The Mini Basket Weave Beanie

I was browsing  through Pintrest one night just looking at different crocheted hat, looking for one that was both masculine and feminine. I really wanted to make my husband a hat for the upcoming negative degree weather we were about to have right before Christmas. This is what I came up with: The Mini Basket Weave Beanie. There are tons of patterns out there for a traditional basket weave beanie where you do the same thing for 3 rows then switch. But I wanted something that was a bit more textured and I really do like the look of a mini basket weave (1 row/round one way, 1 row/round the opposite). So I turned it into a hat. Unfortunately I'm new to blogging about my creations so I dont have any photos of me working on it, i.e. progress photos. But I do have a few of the two mini basket weave hats finished. 

So, without further adu here is my pattern...

Materials:

 #4 Medium weight Yarn 

 5.5mm/ U.S. I/9 crochet hook 

 Yarn needle

 Scissors

 Stitch marker (optional)

Abbreviations:

 Ch- chain

 Sc- single crochet

 Dc- double crochet

 Sl st- slip stitch

 St- stitch

 Rep- repeat

 Blo- Back loops only

 Fpdc- Front post double crochet

 Bpdc- Back post double crochet

Notes: 

The brim of the hat is worked back and forth and single crocheted together at the end of desired length. Then with right side facing out (side that doesn’t show the single crochet join), you will single crochet around the top of the brim. 

The chain 2 at the beginning of each round counts as a stitch. Pom poms are optional. And pattern was written for a men’s large size. Hat is customizable just change brim to 1 inch smaller than your head circumference. 

Brim: 

Ch 11

Row 1.) Sc in second ch from hook and in each st across. (10 sc)

Row 2-62.) Ch 1, turn, sc in blo in each st across. (10 sc) 

Row 63.) Ch1, turn, line up the 1st row and last row and sc across

through both the last row and 1st row. Making a ring out of 

the ribbed brim of the hat. 

Hat:

Ch1, sc 64sts around the top of the brim. (64 sts)

Round 1.) Ch2, dc in each st across. (64 sts) 

Round 2.) Ch2, fpdc in next 2 sts, bpdc in next 3 sts, *fpdc in next 3 sts, bpdc in next 3 sts* rep around join with a slst to top of ch 2. (64 sts) 

Round 3.) Ch2, Bpdc next 2 sts, Fpdc next 3 sts, *bpdc next 3 sts, fpdc next 3sts* rep around join with a sl st to top of ch2. (64 sts)

Round 4-19.) Rep rounds 2 and 3. 

Round 20.) Ch 2, *dc in next 2 sts, dec* rep around (43sts)

Round 21.) Rep round 20. (29sts)

Fasten off and leave a long tail to weave in the ends and close the top.

To close the top take your needle and tail and weave in and out between each stitch all the way around, pull the tail tightly to cinch closed and tie off. You could add a pom pom here or just weave in the end to tie off.