Ridged Crochet Beanie

Have you seen the newer Cinderella movie, the theatrical version that came out in 2015? I absolutely love it! It’s definitely a classic. I love the gowns/costuming, the time period, the romance, and the cinematography. It still includes the traditional telling of Cinderella, with her wicked stepmother and stepsisters bullying Cinderella but at last, includes a Cinderella that has both beauty and strength. Her strength is portrayed as coming from within her as she seeks to live out the mantra that her mother so lovingly passed along to her, “Have Courage and Be kind.”

To me, it is a reminder that whatever your circumstances may be that courage and kindness truly are attributes of strength, and when combined with compassion and understanding make you the strongest you can be. There have been days since watching the movie that I have found myself repeating and teaching my children what it truly means to “Have Courage and Be Kind.”

School has just recently started here and my girls have already expressed concerns at home about how some kids treat others at school. I feel very blessed right now to have girls who truly try to be friends with everyone and that find new friends wherever they go, but it doesn’t leave them immune to being bullied or seeing it happening around them.

As our world continues to expand technologically, the forms and methods of bullying are also expanding. It is so important that we are able to have the conversations needed to help our children understand the various forms of bullying and how to speak out effectively to prevent and stop it from happening. An important reminder was also recently expressed by Ashleigh, with the blog Sewrella, that bullying includes the bullying that is done in front of the mirror to yourself.

Let’s End All Forms of Bullying

Ashleigh’s story is part of the campaign #HatNotHate recently announced by Lion Brand Yarn in partnership with STOMP Out Bullying, to increase awareness of the impact that bullying has on children and teens by rallying together and crafting blue hats to wear proudly on the World Day of Bullying Prevention, October 1, 2018, and throughout all of October, which is National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month.

It is the hope to create a “craftivist” movement that will send the message that bullying is unacceptable. You can find more details on how to join in on the cause as well as several crochet and knit hat variations on the Lion Brand site. You can also find another free crochet hat pattern on the Sewrella blog and have the chance to read her story.

Now, please notice that when you arrive at the Lion Brand site that the deadline to send hats directly to Lion Brand to go to schools in that area has already passed. I apologize if you are just seeing the information about this campaign and would have liked to participate in that portion. However, remember that it’s not too late to spread the word locally to your family, friends, co-workers, schools, neighbors, and community that bullying is never okay and that kindness and understanding is always important.

October 1st is the official day to wear a blue hat for #HatNotHate (and then officially extends throughout the entire month of October), so there’s still time to make some hats and spread the word! Let’s be the creativist movement that reminds others year-round with kindness, even handmade kindness, that bullying is never acceptable. Because honestly life is meant to be loved, kindness shared, and creativity to abound!

I should also probably note that the writing of this post and sharing of this pattern is totally unofficial to the cause other than it is a cause that I choose to support. This is my personal design written and shared simply as another option to those given if you’d like to ready your hook and join in! I might also note that I designed this hat with the intention that it be a unisex design so that if you so choose you can hand them out like candy to anyone and everyone!

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Let’s Get Started!

Difficulty

Advanced Beginner

Materials

• Crochet Hook, Size H/8 (5.0 mm) 
• Stitch Marker(s)
• Scissors
• Tapestry needle
• Lion Brand Vanna’s Choice (worsted 4-Medium, 100% acrylic, 170 yds/156 m, 3.5 oz/100 g), Color: Midnight Blue, less than 1 skein –OR– Lion Brand Vanna’s Choice (worsted 4-Medium, 100% acrylic, 170 yds/156 m, 3.5 oz/100 g), Color: Colonial Blue, less than 1 skei

Gauge

Using hook US H/8 (5 mm) the first 8 rows of pattern measures 5 inches/12.7 cm in diameter

Finished Measurements

Using hook US H/8 (5 mm) 9.5 inches/24.13 cm wide by 8 inches/ 20.32 cm tall

Design Notes

• This pattern is written using US crochet terminology.
• This pattern is written in joined rounds. The chains at the beginning of each round do not count as a stitch.
• At the end of each round, I will note in parenthesis how many stitches you should have once completed.
• The hat is very stretchy and, as written, can fit a wide variety of head sizes. For reference, the models in the pictures are all wearing the same size hat. Modifications are easily made by decreasing (for a smaller sized hat) or increasing (for a larger sized hat) the size of the crown (the number of rows made prior to making the straight portion of the hat where you have the same number of stitches in every row). The pattern is written using the standard increase method.
• I did not like the look of a pom-pom added to this hat, but there was just enough of the skein of yarn left over to make one using the Large Blue Pom-Pom Maker by Clover (3-3/8 inch/85 mm) if this is a look that you would prefer. Making the pom-pom used every last piece of the skein.

