DIY Crochet Beanie – Day 22 – Checkered Beanie Pattern
How to crochet a beanie? In this tutorial, I show you how to crochet a checkered flannel beanie using a solid color of yarn. This beanie works quickly and shouldn’t take you more than 2 hours to complete. The colors used in this pattern can easily be exchanged to fit whatever color scheme you like. This pattern can be used with alternating colors to form a pattern, or can remain solid like this.
Pom Pom (Pompon) Maker: https://youtu.be/6ISz8AcMusk
How to crochet a brim: https://youtu.be/V2zw-4mWR8E
Crochet Checkered Beanie Video Tutorial:
This beanie is part of a series of beanies that I am creating to donate to my local homeless shelter. The goal is to complete 100 beanies in 100 days, all using unique patterns that I am going to share with you each day.
Stitches used in this pattern (and their corresponding tutorials):
Attach Yarn to Crochet Hook: https://youtu.be/IsOvsrvJhN8
Chain (CH): https://youtu.be/jLP-o-RnqqQ
Slip stitch (SL st): https://youtu.be/cMNam0kuhpQ
Half Double Crochet (HDC): https://youtu.be/D7cU2KpGHOw
Single Crochet (SC): https://youtu.be/xppth_5GBzM
Crochet Checkered Beanie Pattern:
Crochet Hook: F / 5 / 3.75MM
Yarn: 4 Medium ~ Big Twist Value brand
*Note: this pattern has a precursor video: How to Crochet a Beanie Brim: https://youtu.be/V2zw-4mWR8E
Row 1: Create a brim that is 25 st deep and roughly 18’’ wide. Connect the two edges of the brim with SL stitches. Fold brim in half lengthwise. Section off the brim into four even sections using scrap pieces of yarn or st markers. Place 90 HDC stitches along the edges of the brim.
Row 2: Following a continuous loop pattern (we won’t be starting or stopping each individual row), place *1 HDC in the FRONT st of first 5 st, then place 1 HDC in the BACK st of next 5 st.* Repeat * around the row.
Rows 3 – 6: Follow like stitches for the entire row (place 1 HDC in the FRONT st in each of the previous row’s FRONT stitches, and place 1 HDC in the BACK st in each of the previous row’s BACK st.
Row 7: Reverse the stitches, so for every FRONT st in your previous row, place 1 BACK st, and for every BACK st, place 1 FRONT st.
Rows 8 – 11: Follow like stitches for the entire row (place 1 HDC in the FRONT st in each of the previous row’s FRONT stitches, and place 1 HDC in the BACK st in each of the previous row’s BACK st.
Row 12: Reverse the stitches, so for every FRONT st in your previous row, place 1 BACK st, and for every BACK st, place 1 FRONT st.
Rows 13 – 16: Follow like stitches for the entire row (place 1 HDC in the FRONT st in each of the previous row’s FRONT stitches, and place 1 HDC in the BACK st in each of the previous row’s BACK st.
Row 17: Reverse the stitches, so for every FRONT st in your previous row, place 1 BACK st, and for every BACK st, place 1 FRONT st.
Rows 18 – 21: Follow like stitches for the entire row (place 1 HDC in the FRONT st in each of the previous row’s FRONT stitches, and place 1 HDC in the BACK st in each of the previous row’s BACK st.
Row 22: *1 SC in st 1 – 7, SC 2together in st 8 & 9.* Repeat * around the row (80 total SC st at end of row).
Row 23: *1 SC in st 1 – 6, SC 2together in st 7 & 8.* Repeat * around the row (70 total SC st at end of row).
Row 24: *1 SC in st 1 – 5, SC 2together in st 6 & 7.* Repeat * around the row (60 total SC st at end of row).
Row 25: *1 SC in st 1 – 4, SC 2together in st 5 & 6.* Repeat * around the row (50 total SC st at end of row).
Row 26: *1 SC in st 1 – 3, SC 2together in st 4 & 5.* Repeat * around the row (40 total SC st at end of row).
Row 27: *1 SC in st 1 – 2, SC 2together in st 3 & 4.* Repeat * around the row (30 total SC st at end of row).
Row 28:*1 SC in st 1, SC 2together in st 2 & 3.* around the row (20 total SC st at end of row).
Row 29: *SC 2together* Repeat * around the row (10 total SC st at end of row).
Row 30: *SC 2together* Repeat * around the row (5 total SC st at end of row).
SL st into st opposite crochet hook st.
Cut and tie off yarn.
Attach a pom pom: https://youtu.be/6ISz8AcMusk
Other beanie tutorials in my 100 day series:
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