Breast Cancer Awareness Beanie - Free Pattern

Breast Cancer Awareness Beanie

Materials used:

Hook – US I

Worsted Weight

Stiches Used/Abbreviations:

Ch - Chain

Hdc – Half Double Crochet

Fphdc – Front Post Half Double

Crochet

Bphdc – Back Post Half Double Crochet

Sl St – Slip Stitch

Star Stitch

Start---


Ch 3, sl st into 3rd chain

Round 1 -  Ch 1, 20 hdc inside circle made by chain 3. 

Round 2 – Beginning Star Stitch, 9 Star Stitch, join in first loop made by the first star stitch.  (1 Beg Star Stitch, 9 Star Stitch)

(Beginning Star Stitch – Chain 3, insert hook in the 2nd chain from the hook, yarn over, pull through, insert hook into the joining stitch, yarn over, pull through, skip next stitch, insert hook into the next stitch, yarn over, pull through, -there should be 6 loops on the hook at this point-  yarn over, pull through all 6 loops, chain to close the stitch)

(Star Stitch – Insert hook into loop created by closing the beginning star stitch, yarn over, pull through, insert hook into the base of the same stitch, yarn over, pull through, skip next stitch, insert hook into the next stitch, yarn over, pull through, -  there should be 6 loops on the hook at this point – yarn over, pull through all 6 loops, chain to close the stitch)

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 Round 3 – Ch 1, 4 hdc into same ch 1 loop, 4 hdc in each ch 1 loop around.  (40 hdc)

Round 4 - Beginning Star Stitch, 19 Star Stitch, join in first loop made by the first star stitch.  (1 Beg Star Stitch, 19 Star Stitch)

Round 5 – Ch 1, 2 hdc into same ch 1 loop as joining stitch, 4hdc in the next stitch. * 2 hdc in next ch 1 loop, 4 hdc in next ch 1 loop* Repeat *--*  x 8.  Join with sl st.  (60 hdc)

Round 6 - Beginning Star Stitch, 29 Star Stitch, join in first loop made by the first star stitch.  (1 Beg Star Stitch, 29 Star Stitch)

Round 7 - Ch 1, 2 hdc into same ch 1 loop as joining stitch, 2 hdc in the next 3 ch 1 loops, 4hdc in next ch 1 loop. * 2 hdc in next 4  ch 1 loops, 4 hdc in next ch 1 loop* Repeat *--*  x 4.  Join with sl st.   
(72 hdc)

Round 8 - Beginning Star Stitch, 29 Star Stitch, join in first loop made by the first star stitch.  (1 Beg Star Stitch, 35 Star Stitches)

Round 9 – Ch 1, 2 hdc in same stitch, 2 hdc in each ch 1 loop around. (72 hdc)

Round 10 – 13 – Repeat Rounds 8 & 9

**Switch to solid color**

Round 14 -  Ch 1, Hdc around. (72 hdc)

Round 15 – Ch 2, *fphdc in next stitch, bphdc in next stitch* Repeat *--* around.  Sl st in top of Ch 2.  (72 stitches)

Round 16 – 17 – Repeat round 15.

**Use solid color**

Ribbon :

Ch 18, Hdc in 3rd ch from the hook,  hdc 6, 2 hdc, 4 hdc, 2 hdc, hdc 6.  Finish, leave long tail to sew on beanie