Abbreviations/Stitches Used

• Adjustable (Magic) Circle
• BPDC – Back Post Double Crochet
• camel stitch – see special stitches below
• ch – Chain
• FPDC– Front Post Double Crochet
• Rnd(s) – Rows
• sc – Single crochet
• sl st – Slip stitch
• st(s) – Stitch(s)
• [ ] – Work instructions between brackets as many times as directed

Special Stitches:

Camel Stitch – The camel stitch is in some ways more of a technique than a stitch. It is created by crocheting into the third loop which is found just past the back loop, on the back side of where you normally insert your hook to make a stitch. When you use this loop to create your stitch it pushes the top loops (where you typically place your hook) to the front, creating a ribbed effect that looks similar to knitting. When doing the camel stitch you can crochet into the third loop using a single crochet, half double crochet, double crochet, or more. It’s this technique of crocheting into that third loop that is referred to as the camel stitch. It is also sometimes referred to as a (Sc/Hdc/Dc/etc) Rib Stitch. For this pattern, we will be using the single crochet camel stitch.

Let’s Make Our Hat!

• Rnd 1: 12dc in adjustable (magic) circle. (12sts)
• Rnd 1 alternative: If you don’t know how to/do not like using an adjustable circle you can ch2 and then 12dc in 2nd chain from hook, sl st to the 1st st to join (12sts)
• Rnd 2: Ch1, camel st in each st around, sl st to join (12sts)
• Rnd 3: Ch3 (doesn’t count as a st here or throughout), dc in the same st, 2dc in each st around, sl st to the 1st st to join (24sts)
• Rnd 4: Ch1 (doesn’t count as a st here or throughout), camel st in each st around, sl st to the 1st st to join (24sts)
• Rnd 5: Ch3, dc in the same st, 2dc in the next st, [dc in the next st, 2dc in the next st] 11 times, sl st to the 1st st to join (36sts)
• Rnd 6: Ch1, camel st in each st around, sl st to the 1st st to join (36sts)
• Rnd 7: Ch3, dc in the same st, dc in the next st, 2dc in the next st, [dc in the next 2 sts, 2dc in the next st] 11 times, sl st to the 1st st to join (48sts)
• Rnd 8: Ch1, camel st in each st around, sl st to the 1st st to join (48sts)

The diameter at this point measures 5 inches/12.7 cm

• Rnd 9: Ch3, dc in the same st, dc in the next 2sts, 2dc in the next st, [dc in the next 3 sts, 2dc in the next st] 11 times, sl st to the 1st st to join (60sts)
• Rnd 10: Ch1, camel st in each st around, sl st to the 1st st to join (60sts)
• Rnd 11: Ch3, dc in the same st, dc in the next 3sts, 2dc in the next st, [dc in the next 4 sts, 2dc in the next st] 11 times, sl st to the 1st st to join (72sts)
• Rnd 12: Ch1, camel st in each st around, sl st to the 1st st to join (72sts)

The diameter at this point measures 7.25 inches/18.42 cm

• Rnd 13: Ch3, dc in the same st, dc in each st around, sl st to the 1st st to join (72sts)
• Rnd 14: Ch1, camel st in each st around, sl st to the 1st st to join (72sts)
• Rnds 15-22: Continue repeating Rnd 13 and Rnd 14 until appropriate number of rows are complete (72sts for 8 rows)

>Design Option: If you would like a slouchier hat you can continue to add more rows before adding the bottom ribbing.

You will now be creating the ribbing on the hat.

• Rnd 23: Ch3, [FPDC in the first st, BPDC in the next st] 36 times, sl st to the 1st st to join (72sts)
• Rnd 24-26: Repeat Rnd 23 (72sts for 3 rows)

>Design Note: If you like a wider ribbing continue to work Rnd 23 until the desired thickness is achieved.

• Fasten off and weave in your ends.

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Looking for more great patterns?

These may be of interest! 1. Slouchy Crochet Beanie 2. Braided Bobble Crochet Bag 3. Small Animal Collection: Horse

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