Free Crochet Cable Stitch Hat Pattern in 4 Sizes
Crochet cable stitch hat pattern
This crochet cable stitch hat pattern is free right here in this blog post! It includes four sizes: preemie, baby, child, and adult and a free, complete video tutorial! The pretty cables all around the hat are worked with crochet post stiches over a surface of single crochet stitch.
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Crochet cable stitches
There are a lot of different crochet cable stitches out there and clever designers are coming up with new combinations and methods all the time. Most methods use crochet post stitches, which are worked around the post, or body, of the stitches rather than in the tops of them.
You can learn about crochet post stitches in this tutorial.
To crochet a front post stitch, you start on the front of the fabric, the side facing you, and insert your hook around the post of the stitch from right to left, then you work the stitch just as you otherwise would.
To crochet a back post stich, you start on the back of the fabric. You don’t turn the piece around, but you just point your hook toward the back of the fabric, and then insert around the post of the stitch from right to left again, then complete the stitch as usual.
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Blair Beanie, a crochet cable stitch hat pattern
By April Garwood of Banana Moon Studio
(C)2024 April Garwood. As with all my patterns, please do not make paper or digital copies for others. Instead, please direct them to my website to get their own. Thank you!
Difficulty Level: Intermediate
Available Sizes: Preemie [Baby, Child, Adult]
Finished Measurements: Hat circumference 8 1/4 [12 1/4, 16 1/4, 20 1/2] inches; Hat height 5 [6 1/2, 8, 9 3/4] inches.
Yarn: King Cole Wool Aran (100% Superwash Wool; 196 yds; 100 g; yarn weight category: 4/Worsted/Medium): 1 skein #5046 Raspberry.
Crochet Hook: I (5.5 mm), or size needed to match gauge.
Notions: Tapestry needle.
Gauge: 14 sts x 14 rows = About 4 inches in pattern st.
Notes
This pattern uses standard US terms. For help with abbreviations, get my free, printable crochet abbreviations list here.
See this tutorial post for help with basic crochet stitches.
You’ll find a complete video tutorial for this cabled hat pattern here!
Special Stitches
Single crochet in the front loop only (sc flo): Insert hook under front loop only of designated st, yo, pull up a loop, yo, pull through both loops.
Front post treble crochet (fptr): Yo twice, insert hook around post of designated st from right to left starting on front side of fabric, yo, pull up a loop, [yo, pull through 2 loops] 3 times.
Hat
Ribbed Band
Ch 7 [7, 9, 12]
Row 1 (WS): Sc in bottom ridge loop of 2nd ch from hook and each remaining ch across, turn – 6 [6, 8, 11]
Rows 2-28 [42, 56, 70]: Ch 1, sc blo in each st across, turn.
After turning, bring beginning end of band up behind and even with working edge. Ch 1, working through blo of working edge, and under both loops of chs of beginning edge, sl st to seam edges.
Turn band RS out.
Main Body of Hat
Setup Rnd (RS): Ch 1, sc in each row end around, sl st in first st to join, turn – 28 [42, 56, 70] sts.
Rnd 1: Ch 1, sc in first 2 sts, *sc flo in next 4 sts**, sc in next 3 sts, repeat from * around to last st, ending last repeat at **, sc in last st, sl st in first st to join, turn.
Rnd 2: Ch 1, sc in first st, *dc in exposed front loops of next 4 sts from two rows below, skip 4 sc behind the last 4 sts worked**, sc in next 3 sts, repeat from * around to last 2 sts, ending last repeat at **, sc in last 2 sts, sl st in first st to join, turn.
Rnd 3: Ch 1, sc in each st around, sl st in first st to join, turn.
Rnd 4: Ch 1, sc in first st, *skip next 2 dc from two rows below, fptr around posts of next 2 dc from two rows below, working in front of 2 sts just worked, fptr around posts of 2 skipped dc from two rows below, skip 4 sc behind the last 4 sts worked**, sc in next 3 sts, repeat from * around to last 2 sts, ending last repeat at **, sc in last 2 sts, sl st in first st to join, turn.
Rnd 5: Ch 1, sc in each st around, sl st in first st to join, turn.
Rnd 6: Ch 1, sc in first st, *fptr around posts of next 4 fptr from two rows below, skip 4 sc behind the last 4 sts worked**, sc in next 3 sts, repeat from * around to last 2 sts, ending last repeat at **, sc in last 2 sts, sl st in first st to join, turn.
Rnd 7: Ch 1, sc in each st around, sl st in first st to join, turn.
Rnd 8: Ch 1, sc in first st, *skip next 2 dc from two rows below, fptr around posts of next 2 fptr from two rows below, working in front of 2 sts just worked, fptr around posts of 2 skipped fptr from two rows below, skip 4 sc behind the last 4 sts worked**, sc in next 3 sts, repeat from * around to last 2 sts, ending last repeat at **, sc in last 2 sts, sl st in first st to join, turn.
Repeat Rnds 5-8 for pattern.
Work a total of 8 [12, 14, 18] rnds in pattern, not including the setup rnd.
Crown Decreases
Rnd 1 (WS): Ch 1, sc2tog over first 2 sts, *sc in next 5 sts**, sc2tog over next 2 sts, repeat from * around, ending last repeat at **, sl st in first st to join, turn – 24 [36, 48, 60] sts.
Rnd 2: Ch 1, skip first st, *work in established cable pattern for next 4 sts, skip 4 sc behind the last 4 sts worked**, sc2tog over next 2 sts, repeat from * around to last st, ending last repeat at **, sc in last st, sl st in first st to join, turn – 20 [30, 40, 50] sts.
Rnd 3: Ch 1, sc2tog over first 2 sts, *sc in next 3 sts**, sc2tog over next 2 sts, repeat from * around, ending last repeat at **, sl st in first st to join, turn – 16 [24, 32, 40] sts.
Rnd 4: Ch 1, sc2tog over first 2 sts, *work in established cable pattern for next 2 sts, skip 2 sc behind the last 2 sts worked**, sc2tog over next 2 sts, repeat from * around, ending last repeat at **, sl st in first st to join, turn – 12 [18, 24, 30] sts.
Rnd 5: Ch 1, sc2tog over first 2 sts, *sc in next st**, sc2tog over next 2 sts, repeat from * around to last st, ending last repeat at **, sc in last st, sl st in first st to join, turn – 8 [12, 16, 20} sts.
Sizes Baby, Child, and Adult only
Note: “x” in the instructions for Rnd 6 are just a placeholder since that is where the number for the Preemie size would typically go, but Rnd 6 is not needed for the Preemie size.
Rnd 6: Ch 1, [sc2tog over next 2 sts] x [6, 8, 10] times, sl st in first st to join – x [6, 8, 10] sts.
All sizes
Fasten off with a long tail. Use a tapestry needle to weave long tail in and out through sts of last rnd, then pull tail to close top hole. Use needle and tail to go around through these final sts a few more times, then take tail to inside of hat.
Finishing
Weave in all ends.
If desired, make a yarn pom with the Clover Pom Pom maker and leave ends of center tie long or purchase a faux fur pom.
To attach a pom with ties, take ends of ties to inside of hat through separate holes near top center and tie ends in a bow inside hat.
To attach a pom with an elastic loop, sew a ½ button just inside top center of hat with matching thread. Use crochet hook to pull elastic loop through top, center hole and secure around button.
Always remove poms before washing your hat.
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Happy crocheting!
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