The 45th beanie in the 51 days of Lizzie Bear Beanies is the Swirl Bear Beanie. This beanie has a very unique texture and is a lot of fun to make too! The texture of this beanie makes it lightweight to wear and addicting to make!
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The Swirl Beanie has a lace look to it but we are using a medium weight yarn, so that those stitches really stand out and create that swirl look.
Beanies that I Love!!
1. Vintage Ripple Beanie 2. Morgan Beanie 3. Jelly Bean Beanie
The Swirl Beanie Crochet Pattern can be found in all of my pattern stores which includes all sizes from newborn – large adult and as an ad free and beautifully formatted PDF.
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Materials
- Yarn: Medium, Weight 4; Example made with Vanna’s Choice (Dusty Green)
- Hook: K (6.50mm)
- Tapestry Needle, Scissors and Measuring Tape
- Optional: Stitch Marker
Sizing
- Gauge: 12 Stitches and 10 Rows = 4”x4” (hdc)
Pattern Key
- St/Sts: Stitch(es)
- Sp: Space
- Sl St: Slip Stitch
- Ch: Chain
- Sc: Single Crochet
- Hdc: Half Double Crochet
- Dc: Double Crochet
Special Stitches:
- FPDC (Front Post Double Crochet: Yarn over, insert hook under post of stitch, yarn over & pull up a loop, yarn over, pull through 2 loops, yarn over, pull through last 2 loops.
- Dc4tog (Double Crochet 4 Together): *Yarn over, insert hook in next stitch, yarn over and pull up loop, yarn over and draw through 2 loops; repeat*, a total of 4 times, yarn over, draw through all 5 loops on hook.
- Dc4tog Cluster (Double Crochet 4 Together Cluster): Yarn over, insert hook in chain 3 space, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and draw through 2 loops, yarn over, insert hook into same chain 3 space, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and draw through 2 loops, yarn over, insert hook into same chain 3 space, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through 2 loops, yarn over and insert hook into chain 3 space, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through two loops, yarn over and pull through all 5 loops on hook.
Notes
- Chain 1 will NOT count as a st.
- Chain 3 will NOT count as stitches.
- Joining: When ending the rounds, you will join with a sl st into the 1st st (not the chain 1).
Swirl Beanie
0-3 Months: (Circumference 13-14” and Height 5 – 5.5”)
You Need Your K Hook and Your Color Choice of Yarn.
Make a Magic Ring,
Round 1: Ch 1, 7 sc in loop, join with a sl st in the 1st sc, pull tight. – 7
Round 2: Ch 1, 1 hdc in same st, 2 hdc in each st around, end with 1 hdc in same st as ch 1, join. – 14
Round 3: Ch 1, 1 hdc in same st, 1 hdc in next st, *2 hdc in next st, 1 hdc in next st; repeat from*, end with 1 hdc in same st as ch 1, join. – 21
Round 4: Ch 1, 1 hdc in same st, 1 hdc in next 2 sts, *2 hdc in next st, 1 hdc in next 2 sts; repeat from*, end with 1 hdc in same st as ch 1, join. – 28
Round 5: Ch 1, 1 hdc in same st, 1 hdc in next 3 sts, *2 hdc in next st, 1 hdc in next 3 sts; repeat from*, end with 1 hdc in same st as ch 1, join. – 35
Round 6: Ch 1, 2 hdc in same st, 1 hdc in next 7 sts, *2 hdc in next st, 1 hdc in next 8 sts; repeat from*, end with 1 hdc in same st as ch 1, join. – 40
Round 7: Ch 1, 1 dc in same st, ch 3, dc4tog, ch 1, *1 dc in next st, ch 3, dc4tog, ch 1; repeat from*, do NOT join. – 8 dc & 8 dc4tog
You will now be working in continuous rounds, you want to use a stitch marker.
Round 8: *1 fpdc next dc, ch 3, dc4tog cluster in ch 3 sp, ch 1, skip next dc4tog cluster; repeat from*, do NOT join. – 8 fpdc & 8 dc4tog
Round 9: *1 fpdc next fpdc, ch 3, dc4tog cluster in ch 3 sp, ch 1, skip next dc4tog cluster; repeat from*, do NOT join. – 8 fpdc & 8 dc4tog
Repeat Round 9 until the beanie measures 5 inches tall for newborn or 5.5 inches tall for 1-3 months. Fasten off and weave in any loose ends.
Bear Ears (Make 2)
You Need H Hook and Your Yarn Color Choice of Yarn
Make a Magic Ring,
Round 1: Ch 1, 7 sc in loop, join with a sl st in the 1st sc, pull tight. – 7
Round 2: Ch 1, 1 hdc in same st, 2 hdc in each st around, end with 1 hdc in same st as ch 1, join. – 14
Round 3: Ch 1, 1 hdc in same st, 1 hdc in next st, *2 hdc in next st, 1 hdc in next st; repeat from*, until the last 2 sts, 2 hdc in next st, sl st in next st, sl st in same st as ch 1, join. – 21
Fasten off and weave in any loose ends, leaving a long tail to sew the ears onto the beanie. Sew the ears along rounds 4 and 5.
Need more inspiration?
Another beanie that I love is the Taffy Twist Beanie, I think I secretly like green a lot and I know that I love texture!!
~Ashley
