Double Crochet (dc) Basic Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern

Around this time last year, I decided to reteach myself how to crochet so that I could ease my yarn tension. It took a few weeks because of muscle memory but I was finally able to retrain my fingers which has allowed me to crochet more smoothly and quickly.

Since my tension is looser than it was before, I decided to write another basic Double Crochet Beanie pattern.

Check out the gauges for both and decide which is a better pattern fit for you and your tension. CLICK HERE to visit my Basic Beanie pattern.

I 5.5 mm crochet hook
Worsted weight yarn

preemie, 0/3m, 3/6m, 6/12m, toddler, child & adult

you are crocheting in the round
hat is worked from the top down
the ch at the beginning of each round never counts as your first stitch
you can make any size hat longer or shorter by repeating or eliminating the second to last row
some of my sizes have a hat height that is shorter than the size chart recommends. I felt that some of the hats ended up being too tall. I based my opinion on my experience measuring hats for myself, my kids and my Etsy Shop customers. You can simply add a few more rounds of dc if you want your hat to be taller.

14 dc= 4″ and just over 9 rows= 4″

This is the hat size guide that I use to design my hats. This guide was made by Jeanne Steinhilber for The Crochet Crowd. You can read the original post here.

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Size Chart Recommendations

Crown: 3 to 3.5 inches

Height: 4 to 4.5 inches

My Sizing

Crown: 3 inches

Height: 4 inches

crown measures 3 inches

height measures 4 inches

I 5.5mm crochet hook

Instructions between two asterisks should be repeated for the remainder of the round.

Rnd 1: magic ring, ch 2, 11 dc, join with sl st in top of first dc [11]

Rnd 2: ch 2, 2 dc in same st, 2 dc in each rem st, join [22]

Rnd 3: ch 2, 2 dc in same st, dc in next st, *2 dc in next st, dc in next st*, join [33]

Rnds 4– 8: ch 2, dc in same st, dc in each rem st, join [33]

Rnd 9: ch 1, sc in same st, sc in each rem st, join, fasten off and weave in ends [33]

Size Chart Recommendations

Crown: 3.5 to 5 inches

Height: 4.5 to 6 inches

My Sizing

Crown: 4 inches

Height: 5.25 inches

crown measures 4 inches

height measures 5.25 inches

I 5.5mm crochet hook

Instructions between two asterisks should be repeated for the remainder of the round.

Rnd 1: magic ring, ch 2, 11 dc, join with sl st in top of first dc [11]

Rnd 2: ch 2, 2 dc in same st, 2 dc in each rem st, join [22]

Rnd 3: ch 2, 2 dc in same st, dc in next st, *2 dc in next st, dc in next st*, join [33]

Rnd 4: ch 2, 2 dc in same st, dc in next 2 sts, *2 dc in next st, dc in next 2 sts*, join [44]

Rnds 5– 12: ch 2, dc in same st, dc in each rem st, join [44]

Rnd 13: ch 1, sc in same st, sc in each rem st, join, fasten off and weave in ends [44]

Size Chart Recommendations

Crown: 5 to 5.25 inches

Height: 6 to 6.25 inches

My Sizing

Crown: 5 inches

Height: 5.75 inches

crown measures 5 inches

height measures 5.75 inches

I 5.5mm crochet hook

Instructions between two asterisks should be repeated for the remainder of the round.

Rnd 1: magic ring, ch 2, 11 dc, join with sl st in top of first dc [11]

Rnd 2: ch 2, 2 dc in same st, 2 dc in each rem st, join [22]

Rnd 3: ch 2, 2 dc in same st, dc in next st, *2 dc in next st, dc in next st*, join [33]

Rnd 4: ch 2, 2 dc in same st, dc in next 2 sts, *2 dc in next st, dc in next 2 sts*, join [44]

Rnd 5: ch 2, 2 dc in same st, dc in next 10 sts, *2 dc in next st, dc in next 10 sts*, join [48]

Rnds 6– 13: ch 2, dc in same st, dc in each rem st, join [48]

Rnd 14: ch 1, sc in same st, sc in each rem st, join, fasten off and weave in ends [48]

Size Chart Recommendations

Crown: 5.25 to 5.5 inches

Height: 6.25 to 6.5 inches

My Sizing

Crown: 5.5 inches

Height: 6.5 inches

crown measures 5.5 inches

height measures 6.5 inches

I 5.5mm crochet hook

Instructions between two asterisks should be repeated for the remainder of the round.

Rnd 1: magic ring, ch 2, 11 dc, join with sl st in top of first dc [11]

Rnd 2: ch 2, 2 dc in same st, 2 dc in each rem st, join [22]

Rnd 3: ch 2, 2 dc in same st, dc in next st, *2 dc in next st, dc in next st*, join [33]

Rnd 4: ch 2, 2 dc in same st, dc in next 2 sts, *2 dc in next st, dc in next 2 sts*, join [44]

Rnd 5: ch 2, 2 dc in same st, dc in next 10 sts, *2 dc in next st, dc in next 10 sts*, join [48]

Rnd 6: ch 2, 2 dc in same st, dc in next 11 sts, *2 dc in next st, dc in next 11 sts*, join [52]

Rnds 7– 15: ch 2, dc in same st, dc in each rem st, join [52]

Rnd 16: ch 1, sc in same st, sc in each rem st, join, fasten off and weave in ends [52]

Size Chart Recommendations

Crown: 6 to 6.25 inches

Height: 7.25 to 7.5 inches

My Sizing

Crown: 6 inches

Height: 7 inches

crown measures 6 inches

height measures 7 inches

I 5.5mm crochet hook

Instructions between two asterisks should be repeated for the remainder of the round.

Rnd 1: magic ring, ch 2, 11 dc, join with sl st in top of first dc [11]

Rnd 2: ch 2, 2 dc in same st, 2 dc in each rem st, join [22]

Rnd 3: ch 2, 2 dc in same st, dc in next st, *2 dc in next st, dc in next st*, join [33]

Rnd 4: ch 2, 2 dc in same st, dc in next 2 sts, *2 dc in next st, dc in next 2 sts*, join [44]

Rnd 5: ch 2, 2 dc in same st, dc in next 10 sts, *2 dc in next st, dc in next 10 sts*, join [48]

Rnd 6: ch 2, 2 dc in same st, dc in next 11 sts, *2 dc in next st, dc in next 11 sts*, join [52]

Rnd 7: ch 2, 2 dc in same st, dc in next 12 sts, *2 dc in next st, dc in next 12 sts*, join [56]

Rnds 8– 16: ch 2, dc in same st, dc in each rem st, join [56]

Rnd 17: ch 1, sc in same st, sc in each rem st, join, fasten off and weave in ends [56]

Size Chart Recommendations

Crown: 6.25 to 6.5 inches

Height: 7.5 to 8 inches

My Sizing

Crown: 6.5 inches

Height: 7.5 inches

crown measures 6.5 inches

height measures 7.5 inches