Pattern: Plaid Pines Crochet Beanie

My Plaid About You Beanie and My Oso Plaid Beanie are 2 of my most popular patterns! I’ve had a lot of requests for more plaid design options and a pine tree was the top voted.  A deer head came in close second so maybe that will be my next one! Have you guys made either beanie yet? The fit of this beanie is a bit different than my others. I decided to make it fitted instead of slouchy and I love how it turned out. Be sure to tag me in your photos on instagram, I love to see your work!

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Materials:

• Worsted Weight (4) yarn. Pattern uses Vanna’s Choice by Lion Brand. Yards needed- 160 yards (main color), 25 yards (black), 25 yards (green)
• 5.00mm Crochet hook
• Yarn needle
• PomPom (optional)

Notes:

• This hat is worked from the bottom, up. The band is worked in rows and the main portion of the hat is worked in the round.
• This is a fitted beanie.
• You will be joining to the top of the first St with a Sl St at the end of each round. Then you will Ch 1. The Ch 1 does NOT count as a stitch.
• You will be working the Csc (center single crochet) or “waistcoat” stitch throughout the main body of the hat.
• Csc is a very tight stitch. Be sure to try and crochet with a bit of a loose tension. Do not pull your stitches tight or it will be hard to insert your hook.
• Consider sizing up your hook if you normally crochet tightly.
• It’s easy to adjust sizing for smaller/larger head. Simply add/remove rows in the band. And add/remove Csc stitches to the first round of the hat. Just be sure to adjust where you place the pine tree graph so it stays centered on the beanie.

VIDEO Help:

How to do the waistcoat stitch.

Tapestry Crochet and color changing

Stitches and abbreviations used:

Sl St: Slip Stitch
BLO: Back Loop Only
Sc: Single Crochet
Csc: Center Single Crochet- Insert hook into the center of the “V” of the indicated stitch. YO, pull up a loop. YO, pull through 2 loops on hook. Stitch complete. Csc or “waistcoat stitch” is the same as a normal Sc except for where you insert your hook (in the “V” instead of under the 2 stitch loops.)
Csc2tog:  Center Single Crochet 2 Together (decrease). Insert hook into the “V” of the indicated St, YO, pull up a loop. Insert hook into the “V” of the next St. YO, pull up a loop. YO, pull through all 3 loops on your hook.

Finished Sizing:

Fits the average adult female head.

9.5” wide, 8.5” long

Gauge: 4×4” square= 14 waistcoat stitches by 18 rows

Pattern:

Ch 9
Row 1: Sl St (BLO) in 2nd Ch from hook and each Ch across. Turn. (8 Sl St)

Row 2: Ch 1 (does not count as a stitch here and throughout) 1 Sl St (BLO) in each St across. Turn. (8 Sl St)

Repeat Row 2 for approximately 110 rows OR when you reach about 18” across (un-stretched).

Fold your band in half and Sl St the first and last row together to form a circle. Turn your work correct side out. Rotate your work, you will now begin to work along the top of the band, in the round.

Round 1: Ch 1. Work 70 Sc evenly around the top of the band. Join to the first St with a Sl St.

You will now be adding the chart into your rounds. Beginning here you will be working in Center Single Crochet or “waistcoat St”. You will be starting your first color change at round 2, stitch 35 of the hat. Continue reading the chart right to left for each round. 1 square counts as 1 Csc. Switch colors where indicated. Each round as 70 stitches.

Rounds 2-18: Ch 1. 1 Csc in each St around, changing colors where indicated in chart below. Join. (70 Csc)

Begin decreases-

Round 19: Ch 1. *12 Csc, Csc2tog* Repeat around. (65 Csc)

Round 20: Ch 1. *11 Csc, Csc2tog* Repeat around. (60 Csc)

Round 21: Ch 1. *10 Csc, Csc2tog* Repeat around. (55 Csc)

Round 22: Ch 1. *9 Csc, Csc2tog* Repeat around. (50 Csc)

Round 23: Ch 1. *8 Csc, Csc2tog* Repeat around. (45 Csc)

Round 24: Ch 1. *7 Csc, Csc2tog* Repeat around. (40 Csc)

Round 25: Ch 1. *6 Csc, Csc2tog* Repeat around. (35 Csc)

Round 26: Ch 1. *5 Csc, Csc2tog* Repeat around. (30 Csc)

Round 27: Ch 1. *4 Csc, Csc2tog* Repeat around. (25 Csc)

Round 28: Ch 1. *3 Csc, Csc2tog* Repeat around. (20 Csc)

Round 29: Ch 1. *2 Csc, Csc2tog* Repeat around. (15 Csc)

Round 30: Ch 1. *1 Csc, Csc2tog* Repeat Round. (10 Csc)

Round 31: Ch 1. *Csc2tog* Repeat around. (5 Csc)

Tie off, leaving a long tail to sew top of hat shut and add pompom.

Using a yarn needle, weave the tail in and out of the outer loops of the remaining 5 stitches. Pull tight to close. Tie a knot on the inside of the hat to secure and weave through a couple of times. If you are adding a pompom use the same yarn to sew to the top of your hat.

Weave in all ends.