Lacy Shells Crochet Beanie
Here is a free crochet beanie pattern for women with a fun lace and textured stitch pattern. It is perfect for those who want a little something different for their next hat.
It is an open stitch, which makes this crochet hat pattern ideal for moderate temperatures, but can also work in the cold weather underneath a hood as an extra layer.
Make a few for yourself and a few for giving to your friends and family members. Add a pom pom or leave it as shown.
The Size
The pattern is given in one size, but can easily be adjusted to any size in a multiple of four. The measurements are approximately 18.5″ in circumference by 11″ from top to bottom.
There is lots of room at the top for a ponytail if you like to wear your hair up. If not, you can easily shorten it a bit for a different look.
It fits an adult small. If you need a different size, use this hat size chart as a guide.
The Yarn
I used Pound of Love by Lion Brand Yarns. It is a medium worsted weight yarn, perfect for making hats.
I love this yarn because it gives you a nice stretch, washes well, and comes in big skeins so you can make several hats for giving away.
Lion Brand Pound of Love
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The Stitch Pattern
The crochet hat pattern is worked from the bottom up. The bottom is worked in the back loops with the single crochet to give it a nice stretchy ribbing.
For the body, we have the beloved shell stitch, but split in half with a chain one.
For the next round a bead stitch is worked in the shell space to give it a fun texture.
Chain spaces and single crochets are also in the mix to give you that fun and open stitch pattern.
It is a repeat over three pattern rounds and easy to crochet and to remember!
The hardest part to remember is to turn your work after pattern rounds 3 and 4. This way the shells and beads are always worked from the same side of the hat.
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Lacy Shells Crochet Beanie
Skill Level
Materials
- Yarn: Lion Brand Yarns – Pound Of Love (Medium, #4; 100% Premium Acrylic; 1020yds/932m; 16oz./454g) Color: Oxford Grey, 1 ball
- Crochet Hook: J/6.00mm
- Tools: Measuring Tape, Scissors, Yarn Needle.
Measurements
- Gauge: 3 shells = 4".
- Finished Size: Adult Small.
- Laying flat it measures 9.25 across by 11" from top to bottom. It can be increased/decreased to any size. It's always best to take measurements of your head, but when not possible, here is a hat sizing chart to help.
Abbreviations
- Bead St = Bead Stitch
- Beg Shell = Beginning Shell
- Blsc = Back Loop Single Crochet
- Ch/Chs = Chain/Chains
- Dc = Double Crochet
- Hk = Hook
- Lp/Lps = Loop/Loops
- Rep = Repeat
- RS = Right Side
- Sc = Single Crochet
- Sk = Skip
- Sl St = Slip Stitch
- Sp/Sps = Space/Spaces
- WS = Wrong Side
- This pattern is written in American Crochet Terms
- See the Crochet Abbreviations chart for more details.
Special Stitch Instructions
- Beg Shell: Ch 3 (counts as first dc), (dc, ch 1, 2 dc) into the same st/ch as where the ch-3 was made.
- Shell: (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) into designated st or ch.
- Bead St: Insert hk into indicated st/sp, yo and pull through, (yo and pull through one lp on hk) twice, yo and pull through both lps on hk. When you work into the next stitch make sure the bobble is facing the right side.
Notes
- Each end of ribbing row equals 1 st.
- Note the Turns in the pattern after several rounds.
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Instructions
Ribbing Rows
- Row 1: Ch 10, sc in 2nd ch from hk and into each ch across. Turn. [9 sc]
- Rows 2-56: Ch 1, blsc in first st and into each st across. Turn. [9 sts]. Continue with this row until you have reached a desired circumference making sure to end with a multiple of 4 for the row count.
- Ch 1 and join the ribbing rows by slip stitching the last row to the free loops of starting chains.
Working in the Round (Body of Hat)
- Rnd 1: (RS) Working along the ribbing edge, ch 1, sc in first st and into each st around; join with sl st in first sc. Turn [56 sts]
- Rnd 2: Work beg shell st in same st as join, *sk next 3 sts, shell in next st; rep from * around to last 3 sts; sk last 3 sts; join with sl st in first dc (3rd ch) of first shell. [14 shells]
- Rnd 3 (RS): Sl st into next st and into ch-1 sp of first shell, ch 1, (sc, bead st, sc) into same ch-1 sp, ch 2, *(sc, bead st, sc) into next ch-1 sp, ch 2; rep from * around; join with sl st in first sc. Turn. [14 ch-2 sps]
- Rnd 4 (WS): Ch 1, 2 sc in first ch-2 sp, ch 3, *2 sc in next ch-2 sp, ch 3; rep from * around; join with sl st in first sc. Turn. [14 ch-3 sps]
- Rnd 5 (RS): Sl st into first ch and into center ch of ch-3 sp, work beg shell in same ch, *shell in center ch of next ch-3; rep from * around; join with sl st in first dc (3rd ch) of first shell. [14 shells]
- Rnds 6-20: Rep Rnds 3 to 5.
- Rnd 21: Sl st into next st and into ch-1 sp of first shell, ch 1, (sc, bead st, sc) into same ch-1 sp, ch 1, *(sc, bead st, sc) into next ch-1 sp, ch 1; rep from * around; join with sl st in first sc. Turn. [14 ch-1 sps]
- Rnd 22: Ch 1, (sc, ch 1) in first ch-1 sp and into each ch-1 sp around; join with sl st in first sc. Turn. [14 ch-1 sps]
- Rnd 23: Ch 1, sc in first ch-1 sp and into each ch-1 sp around; join with sl st in first sc. [14 sts]
- Fasten Off leaving an 8″-10″ tail to weave in through last rnd. Pull tight to close and secure. Leave as is, or add an optional pom pom.
