm, finished depth ≈20cm with 4cm negative ease. Written for worsted (category 4) yarn and a 5.0-5.5mm hook at ≈0.7cm per single crochet. Gauge decides the final size — hook a small swatch first and adjust the hook, not the stitch counts. Every round below is computed by the stitch engine: if a round says it starts at 72 and ends at 66, those numbers reconcile.
crown
body
brim
Round-by-round instructions
crown — 13 rounds
- Part: crown (flatCircle, main color)
- R1: (sc) x6 (6) — 6X in magic ring
- R2: (inc) x6 (12) — even increases
- R3: (sc, inc) x6 (18) — even increases
- R4: (sc, sc, inc) x6 (24) — even increases
- R5: (sc, sc, sc, inc) x6 (30) — even increases
- R6: (sc, sc, sc, sc, inc) x6 (36) — even increases
- R7: (sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, inc) x6 (42) — even increases
- R8: (sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, inc) x6 (48) — even increases
- R9: (sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, inc) x6 (54) — even increases
- R10: (sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, inc) x6 (60) — even increases
- R11: (sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, inc) x6 (66) — even increases
- R12: (sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, inc) x6 (72) — even increases
- R13: fasten off
body — 9 rounds
- Part: body (tube, main color)
- R1: (sc) x72 (72) — 72X in magic ring
- R2-R8: sc x72 (72) — work even (body length)
- R9: fasten off, leave tail for sewing
brim — 4 rounds
- Part: brim (tube, main color)
- R1: (sc) x72 (72) — 72X in magic ring
- R2-R3: sc x72 (72) — work even (body length)
- R4: fasten off, leave tail for sewing
Assembly & finishing
- crown — Increase until the circle measures ≈16cm across (50cm around) — that is a 54cm head minus 4cm of negative ease. Stop 1-2 rounds earlier for a child or teen size; go to 78 sts (Ø17.5cm) for a large adult.
- body — Work even on the crown's 72 stitches for 8 rounds (≈6cm), then try on: stop when the hat reaches just above the ear — ≈14cm total depth for a fitted beanie, more for slouch.
- brim — Final 3 rounds in back-loop-only single crochet for a ribbed edge, or crab stitch for a firm finish.