Quick and Easy Beanie for Men
When Ashley from Edyth Blayn Crochet asked me if I wanted to submit a free pattern for Crochet for a Cause I knew this was the hat I wanted to contribute! It’s super easy and quick to make, hence the name: The Quick and Easy Beanie for Men!
If you haven’t heard yet, Crochet for a Cause is a bunch of crochet designers like myself that have been brought together by Edyth Blayn Crochet to provide free crochet hat and scarf patterns to makers like yourself all summer long. Our hope is that by providing these free patterns, you will use these patterns to make items to donate to those in need! We’ve chosen and designed patterns that are easy to follow and make. If you choose to participate, please comment at the bottom of this post or on the home page of Crochet for a Cause to let us know how many hats and scarves you have made! We’d love to know and see what you’ve made!
I designed this hat using Lion Brand’s Color Made Easy. I hadn’t made a hat with bulky yarn before and I love everything that Lion Brand makes so I really wanted to try out this yarn. I always let my husband pick out the colour when I make something for him and he chose Avocado, which I love as well!! This hat works up so quickly, using mainly the double crochet stitch. It looks great and my husband loves wearing it, which is always a plus!
This is the perfect hat to make for charity because it’s quick and you can make 2 hats per skein of Color Made Easy yarn! It also comes in four sizes: Toddler, Child, Men’s Average and Men’s Large, so you can make them for anyone! This is the original pattern, make sure to check out the Brimmed version as well!
Pattern
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Materials Required
-Size 6.5 mm (K)
(or whatever hook is needed to obtain gauge)
–Lion Brand Color Made Easy, in Avocado, Weight 5 Bulky (100% Acrylic, 247 yds / 226 m, 7 oz/ 200 g) Up to 120 yards required.
-Stitch Marker
-Yarn needle (for weaving in ends)
-Scissors
List of Abbreviations (US Terms)
-Sc: Single Crochet
-Hdc: Half Double Crochet
-Dc: Double Crochet
-Sl st: Slip Stitch
-St (s): Stitch (es)
-Ch: Chain
-2sc: Two single crochet in one stitch. Sc2: Single crochet in next two stitches
-2dc: Two double crochet in one stitch. Dc2: double crochet in next two stitches
In The Round Gauge
Diameter should measure 4” at largest part of work after round 4.
Notes
| Head Circumference | Hat Height | |
| Toddler | 17-18” | 7” |
| Child | 19-20” | 7.5” |
| Average | 21-22” | 8” |
| Large | 23-24” | 8.5” |
-Ch 1 does not count as a st.
-Beanie is worked from the top down in a continuous round (do not join unless noted).
Directions:
Toddler
Magic Circle
Round 1- Ch 1, then sc 8 into circle.
Do not join! Work in continuous rounds. (The use of a stitch marker is very useful to keep track of first st in round).
Round 2- 2sc in first st from last round, then 2sc around [16]
Round 3- *Dc in first st, 2dc in next. Repeat from * around [24]
Round 4- *Dc in first 2 sts, 2dc in next. Repeat from * around [32]
Round 5- *Dc in first 3 sts, 2dc in next. Repeat from * around [40]
Round 6- *Dc in first 4 sts, 2dc in next. Repeat from * around [48]
Rounds 7 to 12- Dc around.
Round 13- Dc 46, hdc in second to last st, sc in last st. Sl st to join.
Round 14- Ch 1, sc around. Sl st to join.
Fasten off and weave in ends.
Child
Magic Circle
Round 1- Ch 1, then sc 8 into circle.
Do not join! Work in continuous rounds. (The use of a stitch marker is very useful to keep track of first st in round).
Round 2- 2sc in first st from last round, then 2sc around [16]
Round 3- *Dc in first st, 2dc in next. Repeat from * around [24]
Round 4- *Dc in first 2 sts, 2dc in next. Repeat from * around [32]
Round 5- *Dc in first 3 sts, 2dc in next. Repeat from * around [40]
Round 6- *Dc in first 4 sts, 2dc in next. Repeat from * around [48]
Round 7- *Dc in first 11 sts, 2dc in next. Repeat from * around [52]
Rounds 8 to 13- Dc around.
Round 14- Dc 50, hdc in second to last st, sc in last st. Sl st to join.
Round 15- Ch 1, sc around. Sl st to join.
Fasten off and weave in ends.
Average
Magic Circle
Round 1- Ch 1, then sc 8 into circle.
Do not join! Work in continuous rounds. (The use of a stitch marker is very useful to keep track of first st in round).
Round 2- 2sc in first st from last round, then 2sc around [16]
Round 3- *Dc in first st, 2dc in next. Repeat from * around [24]
Round 4- *Dc in first 2 sts, 2dc in next. Repeat from * around [32]
Round 5- *Dc in first 3 sts, 2dc in next. Repeat from * around [40]
Round 6- *Dc in first 4 sts, 2dc in next. Repeat from * around [48]
Round 7- *Dc in first 5 sts, 2dc in next. Repeat from * around [56]
Rounds 8 to 14- Dc around.
Round 15- Dc 54, hdc in second to last st, sc in last st. Sl st to join.
Round 16- Ch 1, sc around. Sl st to join.
Fasten off and weave in ends.
Large
Magic Circle
Round 1- Ch 1, then sc 8 into circle.
Do not join! Work in continuous rounds. (The use of a stitch marker is very useful to keep track of first st in round).
Round 2- 2sc in first st from last round, then 2sc around [16]
Round 3- *Dc in first st, 2dc in next. Repeat from * around [24]
Round 4- *Dc in first 2 sts, 2dc in next. Repeat from * around [32]
Round 5- *Dc in first 3 sts, 2dc in next. Repeat from * around [40]
Round 6- *Dc in first 4 sts, 2dc in next. Repeat from * around [48]
Round 7- *Dc in first 3 sts, 2dc in next. Repeat from * around [60]
Rounds 8 to 15- Dc around.
Round 16- Dc 58, hdc in second to last st, sc in last st. Sl st to join.
Round 17- Ch 1, sc around. Sl st to join.
Fasten off and weave in ends.
If you liked the Quick and Easy Beanie for Men, make sure to check out these other FREE crochet patterns for men: The Jonathan Beanie with the matching Striped Scarf or for something a bit more challenging, try the Cabled Beanie for Men!
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