This is my favorite beanie pattern! This is one of my favorite ways to stash bust as well!! I first wrote this beanie pattern in 2015 for my Etsy shop and it is one of my most popular listings. I love using all kind of different colors together to make each and every beanie different. This is a great pattern because it’s a unisex fit and very accommodating for a lady, man or child. Here is a full photo tutorial on how you can do your very own custom rainbow beanie….not into rainbow colors? Here are some more beanies that I made from this same pattern. This is my go-to, 30 minute beanie pattern (it takes longer for ear flaps and tails). It looks great in neutral colors, only two colors (think sports teams) or, I have made this beanie many times holding a strand of a variegated yarn with a strand of solid (the bottom picture below)
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A note on my crochet style: I almost exclusively work in the continuous spiral. Previously, I did the join and chain up method, but that often leaves you with a seam that is at least a little visible, but now I work almost everything in the continuous spiral – so, my tutorial helps you work this pattern with NO SEAM, but if you must join with a slip stitch each round and then chain up please feel free to do what you are comfortable with.
Here is the type of stash pile I usually start with – I like making multiple hats once I pull out my stash-busting basket.
Here is a pin to pin and come back for later.
I use two strands of 4-ply worsted weight yarn held together for these beanies and my size K hook. Once I am done with them and weave in all of my ends, I wash in a gentle detergent with a little fabric softener and lay flat to dry and they are so soft after! So, I will use any 4-ply yarns for these: old, vintage, thrifted in huge bags. Anything! They also fit like a dream! I have kept many of these for myself and when I wear them I get so many compliments – and also some business/orders.
So, here we go…..
Working in the CONTINUOUS Round:
*I do not join and chain, but continue to work in the next stitch. Use a stitch marker for this so you don’t lose your place.
Chain 2.
Single crochet 6 in the second chain from the hook and work over your starting tail. ***On some of my beanies I work in the Back Loop Only (BLO). This is optional, but it looks really cool. When I do this I usually work in the BLO until I get to the double crochet rounds.
Starting in the first sc make 2 sc in that stitch and in each stitch around. (12) *Still work over the starting tail.
After getting done with all 12 sc for that round, pull the starting tail to cinch up the opening. You can now trim that tail or weave it in.
You want to move your stitch marker to the last stitch of each round so you know when you get to the end.
For these Rainbow beanies, I change a color usually every row, but I only change color on one strand at a time so the colors “blend” together. So, here after round 2 I changed one of my strands (red) with a second, but different orange.
Round 3: (Make 1 sc in next stitch, make 2 sc in the next stitch) repeat around (18) – On this round I changed one of my orange yarns (the one I’ve used for two rounds) with a yellow.
Round 4: (Make 1 sc in next 2 stitches, make 2 sc in the next stitch) repeat around (24)
Round 5: (Make 1 sc in next 3 stitches, make 2 sc in the next stitch) repeat around (30) – and now I’ve changed a strand for green. See how the colors blend when carrying them over and changing one at a time?
Round 6: (Make 1 sc in next 4 stitches, make 2 sc in the next stitch) repeat around (36) — and now there are two different greens…see how this goes?
Round 7: For this round, to get to an adult beanie, I switch from sc to double crochet (dc). But, since we are working in the continuous spiral, you need to “jog up” to go from sc to dc, so what I do is just add a few half double crochet (hdc) after round 6 before starting round 7. After making a few hdc (2-3), (Make 1 double crochet (dc) in next 5 stitches, make 2 dc in the next stitch) repeat around (42) – at the end make a hdc to get ready for your next round of double crochet….woohooo! now some blue. The fun thing about these beanies if that you can use so many color combinations!
Round 8: (Make 1 dc in next 6 stitches, make 2 dc in the next stitch) repeat around (48)
After this round, measure to make sure your crown is adult sized. There are a lot of online crochet hat charts to help you make sure you get the right size. If you need a make a larger beanie, you can alter round 6 to also be a double crochet round. (see the photo under this one)
Double crochet round on round 6 made this a perfect man size beanie!
See how cool it looks with the double strands all blended together?
Okay, now for the fun easy part – work in straight rounds with no more increasing until you get the length you want. To get the look I have on these, you should be changing at least one strand per round. This make a great slouchy beanie as well! I usually crochet 15-17 total rows and end with a single crochet round. Sometimes on this last single crochet round, I will work in the back loop only.
Check out all these fun colors and styles:
Add some braids and ear flaps!
My beanie tags come from All This Wood on Etsy.
Like this beanie pattern? Here is another one that I wrote for some nice, chunky yarn: Butter Beanie
And that is it! So easy! Once you get the hang of these you can knock them out in no time and use.that.stash! I’d love to see all of your beanies so tag me @theburgundybasket over on IG.
Thank you for sharing.