Lucien Hat, a Free Slouchy Beanie Crochet Pattern

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Free slouchy beanie crochet pattern

This slouchy beanie crochet pattern begins at the top and works down with two colors spiraling around each other. The unique spiral construction means there are no jagged color changes and no floats.

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How are the two colors worked in spiral?

This slouchy beanie crochet pattern uses a technique of spiraling two colors around one another. It is different than how you typically work in the round.

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In this technique you begin the first round with a magic ring and then half the stitches in color A. Then you take your hook out of the loop, place a stitch marker in it to prevent unraveling, and then place a slip knot of color B on your hook.

The color B stitches are then worked into the magic ring. They are not joined to the color A stitches in any way. You just place the first stitch directly into the magic ring.

Then you work the second half of the first round in color B.

For each successive round you start the round with the color you were using at the end of the previous round. You place the first stitch of the round directly into the first stitch of the last round. There is no joining or turning at the end of rounds.

The first half of the round will be worked with this color, then you will remove your hook from the loop and place a stitch marker in it to prevent unraveling. Then you will put your hook into the live loop of the other color, removing the stitch marker from it first.

The second half of the round consists of working in the color you’ve just switched to.

I recommend always placing a stitch marker in the first stitch of the round so that it is easy to identify the start of the round.

If that explanation isn’t clear to you, I recommend watching the tutorial video for this slouchy beanie crochet pattern below. If you don’t manage the colors correctly, your colors won’t spiral and you won’t get the benefits of smooth color changes mentioned.

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Lucien Hat, a slouchy beanie crochet pattern

By April Garwood of Banana Moon Studio

Difficulty Level: Intermediate

Available Sizes: Preemie [Baby, Child, Tween, Adult]

Finished Measurements: Hat circumference 8 ¼ [12 ½, 14 ½, 16 ¾, 18 ¾] inches; Hat length 7 [8 ½, 11 ¼, 14, 14 ¾] inches.

Yarn: Cascade Yarns 220 Superwash Sport (100% Superwash Merino Wool; 136.5 yds; 50 g; yarn weight category: 3/Light/DK) : 1 skein (color A).

And 220 Superwash Sport Wave (100% Superwash Merino Wool; 273 yds; 100 g; yarn weight category: 3/Light/DK): 1 skein (color B).

For the photographed hats I paired #871 White with #119 Wildflower and #1913 Jet with #122 Bird of Paradise.

Yardage: You will need 25 [45, 53, 90, 111] yds of each color.

Crochet Hook: H (5 mm), or size needed to match gauge.

Notions: 2 Locking stitch markers in different colors, tapestry needle, ½ inch button, sewing needle and thread to match color A, faux fur pom

Gauge: 5 rnds of crown = 4 inches in diameter at widest point

A woman stands outside in front of some trees. She wears a striped crochet beanie and a black sherpa jacket. Text on the image reads: Banana Moon Studio.

Notes

The hat is extra long for either folding up the bottom edge or wearing slouchy.

The colors in this hat spiral around one another.

The hat begins with half the stitches in color A. When you finish the color A stitches, you will take the color A loop off your hook, put a locking stitch marker in the loop to keep it from unraveling, put a slip knot of color B on your hook, and then make the color B stitches. You will not join the last stitch to the first one at the end of the round.

The next round begins by continuing with color B and placing the first stitch directly into the first color A stitch of round 1. Put a locking stitch marker into the first stitch to mark the beginning of the round.

You will continue working in color B for half the round, working all of these stitches into color A stitches from round 1. Then you will take the color B loop off your hook, move the stitch marker from the color A loop to the color B loop, put your hook in the color A loop, and begin stitching into the color B stitches for the second half of round 2.

If you aren’t familiar with this method of working, I highly suggest you watch the tutorial video until you get the hang of it. It is different than the normal method of working in the round.

This pattern is written in US standard terms. For help with abbreviations, get my free, printable crochet abbreviations list here.

See this tutorial for help with basic crochet stitches

Special Stitches

Standing half double crochet (standing hdc): With slip knot on hook, yo and hold the two loops in place, insert hook through ring, without allowing previous loops to unwind, yo, pull up a loop, yo, pull through all 3 loops.

