Granny Square Cap/Beret
Crochet Head Hugger
Designed by: Fran Benson
See a VIDEO TUTORIAL
by Cris that will walk you through making this pattern.
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the hat above was
made by Evelyn Medlar
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Materials:
- 4 oz. Worsted weight yarn
- MC 2 oz.
- Color A 2 oz.
Use a size "G" crochet hook for a small adult cap
and a size "I" crochet hook for a medium-large adult cap.
6-sided granny square (make 1)
- With MC: ch 5, join with slip stitch to form ring
- Round 1: 18 DC in ring join with slip st (now and throughout) in 1st DC
- Round 2: ch 2 (counts as 1 DC now and throughout)
5 DC (skip next 3 DC, 6 DC in next space) repeat 4 more
times you will have 6 double clusters, slip stitch in ch 2.
- Round 3: sl stitch in next 2 st. ch 2 5 DC in space,
skip 3, (3 DC between cluster, skip 3 or 1 cluster
6 DC in next space) repeat around, you will have 6 double
clusters and 6 single clusters.
- Change to color A
- Round 4: sl 2 st, ch 2, 5 DC in same space, skip 3,
(3 DC between next cluster) repeat once you will have 2
single clusters, 6 DC in center of previous row cluster*
repeat you will finish this round with 6 double clusters
and 12 single clusters. Join with sl st and end off.
4-sided granny square (make 6)
- With MC: ch 5, join with sl st to form ring.
- Round 1: ch 2, 11 DC, join with sl st (now and throughout).
- Round 2: ch 2 5 DC (skip next 3 DC, 6 DC in next space)
repeat 2 more times you will have 4 double clusters, slip stitch in ch 2.
- Round 3: sl stitch in next 2 st. ch 2 5 DC in space, skip 3,
(3 DC between cluster, skip 3 or 1 cluster 6 DC in next space)
repeat around, you will have 4 double clusters and 4 single clusters.
- Change to color A
- Round 4: sl 2 st, ch 2, 5 DC in same space, skip 3, (3 DC between
next cluster) repeat once you will have 2 single clusters,
6 DC in center of previous row cluster* repeat you will finish
this round with 4 double clusters and 8 single clusters.
Join with sl st and end off.
Finishing
- With color A SC 4-sided squares together through back loop only,
(be careful to match stitches and finish in the same place on each square.
Continue crocheting together, you will have a strip with 6 squares,
crochet the last side to form a circle. Attach top in the same manner
matching 6 sides.
- Bottom row 1: SC row around bottom of cap including 1 SC in join rows
being careful to make a flat surface (78 SC) sl st to form ring.
- Row 2-4: Ch 2,DC in each stitch around.
- Row 5-6: SC in each st around.
- End Off.
