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This free crochet beanie pattern is a great way to create a handmade hat to keep you warm when the weather turns chilly. Whether you’re making one for yourself or creating a thoughtful handmade gift, a crochet beanie is a timeless accessory you’ll reach for year after year. The Heather Haze Beanie is part of a three-piece collection.
Alongside the free written pattern, you’ll find a step-by-step video tutorial to guide you through the process in both right and left-handed versions.
Project Overview
An easy, free crochet beanie pattern for beginners, in five sizes from toddler to adult large, with a pom pom and video tutorial.
This beanie is part of the Heather Haze Collection.
Skill level: Beginner
Sizes: Toddler, (Child, Tween, Adult, Adult Large) standard or folded brim, optional pom pom
Yarn Weight: Aran/Worsted (category #4)
Yarn
- Yarn A: Katia Merino Aran
- Yarn B: Katia Azteca
Hook Sizes: 6mm (US J-10)
Construction: You will be making the brim of the beanie in a flat piece in rows before joining. You will then be working in rounds, joining each round without turning.
Video Tutorial:
Right-handed: https://youtu.be/JHR_t-1nT1g Left-handed: https://youtu.be/ceyDNbB0ox8
Materials & Tools
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- Yarn A: Katia Merino Aran, 52% Superwash Merino, 48% Acrylic, Aran/Worsted (#4), 100g (3.5oz), 155m (169yds) in shade 11 & 53. See yardage on pattern page. US Link
Yarn B: Katia Azteca, 53% Virgin Wool, 47% Acrylic, Aran/Worsted (#4), 100g (3.5oz), 180m (197yds) in shade 7878 & 7857. See yardage in pattern page. US Link - Hook: 6mm (US J-10)
- Darning Needle
- Scissors
- Pom Pom maker: 7cm (2.75in) or 9cm (3.5in) optional
Alternative Yarn Suggestions
For Yarn A:
MERINO ARAN, 100% Wool, #4 Aran/Worsted weight yarn. 82yds, 50g. Comes in 120 shades. Ships from UK.
ONE POUND, 100% acrylic, #4 Aran/Worsted weight yarn. 812yds, 453g. Comes in 36 shades. Ships from US.
For Yarn B:
MOCKTAIL, 50% Acrylic, 47% Wool, 3% Polyester, #4 Aran/Worsted weight yarn. 98yds, 50g. Comes in 9 shades. Ships to most countries. UK link | US link
Ombre Aran Wool Touch, 75% Acrylic, 25% Wool, #4 Aran/Worsted weight yarn. 208yds, 100g. Comes in 9 shades. Ships from UK.
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About the Yarn
The Yarn: Katia Azteca and Merino Aran
The Heather Haze Beanie is part of my collaboration with Katia, and choosing the yarn was one of my favourite parts of designing it. The beanie uses two Katia yarns, Azteca and Merino Aran, and they work beautifully together. The brim and the pompom is worked in Merino Aran, then Azteca is used for the body.
- Katia Azteca brings the colour. It’s a soft wool and acrylic blend with multicoloured, self-striping shades, so the colours move gently through your beanie without you ever changing yarn.
- Katia Merino Aran brings the calm. It’s a smooth, solid shade in a big range of colours, from basics to rich autumn and winter tones, so it’s easy to pick one that pulls out a colour from your Azteca.
At a glance
- Azteca: 53% wool, 47% acrylic, 180m per 100g ball, machine washable at 30°C
- Merino Aran: 52% merino wool, 48% acrylic, 155m per 100g, superwash
About Katia
Katia is a family business from Barcelona with a lovely story. It began with Pepita Vila, who ran a small yarn shop in Manresa during the Spanish Civil War, which inspired her husband Ramon Castelló to start his own yarn business. Today their grandchildren are carrying that legacy forward. The company is based in Castellbell i el Vilar, a village near the Montserrat mountains, and its yarns are now sold in over 50 countries.
Visiting Katia in Barcelona
In October, Katia invited me to Barcelona to look around their factory and meet the team behind the yarn. My favourite part was the quality control room, where I got to see all the things they check for before a ball of yarn ever reaches you. The steaming and balling room was fascinating too, watching the yarn being finished and wound into the balls we all know and love. I’ll be sharing the full story in its own post soon.
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✔️ US & UK terms
✔️ Left Handed resource
✔️ Pom pom pictorial
✔️ Links to video tutorials
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Terms & Abbreviations
- Back Loop Only: BLO: Working into the back loop only of a stitch.
- Beginning: Beg
- Chain(s): ch(s): Yarn over, pull through loop on the hook.
- Double Crochet(s): dc(s): Insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull up a loop, you will have two loops on the hook. Yarn over, pull through remaining two loops.
- Repeat: rep
- Slip Stitch(es): ss(s): Insert hook, yarn over, pull through stitch and loop on hook.
- Space(s): sp(s)
- Stitch(es): st(s)
- Treble Crochet(s): tr(s): Yarn over, insert into stitch, yarn over, pull up a loop, you will have three loops on the hook. Yarn over, pull through two loops, yarn over, pull through remaining two loops.
Convert Pattern Terms
Here you can quickly switch between UK and US crochet terms. This will make following the pattern easier as all terms will be converted to your preferred version.
Pattern Notes
- This pattern is written in UK terms but switchable to US terms above.
- You will be making the brim of the beanie in a flat piece in rows before joining. You will then be working in rounds, joining each round without turning.
- Pattern is written in: Toddler (Child, Tween, Adult,Adult Large)
Gauge
15 sts X 14 rows per 10cm X 10cm (4in X 4in) measured over BLO double crochet made in brim.
Gauge Swatch
Row height is most important for this project. Work your brim to around 15.5cm (6in), lightly stretch, then measure rows.
Free Pattern: Heather Haze Beanie
You are viewing this pattern in UK terms.
Brim
Standard Version
- With yarn A, ch 10 (11, 12, 13, 14)
- Row 1: Dc in second ch from hook and each ch across. Turn. <9 (10, 11, 12, 13)sts>
Folded Version
- With yarn A, ch 19 (21, 23, 25, 27)
- Row 1: Dc in second ch from hook and each ch across. Turn. <18 (20, 22, 24, 26)sts>
Both Brim Versions
- Rows 2-60 (65, 70, 75, 80): Ch 1 (does not count as a st here and throughout), BLO-dc in each st across. Turn.
- Fold work to have short ends together.
- Ch 1, ss through BLO of each stitch of final row and the corresponding st on the underside of beg chain to join.
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