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Puff Stitch Beanie With Half Double Crochet Crown Shaping
Brim-up beanie in puff stitch with a half double crochet (UK: half treble) crown; both US and UK stitch names included.
- Skill
- Intermediate
- Time
- 4-6 hours
- Yarn weight
- Worsted
- Hook
- 4.5 mm
Intermediate
What the original write-up called it. Nothing here is graded again.
Worsted
What the sample was worked in. Any weight works; the size moves with it.
4-6 hours
What the original page reckoned. Your own pace is the one that matters.
About this pattern
This beanie pairs a heart-shaped puff stitch panel with a plain single crochet brim and a half double crochet crown. The brim is worked flat in rows and joined into a ring, puff stitches build the coloured motif in red, pink and white, and six decrease rounds close the top. A 4.5 mm hook and worsted weight yarn are needed; a pom-pom finish is optional.
This beanie belongs to the puff stitch family, part of the wider bobble and cluster group of textured crochet stitches (UK: puff stitch); raised clusters are worked in staggered pairs to build a repeating heart motif across the body of the hat. Colour changes through red, pink and white sections give the hearts their outline, while a plain single crochet brim frames the design at the base. The result reads as a decorative panel rather than a plain hat, with texture doing most of the visual work instead of stripes or embroidery.
Construction starts flat: the brim is worked back and forth in rows of single crochet through the back loop, then its two short ends are joined into a ring with slip stitches. Working continues upward in rounds, with puff stitches placed into the chain spaces left by the previous round's puffs so the heart pattern stacks correctly from one row to the next. Once the coloured puff-stitch rounds are complete, the crown is shaped over six rounds worked in half double crochet (US term; UK: half treble crochet), decreasing steadily until the top gathers closed.
Materials
Crochet Hook
- Size 7 (4.5 mm)
Yarn
- Red Heart Super Saver or any size 4 weight yarn, in red, pink, and white
Notions
- Darning needle
The list is the pattern's own wording.
Instructions
Every round is printed as the pattern wrote it, brackets and all. Open the key beside a round to see only the short forms that round uses.
Brim
Make a slip knot and chain 9 stitches.
Single crochet into the back bump of the second chain from the hook and continue down to create 8 single crochets.
Chain one, turn, and single crochet in the back loop only of each stitch down the row.
Repeat this process until the brim measures 16-17 inches long, or for 66 rows.
Join the ends of the brim with slip stitches.
Turn the work inside out so the seam is on the inside.
Puff Stitch Rounds
- (66)Round 1
Chain one and create a row of single crochets around the brim.The creator used 66 stitches to match the number of rows in the brim.
- Rounds 2–8
Join the last single crochet to the first with a slip stitch, and chain two. Skip two stitches and place two puff stitches into the third stitch. Repeat this pattern all the way around to create the heart shape.Step by step: Create the first puff stitch by yarning over, inserting the hook into the stitch, and pulling up a loop three times to get seven loops on the hook. Yarn over and pull through all seven loops, then chain one to close the stitch. For subsequent rows, place the puff stitches into the chain spaces of the puffs from the previous row.
Key1
- puff
- puff stitch
The pattern is two rows of red, four rows of pink, and one row of white puff stitches.
Crown Decreases
After the last row of puff stitches, join with a slip stitch and chain one.
The crown is worked in half double crochet.
Follow this decrease pattern:
- Round 9
5 half double crochets, then a decrease.
- Round 10
4 half double crochets, then a decrease.
- Round 11
3 half double crochets, then a decrease.
- Round 12
2 half double crochets, then a decrease.
- Round 13
1 half double crochet, then a decrease.
- Round 14
All decreases.Cut the yarn, leaving a long tail to cinch the top of the hat.
Making up
- Step 1Thread the long yarn tail onto a darning needle.
- Step 2Weave the needle in and out of every other stitch around the top of the hat.
- Step 3Pull the yarn tail to cinch the top closed, then secure with a knot.
- Step 4Weave in all loose ends.
- Step 5Optional: attach a yarn pom-pom to the top of the hat for extra flair.
