The Every Which Way Beanie
Grab ANY yarn from your stash and turn it into a hat!
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Detailed PDF pattern
Step-by-step instructions and tutorial photos
Video tutorials for the trickier parts
What you'll need
🖤 Any weight yarn in the approximate amounts shown below.
🖤 The pattern guides you on picking the appropriate hook size; I like to use my Clover Amours.
🖤 Tape measure, scissors, darning needle, stitch markers.
Customizable
🖤 Pattern comes written for 7 sizes
🖤 Easy to make the hat taller, shorter, slouchier
Pattern support
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The design
The Every Which Way Beanie is the ultimate stash buster. Make it in any yarn weight your heart desires – the texture will look beautiful in every yarn.
The pattern works up quickly, featuring your new next favorite stitch: the linked double crochet. This modified stitch is a fun spin on the regular double crochet, and you will be surprised by how easy, fast, and beautifully textured it is!
A “graded to measure” pattern
In order to make this pattern work for any yarn weight, there is no fixed gauge provided. You are instructed to use any yarn weight and a suitable hook size – the pattern guides you through picking an appropriate hook size.
Stitch counts are not provided at the end of each round. Rather, the pattern guides you to crochet until you reach a certain amount of inches/cm corresponding to your size. I call this a “graded to measure” pattern, and it’s what allows you to use any yarn weight to make this beanie. Each combination of yarn weight, fiber, color, and hook size will produce a totally different beanie.
Each hat will truly be unique!
Like all CrochetHighway patterns, this upper beginner pattern has you covered with step-by-step instructions, tutorial photos and videos for the trickier parts of the pattern. You’ll be whipping up this beanie on repeat!
Sizing
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
1 – 16.5”
2 – 17.5”
3 – 19”
4 – 20”
5 – 21”
6 – 22”
7 – 23”
The pattern is written for 7 sizes as follows: 1 (2, 3, 4) (5, 6, 7), corresponding to Toddler, Child/Adult XXS, Tween/Adult XS, Teen/Adult Small, Adult Medium, Adult Large, Adult Extra Large.
This beanie is designed to be worn with approx. 2-5 cm (1-2″) of negative ease at the ribbed brim.
Check out the photos from my testers and exact yardages below, as well as a list of yarn substitution ideas.
Yardage
Work by Hollyann @mendlarhollyann
Work by Lydia @folded.moth
Tried & tested substitution yarns
This beanie is designed to work with any yarn brand, fiber, and weight, but here you can find all the yarns my testers actually used and loved – conveniently put together in an alphabetically sorted list, so you can easily browse and see if you have any in your stash already.
- 4 Seasons Marvel Denim Effects 12 ply
- Blue Sky Fibers Woolstok
- Cascade Yarns Cascade 220
- Explorer Knits + Fibers Carlsbad Worsted
- Ganga Acrowools Olivia
- Heirloom Merino Magic Chunky
- Knit Picks Biggo, Knit Picks Mighty Stitch
- Lion Brand Baby’s First, Lion Brand Jeans, Lion Brand Landscapes Breeze, Lion Brand Scarfie, Lion Brand Vanna’s Choice
- Loops & Threads Charisma, Loops & Threads Cozy Wool Merino Solid, Loops & Threads Lush Alpaca
- Nako Sport Wool
- Red Heart Reflective, Red Heart Super Tweed
- Rozetti Yarns Cinema
- Stylecraft Batik
- Tedi Handmade with Love Swirl Glitter
Pro tip! When gauge swatching, always crochet a swatch bigger than 10×10 cm (4×4″) — the larger the swatch, the more accurate your results! You can also get an idea of the drape your yarn will create based off of your gauge swatch.
Check out my testers' versions
My patterns would not be so smooth without the input of my team of talented testers. Scroll alllll the way to the end of this photo gallery for some inspiration on various colors. Swipe left & right for more photos of your favorite versions!
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Size 4
Using 118 yds of Loops & Threads Lush Alpaca (super bulky weight)
Hooks: 7 mm, 6 mm
Size 5
Using 155 yds of Elements Tweed Aran (aran weight)
Hooks: 7 mm, 5.5 mm
Size 4
Using 180 yds of Ganga Acrowools Olivia (DK weight)
Hooks: 6 mm, 4 mm
Size 3
Using 174 yds of 6 ply Gulera Cotton Twisted Yarn (DK weight)
Hooks: 5 mm, 4.5 mm
Size 6
Using 170 yds of Knit Picks Mighty Stitch (worsted weight)
Hooks: 8 mm, 6 mm
Size 3
Using 122.33 yds of Red Heart Super Tweed (aran weight)
Hooks: 8 mm, 6 mm
Size 4
Using 133 yds of Red Heart Reflective (bulky weight)
Hooks: 6 mm, 5 mm
Size 4
Using 183 yds of Loops & Threads Cozy Wool Merino Solid (DK weight)
Hooks: 6 mm, 4 mm
Size 5
Using 224 yds of Blue Sky Fibers Woolstok (worsted weight)
Hooks: 6 mm, 4 mm
Size 5
Using 145 yds of Lion Brand Landscapes Breeze (aran weight)
Hooks: 4.5 mm, 5.5 mm, 6.5 mm
Size 3
Using 200 yds of Lion Brand Scarfie (worsted weight)
Hooks: 8 mm, 6 mm
Size 3
Using 144.5 yds of Heirloom Merino Magic Chunky (super bulky weight)
Hooks: 6.5 mm, 5.5 mm
Size 5
Using 230 yds of Stylecraft Batik Double Knitting (DK weight)
Hooks: 5 mm, 4 mm
Size 2
Using 155.25 yds of 4 Seasons Marvel Denim Effects 12 ply (aran weight)
Hooks: 8 mm, 5 mm
Size 4
Using 133 yds of Explorer Knits + Fibers Carlsbad Worsted (worsted weight)
Hooks: 6.5 mm, 5.5 mm
Size 4
Using 200 yds of Loops & Threads Cozy Wool Merino Solid (DK weight)
Hooks: 8 mm, 6 mm
Size 4
Using 200 yds of Loops & Threads Cozy Wool Merino Solid (DK weight)
Hooks: 6 mm, 4 mm
Size 2
Using 109 yds of Loops & Threads Charisma (bulky weight)
Hooks: 6 mm, 5 mm
Size 5
Using 175 yds of Moscow Yarn Company Chelsea (aran weight)
Hooks: 6 mm, 4 mm
Size 2
Using 93.43 yds of Loops & Threads Charisma (bulky weight)
Hooks: 8 mm, 6.5 mm
Size 3
Using 513 yds of Tedi Handmade with Love Swirl Glitter (DK weight)
Hooks: 6 mm, 4 mm
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