Bluff Trail Beanie

Hello! This is Kathy Olivarez, the designer behind Kathy’s Crochet Closet. I’m thrilled to be back on the Clover Blog with a new crochet project: the Bluff Trail Beanie!

Beanie season is in full swing, and my maker friends are looking for quick hat designs to make for themselves and for gifts. Well, look no further! The Bluff Trail Beanie is made with top-down construction using basic crochet stitches and one skein of yarn. You’ll be able to make a bunch of them in no time at all! The fitted beanie is topped with a faux fur pompom. You will love wearing it or gifting it!

The yarn I used for this project is Loops & Threads Cozy Wool, a super bulky weight yarn that comes in lots of beautiful colors. The hook is my favorite Clover Amour hook in the size M/N 9mm. This hook feels so comfortable in your hand and even chunky yarn will glide as you stitch. The finished beanie will measure approximately 8 inches from the top of the hat to the edge.

Let’s get started!

Difficulty level: Easy

Materials

• Loops & Threads Cozy Wool, CYC 6, super bulky weight yarn: 1 skein of Harvest, Stone or Mushroom
• Amour Crochet Hook M/N (9.0 mm) – Art. No 1056/MN
  
•  Jumbo Darning Needle – Art. No 340
• Patchwork Scissors Mini – Art. No 493/CW
• Purchased or DIY Faux Fur Pompom

Abbreviations:
ch – chain
dc – double crochet
dcflo – double crochet front loop only
hdc – half double crochet
hdc2tog – half double crochet two together
sc – single crochet
scflo – single crochet front loop only
sl st – slip stitch
st – stitch
sts – stitches

Gauge: First 3 rounds measure approximately 4” across.

Pattern Notes:
• Join with slip stitch at the end of each round unless directed to use the special join (see Stitch Notes).
• Turn at the end of the rounds as indicated.
• Some stitches are done in the front loop (the loop on the top of the stitch that is closest to you).
• Some stitches are done in the third loop (the back horizontal loop under the top loops) of the half double crochet stitch. Here’s a video tutorial: Third Loop Tutorial

Stitch Notes:
Half Double Crochet Two Together – hdc2tog: Yarn over, insert hook into stitch, pull up a loop, yarn over, insert hook into next stitch, pull up a loop, yarn over, pull through all 5 loops on hook

Special join: Remove loop from hook, insert hook in indicated stitch from the back, place loop back on hook, pull through stitch. Here’s a video tutorial: Special Join Tutorial

Beanie Instructions

Body of Hat:
Starting ring: Ch 3, sl st in 3rd chain from hook (or make Magic Loop).

Round 1: Ch 1 (does not count as st), 9 hdc in starting ring, join to first st, turn. (9 hdc)

Round 2: Ch 1, [scflo and dcflo] in first st, *[scflo and dcflo] in next st, repeat from * around, join to first st, turn. (9 scflo, 9 dcflo)

Round 3: Ch 1, 2 hdc in first st, hdc in next st, *2 hdc in next st, hdc in next st, repeat from * around, join to first st, turn. (27 hdc)

Round 4: Ch 1, [scflo and dcflo] in first st, scflo in next st, dcflo in next st, *[scflo and dcflo] in next st, scflo in next st, dcflo in next st, repeat from * around, join to first st, turn. (18 scflo, 18 dcflo)

Round 5: Ch 1, hdc in first 8 sts, 2 hdc in next st, *hdc in next 8 sts, 2 hdc in next st, repeat from * around, join to first st. (40 hdc)

Round 6: Ch 1, scflo in first st, dcflo in next st, * scflo in next st, dcflo in next st, repeat from * around, join to first st, turn. (20 scflo, 20 dcflo)

Round 7: Ch 1, hdc in each st around, join to first st, turn. (40 hdc)

Rounds 8-11: Repeat rounds 6-7, twice.

Round 12: Repeat round 6.

Round 13: Ch 1, hdc in first 8 sts, hdc2tog (see Stitch Notes) over next 2 sts, *hdc in next 8 sts, hdc2tog over next 2 sts, repeat from * around, special join (see Stitch Notes) to first st, do not turn. (32 hdc, 4 hdc2tog)

Round 14: Ch 1, working in the third loop of the sts (see Pattern Notes), hdc in each st around, special join to first st, do not turn. (36 hdc)

Round 15: Ch 1, working in the third loop of the sts, sc in each st around, join to first st, fasten off, weave in ends. (36 sc)

I hope you love your new beanie!

If you have any questions, you can connect with me on Instagram, Facebook or Pinterest. And if you’d like an ad-free PDF of this pattern, you can find it at a low cost on Etsy and Ravelry. Be sure to tag kathyscrochetcloset and Clover USA when you share your Bluff Trail Beanie on social media!

Happy crocheting!