Furrowed Toddler Beanie

I want to share a fascinating experience that left an imprint on my mind and cemented my belief in humanity and the love and kindness of people. Humans are social beings, we love people and being around fellow beings, but it’s the situation that makes them suspicious and rude.

On our trip to Talemina Scenic Drive, Arkansas, we took a night rest at a motel. It was a long drive from San Antonio to Oklahoma via Dallas. We arrived at the wee hours and the manager wasn’t so happy receiving us. We took rest and next day, got ready for our trip.

During the checkout process, we started talking to the manager. He was Indian, just like me and was staying there with his whole family for more than a decade. It was an interesting conversation, where he shared his stories and experiences of running this motel, the various types of customer he met and a few awkward incidents. During the conversation, he revealed that at first we were allocated a different room since we were checking in at late hours. But when he saw us, he changed the room keeping our safety under consideration.

It was surprising that our conversation went on for more than an hour and we also got to meet other family members. It was a pleasant experience. Do you know the feeling when you meet a complete stranger in a new city and a new country, but you feel that connection because he/she comes from the same country as yours? There is a sense of familiarity and an invisible bond of sharing the same culture and principles that you hold. Without much words exchanges, we were exchanging numerous experiences, the similar struggles of living in a different country away from hometown. As a gesture of love and appreciation, they served us Rajasthani breakfast (a regional Indian cuisine).

We deeply appreciated them for their hospitality and I decided to gift a beanie to the manager’s son as a token of thanks. Here’s the beanie pattern I made for the son. And they loved it.

Process:

The procedure involves Double Crochet (DC) and Front Post Double Crochet (FPDC) stitches alternatively. For the brim, Single Crochet (SC) stitch is used.

Base:-

R1: Starting with a magic circle; Ch 2, 10 DC; join with Slip Stitch (SL ST) in the 1st DC. Total 10 DC.

R2: Ch 2, 2DC on each DC; join with SL ST in the 1st DC. Total 20 DC.

R3: Ch 2, *DC on DC, 2DC in next DC*; repeat *-*; join with SL ST in the 1st DC. Total 30 DC.

R4: Ch 2, *DC on 2 DC, 2DC in next DC*; repeat *-* to the end; join with SL ST in the 1st DC. Total 40 DC.

R5: Ch 2, *DC on 3 DC, 2DC in next DC*; repeat *-* to the end; join with SL ST in the 1st DC. Total 50 DC.

R6: Ch 2, *DC on 4 DC, 2DC in next DC*; repeat *-* to the end; join with SL ST in the 1st DC. Total 60 DC.

Note: You can stop here for a child size beanie and proceed to R7 to get the desired length Or you can increase by 10 every row (till you get 70-80 DC) for an adult beanie.

Body:-

R7: Ch 2, *DC on DC, FPDC on next DC*; repeat *-* to the end; join with SL ST in the 1st DC. Total 60 DC.

R8: Ch 2, * DC on DC, FPDC on FPDC*; repeat *-* to the end; join with SL ST in the 1st DC. Total 60 DC.

Repeat R8 till you get the desired length.

Here, I continued for 5 rows to get the 2-3″ height of the hat.

Brim:-

Rn: Ch 1, SC on every DC; join with SL ST in the 1st SC. Total 60 SC.

Rn+1: Ch1, SC on SC; join with SL ST in the 1st SC. Total 60 SC.

Repeat Rn+1 till you get 1.5″-2″ of the brim.

Caution Section:-

To increase the circumference you can add another row or you can increase the initial count from 10DC to 12 DC.
Similarly, to decrease the circumference you can stop at the previous row or you can decrease the initial count from 10DC to 8 DC.
Since the circumference of the front head is smaller than the crown, the last row is made using a tight stitch or one size smaller crochet hook. This will give a close snug at the brim of the beanie for a proper fit. SC brim will give a tighter snug.
The height of the hat depends on the body of the beanie. The base will give you 2″-3″ in diameter. The brim is best suitable within 1.5″-2″. So, to get the desired height to calculate your body and increase or decrease the row count.

Product Specifications:

Defining Dimensions:-

Circumference: 18″

Height: 8.5″

Optional Alterations:-

You can increase the base diameter to give a more slouchy feel. Also, increase the height of the beanie.
You can add pom-pom matching the colour with the edging or the base colour. There are different ways to create pom-pom.
You can attach flowers, beads or a bow made of crochet, plastic, suede leather etc to give cuteness to the hat.
You can put fur edging or tassels to give a different touch.

Remember: do not over accessorise it. This takes away the beauty of the pattern itself. Believe in elegant simplicity!!

In case, you are stuck at any stage or have any queries, kindly contact me.

Style Aisle:

Select the yarn colour matching with your winter wear. Try out the Hat-Scarf combo, Hat-Gloves combo of the same pattern.
Choose the contrast colours matching with your jacket.
Toddlers wear bright colours. So this will go with dashing red, or yellow or green.
Choose the wool colour based on the palette in the wardrobe. Experiment and enjoy the beautiful colours.

Materials:

Caron Simply Soft – Dark Country Blue – 1 ball
Caron Simply Soft – Soft Grey Heather – 1 ball
Crochet Hook: 5.5 mm
Needle
Scissors
Measuring Tape
Stitch Markers: My stitch markers are the mini safety pins we get from clothing tags.

Note: you can play around with different branded yarns as far as they give the synchronous flow of the pattern using a constant crochet hook.
You can either go for the yarns with the same recommended crochet hook OR decide the yarn and change the crochet hooks along with the tightness on the crochet stitches as you proceed with the pattern.
You can change the pattern to get the continuous flow.

Happy Crocheting!!!

APPENDIX

Care Instructions:

Quality Promise: If washed with care, then the elegant stitch guarantees perfection up to multiple washes. The wool quality might stretch upon multiple uses.

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Furrowed Toddler Beanie