Elaborate Spring Beanie - 3-6 months {free crochet pattern}

Thursday 5 March 2015

Today, I let my creativity go wild and I created this really elaborate pattern for a spring beanie. I started with a small size for 3-6 month babies, and I will work my way up to adult size :) Don't get scared away by the pattern, after the first 6 rows, you just repeat 2-rows-pattern.

Elaborate Spring Beanie free crochet pattern


Puff stitch with 3 dc

This is a really easy and basic stitch that looks great in many crochet projects. So once you've learned it you can use it again and again :) I am not really a video-person so here is a written explanation:

Basically, you make 3 unfinished (only the first half) double crochet in one stitch, yarn over once more and draw yarn through all 4 loops that remained on your hook.


Step 1: Yarn over (yo), insert hook in st, yo, draw yarn through st, yo, draw yarn trough 2 loops (first unfinished dc, 2 loops remain on your hook)

Step2: Repeat Step 1 two more times, in the same stitch (3 unfinished dc, 4 loops remain on your hook)

Step 3: Yo, draw yarn through all four loops on your hook and your first puff stitch is finished :)

Materials 
  • 5.0 mm crochet hook 
  • Yarn: 1 skein of Tiago from Schachenmayr original in custard yellow 
  • Gauge  4": 12dc in 4 rows 
  • Yarn needle 


Abbreviations (US)
  • ch - chain 
  • ch-space (or ch3-space) - the space created by chains from the previous round
  • mc - magic circle
  • st - stitch 
  • sl st - slip stitch 
  • sc - single crochet
  • dc - double crochet 
  • fpdc - front post double crochet
  • puff - puff stitch with 3 dc (see detailed explanation bellow)
  • [ ... ] * - repeat 
  • (...)- stitch count 

Instructions(US)
  • This beanie is worked in closed rounds so each round ends with a sl st
  • Sometimes the round starts with a puff-st. This starting puff-st is worked as a regular puff-st, but instead of the first unfinished dc, you make ch2.
  • The rounds are sometimes described in reference to the previous round, so for example "sc in next 2 sc" means, that you make sc in next two sc from the previous round.

Elaborate Spring Beanie free crochet pattern

Crochet Pattern - Elaborate Spring Beanie
Size: 3-6 months


Increase Rounds
Round1: mc, [ puff, ch2 ] * 5, sl st in 1st puff

Round2: [ ch2,puff in ch-space, ch2, sl st in puff] *5

Round3: sl st in ch-space, ch1, [ sc in ch-space, sc in puff, sc in ch-space, ch3 ] * 5, sl st in 1st sc

Round4: sl st in 2nd sc, ch1, [ sc in the 2nd sc, ch2, 2sc in ch-space, ch2 ] * 5, sl st in 1st sc

Round5: sl st in ch-space, [ puff in ch-space, ch1, sc in next 2sc, ch1, puff in ch-space, ch1, sc in sc, ch1 ] * 5, sl st in 1st puff

Round6: [ ch3, puff between 2sc, ch3, sl st in puff, ch2, fpdc around sc, ch2, sl st in puff ] * 5, sl st in sl st, sl st in ch-space

Elaborate Spring Beanie free crochet pattern

Pattern Rounds
Round7: ch1, [ sc in ch-space, ch1, sc in ch-space, ch3, fpdc around fpdc, ch3 ] * 5, sl st in 1st sc, sl st in ch-space,

Round8:  [puff in ch-space, ch3, sl st in ch-space, ch2, fpdc, ch2, sl st in ch-space, ch3 ] * 5, sl st in 1st puff, sl st in ch-space

Round9: [ ch1, sc in ch-space, ch3, fpdc,  ch3, sc in ch-space, ] * 5,  sl st in 1st sc, sl st in ch-space

Round10: [ch2, fpdc, ch2, sl st in ch-space, ch3, puff in ch-space, ch3, sl st in ch-space ] *5, sl st in ch-space, sl st in fpdc

Round11: ch1 [ fpdc, ch3, sc in ch-space, ch1, sc in ch-space, ch3 ] * 5, sl st in fpdc, 2sl st in ch-space

Round12: [ch3, puff in ch-space, ch3, sl st in ch-space, ch2, fpdc, ch2, sl st in ch-space] * 5

Round13: like Round7

Round14: [ch1, sc in ch1-space, ch1, 3sc in ch-space, ch1, 3sc in ch-space] * 5, sl st in 1st ch. Fasten off and weave in the end.

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