Love~ 12 Months – 3 Year Old Beanie Pattern
I remember the day my little sister was born. I was almost 10 years old, and super dooper excited to become an older sister! I could already see the way I was going to dress her up and then hug and kiss her. In fact, even though I had never laid my eyes on her, I loved her with all my heart!
Despite that, nothing prepared me for the first time I saw her little pink face, teensy-weensy fingers, and itty-bitty toes.
What You’ll Need:
Row 1~ Start by making a Slip Knot with your 10.00 crochet hook, then Chain 5. Slip Stitch into the first chain you made (this creates a circle), then chain up 3 (this will count as the first double crochet of the cluster). *Crochet a Double Crochet but don’t do the last step of the stitch. (you’ll now have 2 loops left on your crochet hook)
Repeat from the *, (you’ll now have 3 loops on your crochet hook) Yarn over, and pull through all 3 loops on the hook. Chain 2.
*Now taking your crochet hook, crochet a Cluster Stitch into the circle, and chain 2. Repeat from the * 4 more times. (you’ll now have 6 cluster stitches) Slip stitch in the next 2 stitches, until you get to the chain 2 space.
Row 2~ Chain up 3, (this will count as the first double crochet of the cluster). *Crochet a double crochet but don’t do the last step of the stitch. (you’ll now have 2 loops left on your crochet hook) Repeat from the *, (you’ll now have 3 loops on your crochet hook) Yarn over, and pull through all 3 loops on the hook. Chain 2. Crochet a cluster stitch in the same chain 2 space, then chain 2.
*Crochet a cluster in the next space, chain 2, crochet a cluster in the same space, chain 2. Repeat from the * 4 more times. (you’ll now have 12 cluster stitches) Slip stitch in the next 2 stitches, until you get to the chain 2 space.
Row 3~ Chain up 3, (this will count as the first double crochet of the
cluster). *Crochet a double crochet but don’t do the last step of the
stitch. (you’ll now have 2 loops left on your crochet hook) Repeat from
the *, (you’ll now have 3 loops on your crochet hook) Yarn over, and
pull through all 3 loops on the hook. Chain 2. Crochet a cluster stitch
in the same chain 2 space, then chain 2.
*Crochet a cluster in the next space, chain 2. Crochet cluster into the next space, chain 2. Crochet a cluster, chain 2, crochet a cluster in the same space, chain 2. Repeat from the * all around. Slip stitch in the next 2 stitches, until you get to the chain 2 space.
Row 4-8~ Chain up 3, (this will count as the first double crochet of the
cluster). *Crochet a double crochet but don’t do the last step of the
stitch. (you’ll now have 2 loops left on your crochet hook) Repeat from
the *, (you’ll now have 3 loops on your crochet hook) Yarn over, and
pull through all 3 loops on the hook. Chain 2.
*Crochet a cluster in the next space, chain 2. Repeat from the * all around. Slip stitch in the next 2 stitches, until you get to the chain 2 space.
Row 9~ Taking your 7.00 crochet hook, chain up 1, and then Single Crochet into every stitch and chain all around the beanie. Slip stitch into your chain 1.
Row 10~ Chain up 2, *Crochet a Double Crochet into the next stitch, then Front Double Post Stitch into the next stitch. Repeat from the * all around the beanie. Slip stitch into your chain 2.
Fasten off and weave in ends.
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Hi Jenny! That would be absolutely amazing, I'd be so honoured! 🙂 Thank you so much for the opportunity for featuring on your site, it would mean so much to me!
Xx
Love this pattern! Is it ok to use this pattern to create these beautiful hats to sell? Amy
Hi Amy 🙂
Do you mean you want to create the project from the pattern, and then sell the finished product? I'm fully ok with that.
I wouldn't however want someone else selling my patterns since I'm sharing it for free. 🙂
Hope you have a great day!
Xx
would this fit a little girl that wears a 3T hat?
Yes, this is a size 3 hat 🙂
I love your blog. I would like to make this beanie for a teenage girl. Could it be easily adapted for that? Any suggestions on how many stitches to add to it and the repeats?
Thank you for sharing your talents.
Annie in Idaho
Thanks Annie!
I'm not exactly sure, but I think that if you just did a few more rows of rows 4-8 it would work.
Hope this helped!
Xx
I would love to make this as a gift for a newborn! Any idea how i can decrease the size? Thank you!
Um I'd probably take away row 2 and 3, and instead of doing row 4-8 in just cluster stitches, I'd do only enough so that the hat's height would be the right height for a newborn. Here's a link to a size chart! http://www.bevscountrycottage.com/size-chart.html
Hope this helps!
Thank you so much! I will try it out and let you know how it comes out. 🙂
Love your site-thanks for the great patterns!
Super cute!
Thanks so much for this great little pattern. Managed to get it finished over night shift! Super cute.
I would love to make this hat for my grand daughter. What is 8 ply yarn? Worsted?
8ply is also known as DK (Double Knitting) yarn.
