CraftyRahRah

It’s freezing! We are well and truly into mid winter here and it’s downrighty icy outside. The biggest problem I have with keeping my kid’s warm is their ears! So I decided to crochet up a cute little ear flap beanie for T and share the pattern with you all.

I have written it into both US terms and UK terms for ease of reading, no matter which terminology you are familiar with. I’m pretty fluent with both but I know some aren’t. It’s begginner friendly too!

Firstly the copyright formalities: Please do not reproduce, republish or sell without my permission. Please do not claim as your own. Please do not use this pattern for commercial purposes.

Brrr Baby Beanie

Materials needed:

5mm crochet hook (H)

At least 50grams of Panda Concorde yarn, or similar weight yarn (roughly worsted), that gives you gauge. I used a teeny smidge over 1 ball.

Scissors

A toddler to put it on!

Gauge:

3 double crochet per inch.

Size:

This fits my 18 month old quite snugly and his head is roughly 48cm (19in)

Stitches Used:

Chain (ch), Slip stitch (sl st), double crochet (DC), single crochet (sc), Double crochet increase (DC inc), Double crochet decrease (DC dec).

Skill Level:

This pattern is very easy. It is worked in rounds and works up very quickly.

Now for the pattern:

Take your yarn and chain 3. Join with a sl st into the first stitch to make a small circle.

Round 1: Ch 3 (this will be counted as your first DC on this, and every other round following). DC 8 into the circle. No need to put your hook through any stitches, just draw up the yarn through the ring. Sl st into the 3^rd chain of the 3ch you made at the start of the round. You should now have 3cg, and 8 DC which we will count as 9 stitches.

Round 2: Ch 3. DC into the same stitch your 3ch are coming from. Now work a DC inc (2 DC into the same stitch) around all your stitches. Sl st into the top of the 3ch when you finish the round. At the end of this round you should have 18 stitches.

Round 3: Ch 3. Work a DC inc into the next stitch. *DC, DC inc*. Repeat *to* around and join with a sl st at the top of the 3 ch. (27 DC)

Round 4: Ch 3. DC in next st. DC inc in next st. *DC 2, DC inc* repeat from *to* around then join with a sl st into to of first 3 ch. (36)

Round 5: Ch 3. DC into next 2 stitches, then DC inc in the next. *DC in next 3 st, DC in into the next* repeat *to* around then join with sl st. (45)

Round 6: Ch 3. DC into next 3 sts, then DC inc. into the next. *DC into next 4 sts, then DC inc* repeat from * to * around and join with sl st. (54)

Round 7 – 14: Ch3, DC around and join with sl st. (54)

Here you can work more rounds to make the hat a little longer if you wish.

When you complete round 14, fasten off. Fold you hat in half, so that the seam where your 3ch are forms one edge of the fold. Turn your hat so the top is facing you, and have the 3ch edge on the LEFT side.

Making the Ear Flaps:

Start from your fasten off point and count 17 stitches across, from left to right. Push your hook through the 17^th stitch, wrap the yarn over and pull it back though. Now make a chain, and DC into the same stitch. DC across another 9 stitches, Ch1 and turn.

Now work a DC dec into the first 2 stitches. (Yarn over hook, through the stitch, yarn over hook, pull through first 2 loops. Yarn over hook, push though NEXT stitch, Yarn over hook, pull through first 2 loops, Yarn over hook, pull through ALL loops.) DC across and work a DC dec into the last 2 sts also. Ch1, turn.

Continue to do this for 2 more rows, or until your ear flap is the desired shape. Fasten off.

Turn the hat over, and place another earflap opposite the first, in the same manner.

When you have completed the 2^nd flap, draw up another loop at the back seam of the hat, an work a sc edge around the entire hat, along the edge of the ear flaps also. You can get creative here if you like. Try adding shell edging, or picot for a more girly touch. Fasten off. Weave in ends.

This is where I left my hat, but you could add tassels o he ear flaps, or a pom pom on top, a flower appliqué, whatever you like!

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Brrr Baby Beanie

UK terminology

Materials needed:

5mm crochet hook (H)

At least 50grams of Panda Concorde yarn, or similar weight yarn (roughly worsted), that gives you gauge. I used a teeny smidge over 1 ball.

Scissors

A toddler to put it on!

Gauge:

3 treble per inch.

Size:

This fits my 18 month old quite snugly and his head is roughly 48cm (19in)

Stitches Used:

Chain (ch), Slip stitch (sl st), double crochet (DC), Treble crochet (tr), Treble crochet increase (tr inc), Treble crochet decrease (tr dec).

Skill Level:

This pattern is very easy. It is worked in rounds and works up very quickly.

Now for the pattern:

Take your yarn and chain 3. Join with a sl st into the first stitch to make a small circle.

Round 1: Ch 3 (this will be counted as your first Tr on this, and every other round following). Tr 8 into the circle. No need to put your hook through any stitches, just draw up the yarn through the ring. Sl st into the 3^rd chain of the 3ch you made at the start of the round. You should now have 3cg, and 8 Tr which we will count as 9 stitches.

Round 2: Ch 3. Tr into the same stitch your 3ch are coming from. Now work a Tr inc (2 DC into the same stitch) around all your stitches. Sl st into the top of the 3ch when you finish the round. At the end of this round you should have 18 stitches.

Round 3: Ch 3. Work a Tr inc into the next stitch. *Tr, Tr inc*. Repeat *to* around and join with a sl st at the top of the 3 ch. (27 Tr)

Round 4: Ch 3. Tr in next st. Tr inc in next st. *Tr 2, Tr inc* repeat from *to* around then join with a sl st into to of first 3 ch. (36)

Round 5: Ch 3. Tr into next 2 stitches, then Tr inc in the next. *Tr in next 3 st, Tr inc into the next* repeat *to* around then join with sl st. (45)

Round 6: Ch 3. Tr into next 3 sts, then Tr inc into the next. *Tr into next 4 sts, then Tr inc* repeat from * to * around and join with sl st. (54)

Round 7 – 14: Ch3, Tr around and join with sl st. (54)

Here you can work more rounds to make the hat a little longer if you wish.

When you complete round 14, fasten off. Fold you hat in half, so that the seam where your 3ch are forms one edge of the fold. Turn your hat so the top is facing you, and have the 3ch edge on the LEFT side.

Making the Ear Flaps:

Start from your fasten off point and count 17 stitches across, from left to right. Push your hook through the 17^th stitch, wrap the yarn over and pull it back though. Now make a chain, and Tr into the same stitch. Tr across another 9 stitches, Ch1 and turn.

Now work a Tr dec into the first 2 stitches. (Yarn over hook, through the stitch, yarn over hook, pull through first 2 loops. Yarn over hook, push though NEXT stitch, Yarn over hook, pull through first 2 loops, Yarn over hook, pull through ALL loops.) Tr across and work a Tr dec into the last 2 sts also. Ch1, turn.

Continue to do this for 2 more rows, or until your ear flap is the desired shape. Fasten off.

Turn the hat over, and place another earflap opposite the first, in the same manner.

When you have completed the 2^nd flap, draw up another loop at the back seam of the hat, and work a DC edge around the entire hat, along the edge of the ear flaps also. You can get creative here if you like. Try adding shell edging, or picot for a more girly touch. Fasten off. Weave in ends.

This is where I left my hat, but you could add tassels o he ear flaps, or a pom pom on top, a flower appliqué, whatever you like!

And the finished product: