Easy To Crochet Hat Made With Chunky Yarn: Free Pattern

This easy to crochet hat made with chunky yarn will become a favorite. The Wendy Ridge Beanie is super simple to crochet. You can easily make two hats in an evening. Working with (6) super chunky yarn to create a hat in 6 different sizes was a little tricky, as it creates a stiff & thick fabric. You will need to achieve gauge on this hat. There are two sizes that are free down below. The ad free pdf crochet pattern, includes all 6 sizes. Purchase it now at ETSY or RAVELRY.

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This top down chunky hat has easy to crochet ridges. 

No need to go into the third loop. You can easily use a high back post technique that creates a ridge. Use this technique when crocheting baskets, to create a ridge at the bottom of the basket. This method will turn the stitch at a 90 degree angle. 

This High Back Post crochet stitch will create a hat that has a flat top.

The stitches will turn in an opposite direction to create the sides of the basket and a ridge on the bottom. The same thing happens with a pill box hat . It looks beautiful with a sharp ridge at the crown,when you use the high back post half double crochet.

Follow the video below, to learn the High Back Post stitch.

It will show you the difference between a normal back post crochet stitch and a “high” back post crochet stitch.

A good friend gifted me several balls of Lion Brand Hometown USA yarn.

Her name is Wendy. Calling the hat the Wendy Ridge Beanie was an easy choice.

After I received this yarn, I had a great desire to crochet hats.

A struggle ensued so I put the yarn away for awhile. It was in full view and I would see the yarn and I was stuck on making hats with this yarn. One evening I pulled the yarn out and started crocheting.

The decision was made to keep the hat design simple, for this free crochet pattern.

The perfect design finally came to me. Simple ridges on a half double crochet hat. What a blessing that was. Wendy Ridge Beanies started flying off my hook. 5-6 hours later there were 4 hats. Just one beanie had a color change. 

Crochet Pattern for the Easy Crochet Hat Made With Chunky Yarn – Wendy Ridge Beanie

Designer Notes for the Wendy Ridge Beanie:

1. Please check the gauge before making the hat. Standard crown measurements aren’t as effective with yarn that is super bulky, as it creates a thick fabric.

2. Color changes are best made by dropping the Main Color and pulling up the Contrasting Color at the join right before the Ridge Rounds. Then drop the CC and pull up the MC at the join of the last ridge round.

3. Purchase the ad free pdf that includes all sizes at ETSY or RAVELRY.

Yarn used:

Lion Brand Hometown USA (6) super bulky 2 balls (160 yds) Color way: Iris Joliet; Louisville Julep; Portland Wine; & New York White;

You can use Mary Maxim Starlette Chunky to make this hat. It only has 60 yards, so you may need 3 balls Adult sizes.

Gauge:

Make swatch, ch20, hdc in 2nd chain from hook and in each ch across, ch1 & turn:
*Hdc in each st across, ch1 and turn* repeat 8x
4” x 4” = 8 st’s across x 6 ¾ rows high

Crochet Hook:

M 13/9.00

STITCH GUIDE:

join w/ = join with
slp sts = Slip Stitch
ch = Chain
sc = single Crochet
hdc = half double crochet
sp = Space
nxt = Next
st = Stitch
* * = Execute sequence between the stars, the number of times stated
x = Times; example Repeat 2 x or 2 times; 3 x or 3 times and so on
hbp sc = High Back Post single crochet (execute this stitch high on the post, just as you do when executing the hbp hdc, video link is below under the hbp hdc info)

hbp hdc = High Back Post half double crochet

Childrens (toddler – 6yrs) Easy Crochet Hat Made With Chunky Yarn

 Round 1:

Ch3 join in a ring

ch1, 10 hdc in ring; join w/slp st to beg. hdc (10 hdc)

Round 2:

ch1, 2hdc in joining st and in each st around; join w/slp st to beg. hdc (20 hdc)

Round 3:

ch1, hdc in joining st, 2hdc in nxt st; *hdc in nxt st; 2 hdc in nxt st;* 9x; join w/slp st to beg. hdc (30 hdc)

Round 4:

ch1, sc in joining and in nxt st, 2sc in nxt st; *(sc in nxt st) 2x; 2sc in nxt st;* 9x; join w/slp st to beg. sc (40 sc)

Round 5:

ch1, hdc in joining st and in each st around; join w/slp st to beg. hdc (40 hdc)

Round 6 & 7:

ch1, hbp hdc in nxt st and in each st around; join w/slp st to beg. hdc (40 hbp hdc)

Round 8:

ch1, hdc in joining st and in each st around; join w/slp st to beg. hdc (40 hdc)

Round 9 & 10:

ch1, hbp hdc in nxt st and in each st around; join w/slp st to beg. hdc (40 hbp hdc)

Round 11:

ch1, hdc in joining st and in each st around; join w/slp st to beg. hdc (40 hdc)

Round 12: Brim

ch1, hbp sc in nxt st and in each st around; join w/slp st to beg. hdc (40 hbp sc)

MAKE A FLOPPY TASSEL MOP POM AND ATTACH IT WITH A BUTTON JUST AS MARLY BIRD DEMONSTRATES IN THIS VIDEO.

Adult Small Easy Crochet Hat Made With Chunky Yarn

Round 1:

ch3 & join in a ring

ch1, 10 hdc in ring; join w/slp st to beg. hdc (10 hdc)

Round 2:

ch1, 2hdc in joining st and in each st around; join w/slp st to beg. hdc (20 hdc)

Round 3:

ch1, hdc in joining st, 2hdc in nxt st; *hdc in nxt st; 2 hdc in nxt st;* 9x; join w/slp st to beg. hdc (30 hdc)

Round 4:

ch1, sc in joining and in nxt st, 2sc in nxt st; *(sc in nxt st) 2x; sc in nxt st;* 9x; join w/slp st to beg.

sc (40 sc)

Round 5:

ch1, sc in joining and in nxt 8 st’s, 2sc in nxt st; *(sc in nxt st) 9x; sc in nxt st;* 3x; join w/slp st to beg. sc (44 sc)

Round 6:

ch1, hdc in joining st and in each st around; join w/slp st to beg. hdc (44 hdc)

Round 7 & 8:

ch1, hbp hdc in nxt st and in each st around; join w/slp st to beg. hdc (44 hbp hdc)

Round 9:

ch1, hdc in joining st and in each st around; join w/slp st to beg. hdc (44 hdc)

Round 10-11:

ch1, hbp hdc in nxt st and in each st around; join w/slp st to beg. hdc (44 hbp hdc)

Round 12:

ch1, hdc in joining st and in each st around; join w/slp st to beg. hdc (44 hdc)

Round 12 & 14:

ch1, hbp sc in nxt st and in each st around; join w/slp st to beg. hdc (44 hbp sc)

MAKE A FLOPPY TASSEL MOP POM AND ATTACH IT WITH A BUTTON JUST AS MARLY BIRD DEMONSTRATES IN THIS VIDEO.
Floppy Tassel Pom Pom for Snowboarder Hat

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