Crochet Ribs and Stripes Beanie

About 2.5 oz of worsted weight yarn (1.25 each of two colors)

Women’s I (5.50 mm) crochet hook
Men’s J (6.0 mm) crochet hook

Gauge: 6 sc = 2 inches with I hook

Size: Women’s and men’s average

1. Read instructions all the way through before beginning.

2. Change yarn color in the joining slipstitch. Pull the slipstitch tight. You want it to nearly disappear.
3. Don’t cut the yarn when changing colors just carry it up when needed again. When picking up the dropped color give it a tug to tighten up the stitch it was last used for.
4. Special stitch, fptr = front post treble crochet

5. If the last fptr is worked in the last st of a round, slip the first stitch of the round to join. If you don’t skip a stitch you will be making an increase on that round.
6. There won’t be the same number of single crochets between the fptc, but it won’t be noticeable on the finished beanie.
7. This pattern comes down over the ears, if you want a shorter version omit rounds 15 and 16.
8. Hat in photo is made with Red Heart Super Saver Cafe and Black.

Round 1: With contrast color yarn, this is the color of the ribs. Ch 4 and join with a slip stitch in first ch to form ring. Ch 3, (count as first dc), 11 dc in ring. Drop yarn and with the new color join with a slipstitch in top of ch 3. (12 sts)

Round 2: With main color yarn. Ch 3, (count as first dc), dc in same st as join. 2 Dc in each st around. Drop yarn and with the new color join with a slipstitch in top of ch 3 (24 sts)

Round 3: With contrast color yarn. Ch 1, sc in same st as join. Sc in next dc, fptr around same dc of round 1. *Sc in 4 dc, , skip 1 dc of round 1, fptr around next dc of round 1. Repeat from *around. Sc in last 2 dc. Drop yarn and with the new color join with a slipstitch in first sc. (30 sts)

Round 4: With main color yarn. Ch 3, (count as first dc), dc in same st as join. *Dc in 2 st, 2 dc in next st, repeat from * around. Dc in last 2 sts. Drop yarn and with the new color join with a slipstitch in top of ch 3. (40 sts)

Round 5: With contrast color yarn. Ch 1, *sc in each st to and in the dc worked into the fptr of round 3, fptr around fptr of round 3. Repeat from * around ending with sc in each st to end of round. Drop yarn and with the new color join with a slipstitch in first sc. (46 sts)

Round 6: With main color yarn. Ch 3, (count as first dc), dc in same st as join. *Dc in 3 st, 2 dc in next st, repeat from * around. Dc in last st. Drop yarn and with the new color join with a slipstitch in top of ch 3. (58 sts)

Round 7: With contrast color yarn. Ch 1, *sc in each st to and in the dc worked into the fptr of round 5, fptr around fptr of round 5, skip 1 st. Repeat from * around ending with sc in each st to end of round. Drop yarn and with the new color join with a slipstitch in first sc. (58 sts)

Round 8: With main color yarn. Ch 2, (do not count as first dc), dc in same st as join. Dc in each st around. Drop yarn and with the new color join with a slipstitch in first dc. (58 sts)

Round 9: With contrast color yarn. Ch 1, *sc in each st to and in the dc worked into the fptr of round 7, fptr around fptr of round 7, skip 1 st. Repeat from * around ending with sc in each st to end of round. Drop yarn and with the new color join with a slipstitch in first sc. (58 sts)

Round 10: With main color yarn. Ch 2, (do not count as first dc), dc in same st as join. Dc in each st around. Drop yarn and with the new color join with a slipstitch in first dc. (58 sts)

Round 11: With contrast color yarn. Ch 1, *sc in each st to and in the dc worked into the fptr of round 9, fptr around fptr of round 9, skip 1 st. Repeat from * around ending with sc in each st to end of round. Drop yarn with the new color and join with a slipstitch in first sc. (58 sts)

Round 12: With main color yarn. Ch 2, (do not count as first dc), dc in same st as join. Dc in each st around. Drop yarn and with the new color join with a slipstitch in first dc. (58 sts)

Round 13: With contrast color yarn. Ch 1, *sc in each st to and in the dc worked into the fptr of round 11, fptr around fptr of round 11, skip 1 st. Repeat from * around ending with sc in each st to end of round. Drop yarn and with the new color join with a slipstitch in first sc. (58 sts)

Round 14: With main color yarn. Ch 2, (do not count as first dc), dc in same st as join. Dc in each st around. Drop yarn with the new color and join with a slipstitch in first dc. (58 sts)

Round 15: With contrast color yarn. Ch 1, *sc in each st to and in the dc worked into the fptr of round 13, fptr around fptr of round 13, skip 1 str. Repeat from * around ending with sc in each st to end of round. Drop yarn and with the new color join with a slipstitch in first sc. (58 sts)

Round 16: With main color yarn. Ch 2, (do not count as first dc), dc in same st as join. Dc in each st around. Drop yarn and with the new color join with a slipstitch in first dc. (58 sts)