Brawny Beanie Men’s Crochet Hat
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This Brawny Beanie is a man’s hat. Â No muss. Â No fuss. Â But sometimes simple and quick makes the best of projects. Â I love it because it takes advantage of a super bulky weight yarn and simple stitches. Yet the finished beanie is a class act. Â Perfect for walking the dogs or heading out in the cold to a movie on date night. Â My readers LOVED the Salt of the Earth Beanie, made with worsted weight yarn. Â So I thought you might like this bulky weight Brawny Beanie crochet hat pattern! Â Another great look, but with super bulky yarn and thus fewer stitches to work–what’s not to love about that?!
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Brawny Beanie Men’s Crochet Hat
Here is what you will need:
- Super Bulky Yarn, 4 oz. Sample used Caron Tea Cakes in Green Tea color
- US J10/6.00 mm crochet hook (here are my favorite crochet hooks)
- Tapestry needle and scissors
Resources and tutorials you may find helpful in following this pattern: Crochet Abbreviations, US to UK Crochet Conversion Chart.  Find links to stitches on the “Tutorial” menu: Getting Started will show basic stitches used in many patterns and Crochet Stitch Dictionary shows our growing collection of crochet stitch tutorials.
Size:
22″ around x 8.5″ in length, will fit average men’s head
Make a magic ring
R1: 8 hdc into ring (8 sts). Â Work in rounds through row 13.
R2: 2 hdc in ea st around (16 st)
R3: *hdc in next st, 2 hdc in next st, repeat from * around (24 st)
R4: *hdc in next 2 st, 2 hdc in next st, repeat from * around (32 st)
R5: *hdc in next 3 st, 2 hdc in next st, repeat from * around (40 st)
R6: *hdc in next 4 st, 2 hdc in next st, repeat from * around (48 st)
R7: *hdc in next 5 st, 2 hdc in next st, repeat from * around (56 st)
R8-12: Â hdc around (56 st)
R13: Â ch 2, hdc around (56 st), join.
R14-17: Â ch 3, *front post hdc in next st, back post hdc in next st* repeat * to * around. (56 st).
Fasten off and weave in ends.
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I don’t quite understand the working in the rounds, if you make a magic ring, don’t you slip stitch it together? A video would help alot.
Working in a round means that you work in a continuous spiral and do NOT join each round with a slip stitch (or chain up for the next row). (It is a different technique than joining a round with a slip stitch and chaining up for the next row.)