I decided to make a roundup of my 10 favorite free beanie patterns and share it with you all. They’ll make such thoughtful and practical gifts to the loved ones in your life this holiday. As you know, I love a timeless look that can go with a variety of outfits and styles. So you’ll find a little bit of everything in this collection.
From beginner to intermediate level beanies, you’ll find a beanie that’s perfect for your skillset or time restraints. So grab your drink of choice and read on!
Easy Level Beanies
1) Monkey Around Beanie by Through The Loop Yarn Craft
A classic sock monkey design can’t go wrong. Using simple stitches that are worked in the round up, this simple beanie is a great gift for those who love sock monkeys. This is also a great stash-buster!
2) Crochet Snowball Slouch Hat by Left in Knots
In this slouch hat, all of the work is in the yarn. This simple beanie uses only a couple of stitches, and one of them is single crochet. The color change is included in Lion Brand’s popular Scarfie yarn, so no need to fuss over color changes and weaving in extra ends.
3) Oxford Beanie by Cypress and Wool
As a classic knit look without the needles, what’s not to love about this beanie? And if you have special fuzzy yarn like in the second photo, you can easily upgrade this beanie into a very fancy looking one indeed.
4) Houndstooth Crochet Hat by Daisy Farm Crafts
The last time I checked, the Houndstooth pattern was still in style. Make this beanie for friends and family who love to stay in tune with fashion and haute couture. Or those who are iffy about handmade knitwear in general. No one can resist a good, classic Houndstooth.
5) Jenna Beanie by CrochetDreamz
This easy beanie focuses on the stitch work in the body of the hat. One of the joys of crocheting is appreciating the stitches, just the beautiful repetition of what your hands made. This would be a great gift for someone who will appreciate that aspect of handmade items.
Bonus: this pattern has a matching scarf!
Intermediate Level Beanies
6) Winter Rays Ribbed Crochet Hat
If you think you’re ready for some Front-post crochet action, this is a great project to try. This colorblock beanie can easily be converted to bright and colorful one, or dark and neutral, depending on who it’s for. May I suggest a neon color with a neutral? You can get experimental with the color her and you can’t go wrong.
7) Leafly Autumn Hat by Wilmade
If you’ve got some glittery novelty yarns you’re trying to use up, this beanie is perfect for using up those lively skeins. They get their perfect spotlight on this simple to make beanie. I love the glittery brown yarn used here to convey maple leaves.
8) Snow Country Ski Beanie by Kirsten Holloway Designs
If you want to practice a variety of stitches, beanies are a definitely aa great place to start. Kristen Holloway Designs has some gorgeous beanie patterns you won’t want to miss. Two different stitch designs are highlighted beautifully here.
Bonus: this pattern has a matching scarf!
9) Mosaic Crochet Hat by MJ’s Off the Hook Designs
Do you think you’d want to try some Mosaic crochet? It’s a special kind of colorwork technique that uses Double crochet and well-timed color changes to work up some amazing designs. You can use as many colors as you like. For this beanie, white and one other color creates a gorgeous almost a tile-like look.
This beanie also even comes with a YouTube tutorial for more guidance.
I recommend you check out the rest of MJ’s colorwork collection as well. She has two more colorwork beanies that are drool-worthy !
10) Fair Isle Crochet Beanie by For the Frills
Lastly, we have an ombre pattern that is just lovely. These thoughtfully placed specs create an ombre effect as they mingle with one another in the middle. It’s a beautiful dainty design that’s sure to challenge you just enough.
Conclusion
There you have it! If you’re starting your hunt for new beanie patterns to make for friends and family this year, I hope you’ve found something right up your alley here. I just love the cold seasons because you get to layer up. It’s such a great opportunity to really highlight your handmade accessories with your everyday wear.
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