8ply and DK are also called lightweight yarn or light worsted weight yarn. It typically has a yarn weight of 3 on the label. Here is a link to a yarn weight comparison chart. It is very helpful. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yarn_weight
the pattern directions say 8-ply yarn. Is that correct? Wouldn't that be a super heavy yarn. I was hoping to use baby/sport yarn.
The 8-ply is a DK/sport yarn
8ply/DK yarn is a lightweight yarn, not a sport weight yarn. Baby/Sport weight yarn has a weight of 2 on a label. 8ply/DK has a weight of 3. They are very different.
how would you suggest I adjust so I can use my baby yarn?
🙂 Love the pattern & the back story is very touching – so sweet! A rare find in the world of sisters. Thanks for sharing the pattern & the story.
Thank you Grace for being so sweet! 🙂
when you say 10.00 hook and 7.00 is this mm?
Kathy
Hi Kathy,
Yes, it's a 10.00mm hook, and 7.00mm hook
I was wondering this also, thank you.
Hi What do you mean by 8ply wool? Noreen
8ply yarn is also known as DK (Double Knitting) yarn.
8ply and DK are also called lightweight yarn or light worsted weight yarn. It typically has a yarn weight of 3 on the label. Here is a link to a yarn weight comparison chart. It is very helpful. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yarn_weight
I've crocheted for over 40 years, and I just know a J/10-6.00mm, and a K/101/2-6.5,mm, so maybe an L would be a 7.00mm. I don't have an "L" hook here, my next largest size after the "K" is an
N-9.00mm. That's the best I can figure out. Those are some pretty large hooks for sure.
Judy
I was surprised as to how large the hook sizes are also. Here is a hook size comparison chart that I use. It is very helpful. http://www.crochet-knit.com/crochet/hook-chart.html
Hello; I too am having trouble with hook size. I have a conversion chart for both steel and aluminum hooks. It shows that a 10mm is comparable to a US hook size N/P but there is no size 7mm hook listed at all. Olivia, can you help me figure out what size hooks I should use in US size? I love your work; this toddler hat is adorable! I like your fingerless gloves too! Thanks.
A 7.00mm crochet hook is a "K", according to this handy-dandy chart here. 🙂
http://ortsov.com/crochet-hook-size-q/
Thanks for the cute pattern. I also use American sizes of hooks and yarns. Found somewhere that your 8-ply is the same as our "category 3" yarn. I've made the hat for my great-niece and would like to add the flower and leaf. When I clicked on the link, there were 4 different sizes of flower — extra large, large, medium and small — but I don't know which of these is the one shown on the hat. Also, the directions do not indicate the color changes. For the flower in the hat picture, do we start with the pink and then alternate pink and white, changing in each round?
Hi Gerri,
The flower on the hat consists of 4 flat flowers in alternating colours. So you need to crochet the extra large, large, medium and small flower, and then sew them together on top of each other.
Hope this makes sense!
I think so. Thanks. I'll give it a try I made the leaf while I was waiting for your answer. I'll try the flowers now. Will post when I finish. I'm using purple instead of pink.
You are quite a talented young lady. I was reviewing your crocheted items – must say they are beautiful as is this cute little hat. Thank you for sharing your talents & your patterns. Keep up the good work – you are truly blessed.
Thank you so much! You've just made my day 🙂
loved the hat going to try it right now
What is the gauge? My projects always end up on the small size so I usually have to use a different hook.
Thank you Olivia for sharing this cute beanie pattern, and the flower pattern.
I am having trouble after the 2nd row . when I do the 12 cluster stitches and go to the 3rd row , am I supposed to make 2 cluster stitches in ea ch 2 space? Is the making the cap bigger?, therefore am I increasing on ea row in 4-6? seems like it will be big Am I reading too deep in the instructions? lol I have a habit of that. Please advise me . Thank you
am waitng for an answer
I kept reading this as well and trying to make it, but it simply kept coming out even too big for me! Idk what I'm doing wrong v.v hope to see and answer soon?
I changed to regular 4-ply yarn, used a 5mm crochet hook for the part that originally said to use a 10mm hook, and a 3.75mm hook for the part that asks for a 7mm hook. 🙂 perfect<3
Would like to crochet this hat but need the pattern.
I am confused by those rows too!
The pattern is not clear. You say to make a cluster you should have 3 loops at the beginning but if you make a cluster of 3 double crochet there is four loops on the remaining clusters. Is this correct or is there just two double crochet in each cluster except for the first one.
This was so easy – whipped it up in an hour. Thank you for the pattern!
Is there a video tutorial?
nice blog ! i really like it.
great designs ! its really effective.
This beanie is adorable! I plan to crochet for a baby shower or two.
Absolutely adorable ❤️
Hello! I love this beanie. Did you do a tutorial video for all free crochet? If so can you please send me the link. Also can I just use a 4 worsted weight yarn? Thank you.
Very Cute Beanie