Notes from the pattern
- A 4.5 mm (US size 7) hook is sized for a size 4 worsted weight yarn; swapping yarn weight without adjusting the hook will change the finished stitch count needed for the brim to reach 66 rows.
- The colour sequence for the puff-stitch rounds is two rows red, four rows pink and one row white; check the running total against this order before starting a new round.
- Puff stitches are worked into the chain space left by the previous round's puff, not into the stitch itself; misreading this point is the main cause of the heart motif drifting off-centre.
- The brim length target is 16-17 inches or 66 rows; the 66-stitch count used for the joined ring is set to match this row total, so brim length and body stitch count are directly linked.
The essentials
- Rounds
- 8
- Parts
- 3
- Level
- Intermediate
- Time
- 4-6 hours
- Hook
- 4.5 mm
- Yarn
- Worsted
Stitches you will use
- Puff stitch Used throughout the body rounds to form the heart motif; watch that each stitch reaches seven loops on the hook before the final yarn over, or the cluster will sit unevenly.
- Back loop only single crochet Used for all 66 rows of the flat brim; keep tension consistent across the full length so the brim doesn't flare or narrow before joining.
- Half double crochet decrease shaping Used in the six crown rounds; follow the stitch count for each round closely, since the decrease spacing shifts by one stitch every round.
Troubleshooting
The joined brim twists or the ring sits
The back-loop-only rows were likely miscounted somewhere across the 66 rows, leaving the two ends slightly different lengths; recount the rows before joining rather than after.
The heart motif looks lopsided or the
This happens when a puff stitch is placed into the wrong chain space from the previous round; check that each new puff sits directly above the one below before continuing.
The crown puckers or pulls tight
The half double crochet decrease counts (5, then 4, and so on) were likely skipped or doubled up on one round; recount stitches at the start of each of the six crown rounds.
Substituting yarn
- Wool-blend, worsted weight
- Adds warmth and a softer drape to the brim and crown; the same 4.5 mm hook should still give a comparable gauge, but blocking may be needed to even out the puff stitches.
- Cotton, worsted weight
- Produces a crisper, less stretchy brim, which can make the back-loop-only rows firmer to work; a slightly larger hook may help keep the stitches from tightening up over 66 rows.
- Acrylic, bulky weight
- Requires a larger hook and will need fewer rows to reach the 16-17 inch brim length, so the 66-row and 66-stitch counts will need recalculating to match gauge.
Washing and care
- Worsted weight acrylic, as named in the materials list, is generally machine washable on a cold, gentle cycle; lay the beanie flat to dry rather than hanging it, since wet acrylic can stretch out of shape.
- Reshape the brim and crown by hand while still damp and let it dry over a flat surface or a bowl close to head size; store flat rather than folded to keep the puff stitch texture from flattening.
The photographs taken while this was being made
Every one was taken by whoever published the pattern, in the order the source listed them.
FAQs
Questions
Does the yarn have to match the exact brand listed?
No, the materials list names one option alongside any size 4 (worsted) weight yarn. Any worsted weight yarn paired with the 4.5 mm hook will give a comparable result.
How is the correct brim length checked before joining it into a ring?
The brim should measure 16-17 inches long, which corresponds to 66 rows. Counting rows as a backup to measuring helps confirm the ring will match the 66-stitch count used for the body.
Can the hook size be changed?
The pattern is sized for a 4.5 mm (US size 7) hook with worsted weight yarn. Changing the hook without checking gauge will shift the finished stitch and row counts away from the 66 given for the brim.
What if the puff stitch doesn't end up with seven loops on the hook?
Each puff stitch needs three yarnover-and-pull-up motions plus the initial loop to reach seven loops before the final yarn over. Fewer loops means a step was missed, and the stitch should be unpicked and reworked.
Is the pom-pom a required finishing step?
No, the pom-pom is listed as an optional detail at the top of the hat. The hat is complete once the crown is cinched closed and the ends are woven in.
These answers came from whoever first published the pattern, kept word for word.