Honeycomb Beanie

Materials 250 yds of Worsted Weight Yarn Size US H / 5.00 mm hook

Notes The Ch 2 at the beginning of each

round never counts as a stitch. This hat is worked in joined rounds.

Terminology

BLO Back Loop OnlyBPHDC Back Post Half Double CrochetCh ChainDC Double CrochetFPHDC Front Post Half Double Crochet

FPDC Front Post Double CrochetHDC Half Double CrochetYO Yarn Overst(s) stitch(es)

DC 2 TOG: Double Crochet two Together: YO.

Insert hook through stitch and pull up loop. Insert hook through next stitch and pull up loop. YO and pull through three loops on hook. YO and pull through remaining 2 loops on hook.

FPDC 2 FPDC TOG: Front Post Double Crochet two Front

Post Double Crochet Together: YO. Insert hook around FPDC in previous row to the right. YO and pull up a loop. YO and pull through two loops on hook. YO. Insert hook through FPDC in previous round to the left. YO and pull up a loop. YO and pull through two loops on hook. YO and pull through remaining 3 loops on hook.

InstructionsStart: Make a magic loop: wrap the yarn around your fingers twice. Insert the hook through the loop towards the side where the working yarn hangs. YO, and pull up a loop. Ch 2. Do not tighten loop.

R1: 10 DC in loop. Sl st in first DC made. Pull loop tight. (10 sts)

R2: Ch 2. DC & FPDC same st as join. DC & FPDC each st around. Sl st in first DC made. (20 sts)

R3: Ch 2. DC & FPDC same st as join. DC & FPDC each st around. Sl st in first DC made. (40 sts)

R4: Ch 2. 2 DC in same st as join. * FPDC next FPDC. DC next DC. FPDC next FPDC. 2 DC next DC.* Repeat from * to * around ending with FPDC in last FPDC. Sl st in first DC made. (50 sts)

R5: Ch 2. DC in same st as join. *FPDC 2 FPDC TOG. DC in st behind the FPDC 2 FPDC TOG just made. DC in top of FPDC. DC in next st. FPDC 2 FPDC TOG. DC in top of FPDC. DC next st.* Repeat from * to * around ending with a DC in last FPDC. Sl st in first DC made. (70 sts)

R6: Ch 2. 2 DC in same st as join. *FPDC next FPDC 2 FPDC TOG. DC next 3 sts. FPDC next FPDC 2 FPDC TOG. DC next st. 2 DC next st.* Repeat from * to * around ending with a DC in the last st. Sl st in first DC made. (80 sts)

R7: Ch 2. For this round only, the st you joined with from the previous round is cro-cheted last. FPDC 2 FPDC TOG. * DC st behind FPDC 2 FPDC TOG just made. DC in top of FPDC. DC 2 TOG. FPDC 2 FPDC TOG.* Repeat from * to * around ending with a DC 2 TOG with the last DC made from previous round and the same st as join. Sl st in first FPDC 2 FPDC TOG made. (80 sts)

R8: Ch 2. FPDC same st as join. *DC next 3 sts. FPDC next st.* Repeat from * to * around ending with a DC in the last 3 sts. Sl st in first FPDC made. (80 sts)

R9: Ch 2. DC in same st as join. * DC 2 TOG. FPDC 2 FPDC TOG. DC in st behind FPDC 2 FPDC TOG just made. DC in top of FPDC.* Repeat from * to * around ending on DC in st behind the final FPDC 2 FPDC TOG made. Sl st in first DC made. (80 sts)

R10: Ch 2. DC same st as join. DC next st. *FPDC next st. DC next 3 sts.* Repeat from * to * around ending with a DC in the last st. Sl st in first DC made. (80 sts)

R11+: Repeat R7 through R10 until hat reaches desired length (long enough to sit on or just above your eyebrows.) End on R7 or R9 before proceeding to Brim.

Honeycomb Beanie

Honeycomb Beanie by Sarah Mitchell is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License.

Brim

R1: Ch 2. HDC through BLO around. Sl st in first HDC made. (80 sts)

R2: Ch 2. FPHDC same sts as join and Ch 2 below. *BPHDC next sts. FPHDC next st.* Repeat from * to * around, ending on BPHDC. Sl st in first FPHDC made. (80 sts)

R3: Ch 2. FPHDC same sts as join and Ch 2 below. *BPHDC next BPHDC. FPHDC next FPHDC.* Repeat from * to * around, ending on BPHDC. Sl st in first FPHDC made. (80 sts)

R4+: Repeat R3 until brim is 1 wide. Proceed to edging.

Edging: Ch 1. Crab stitch in last stitch made in previous round: insert hook through stitch to the right (crochet backwards) of current position. YO and pull up a loop. YO and pull through all loops on hook. The end result is a twisted single crochet. Crab stitch around. Sl st in first crab stitch made. Finish off. (80 sts)

Honeycomb Beanie

Honeycomb Beanie by Sarah Mitchell is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License.