Hat

Crown

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Work 4 [6, 7, 8, 9] rnds of the Crown and then skip to the Hat Sides instructions.

With A, make a Magic Ring by wrapping the yarn around the first two fingers of your dominant hand one full time. With your other hand, carefully grab both strands where they meet and pull the ring off your fingers, place your hook through this ring, yarn over, pull up a loop, and you are ready to begin Rnd 1.

Rnd 1: Ch 2, 4 hdc in ring, remove loop from hook, place st marker in loop, place a slip knot of color B on hook, standing hdc in ring, 3 hdc in ring, pull beginning tail to close magic ring – 8 hdc.

Rnd 2: Continuing with B, [2 hdc in next st] 4 times, place st marker in first of these sts to mark BOR and move up into first st of each rnd as work progresses, remove loop from hook, place st marker in loop, place hook in live loop of color A from previous rnd, [2 hdc in next st] 4 times – 16 hdc.

Rnd 3: Continuing with A, [hdc in next st, 2 hdc in next st] 4 times, remove loop from hook, place st marker in loop, place hook in live loop of color B from previous rnd, [hdc in next st, 2 hdc in next st] 4 times – 24 hdc.

Rnd 4: Continuing with B, [hdc in next 2 sts, 2 hdc in next st] 4 times, remove loop from hook, place st marker in loop, place hook in live loop of color A from previous rnd, [hdc in next 2 sts, 2 hdc in next st] 4 times – 32 hdc.

Rnd 5: Continuing with A, [hdc in next 3 sts, 2 hdc in next st] 4 times, remove loop from hook, place st marker in loop, place hook in live loop of color B from previous rnd, [hdc in next 3 sts, 2 hdc in next st] 4 times – 40 hdc.

Rnd 6: Continuing with B, [hdc in next 4 sts, 2 hdc in next st] 4 times, remove loop from hook, place st marker in loop, place hook in live loop of color A from previous rnd, [hdc in next 4 sts, 2 hdc in next st] 4 times – 48 hdc.

Rnd 7: Continuing with A, [hdc in next 5 sts, 2 hdc in next st] 4 times, remove loop from hook, place st marker in loop, place hook in live loop of color B from previous rnd, [hdc in next 5 sts, 2 hdc in next st] 4 times – 56 hdc.

Rnd 8: Continuing with B, [hdc in next 6 sts, 2 hdc in next st] 4 times, remove loop from hook, place st marker in loop, place hook in live loop of color A from previous rnd, [hdc in next 6 sts, 2 hdc in next st] 4 times – 64 hdc.

Rnd 9: Continuing with A, [hdc in next 7 sts, 2 hdc in next st] 4 times, remove loop from hook, place st marker in loop, place hook in live loop of color B from previous rnd, [hdc in next 7 sts, 2 hdc in next st] 4 times – 72 hdc.

Hat Sides

Rnd 1: Continuing with current color, hdc in all remaining sts of the other color, remove loop from hook, place st marker in loop, place hook in live loop of the other color from previous rnd, hdc to end of rnd – 32 [48, 56, 64, 72] hdc.

Repeat Rnd 1 for a total of 19 [25, 29, 37, 41] rnds from beginning of hat.

Final rnd: Continuing with current color, sc in next 3 sts, sl st in next 3 sts, fasten off current color, remove st marker from live loop of other color and place hook in this loop, sc in next 3 sts, sl st in next 3 sts, fasten off.

Note: If you don’t want to wear the hat slouchy or fold up the bottom, repeat Rnd 1 of Hat Sides for a total of 15 [19, 24, 27, 28] rnds from beginning of hat, and then work the Final rnd. This should make a hat that just covers your ears.

Four striped crochet beanies, each with a faux fur pom on top and the bottom edge folded up, lay overlapping on a white surface along with a small bundle of yarn, scissors, and a brass crescent moon piece. Text on the image reads: Banana Moon Studio.

Finishing

Weave in all ends.

Sew button to inside of hat right next to center top hole.

Use a small crochet hook to pull elastic loop of pom to inside of hat and secure around button.

If your pom has two ties, pull each to inside of hat through different holes on either side of center top hole and tie in a bow inside hat.

Always remove poms before washing.

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