Campfire Crochet Earflap Beanie

The campfire crochet earflap beanie has great texture and color, perfect for a chilly evening!

This is a fun pattern to make in many different colors, great for leftover yarn!

This pattern uses a size H crochet hook and medium worsted weight yarn in 4 colors.

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Materials:

• H hook- 5.00 mm
• Tapestry needle
• Medium worsted weight yarn in 4 colors such as this beautiful acrylic lot on amazon:

These are the colors I chose for the pink hat:

Color A: Pink

Color B: Ivory

Color C: Gray

Color D: Turquoise

Special Stitches:

Puff stitch: Yarn over and insert your hk through the st and pull yarn through, yarn over, insert your hook through the same st and pull yarn through again, repeat 3 more times for a total of 5 times. Yarn over and pull through all loops on hook. 1 puff made.

Abbreviations:

ch- chain

hk- hook

st(s)- stitch(es)

sc- single crochet

dc- double crochet

sc2tog- single crochet two together

sl st- slip stitch

sk- skip

Pattern:

With color A make a magic circle, ch 2.

Round 1: Dc 10 into the circle, sl st to join (10).

Round 2: Ch 2, 2 dc in each st around, sl st to join (20).

Round 3: Ch 2, *2 dc, dc,* repeat from * around, sl st to join (30).

Round 4: Ch 2, *2 dc, dc next 2 sts,* repeat from * around, sl st to join (40).

Round 5: Ch 2, *2 dc, dc next 3 sts,* repeat from * around, sl st to join (50).

Switch to color B.

Round 6: Ch 2, *2 dc, dc next 4 sts,* repeat from * around, sl st to join (60).

Switch to color C.

Round 7: Ch 2, dc in each st around, sl st to join (60).

Switch to color D.

Round 8: Ch 2, puff in first st, ch 1, *sk next st, puff in next, ch 1,* repeat from * around, sk last st, sl st to join (60).

Switch to color C.

Round 9: Ch 2, 2 dc in-between each puff from previous row, sl st to join (60).

Round 10: Repeat row 8.

Round 11: Repeat row 9.

Round 12: Repeat row 8.

Round 13: Repeat row 9.

Change to color B.

Round 14: Ch 2, 2 dc in-between each puff from previous row, sl st to join (60).

Change to color A.

Round 15-16: Ch 2, dc in each st around, sl st to join (60).

Change to color D.

Round 17: Ch 2, dc in each st around, sl st to join (60).

Right earflap:

Ch 1, sc 12, turn.

Row 1: Ch 1, sc in each st across (12).

Row 2: Ch 1, turn, sc2tog, sc next 8 sts, sc2tog (10).

Row 3: Ch 1, turn, sc in each st across (10).

Row 4: Ch 1, turn, sc2tog, sc next 6 sts, sc2tog (8).

Row 5: Ch 1, turn, sc in each st across (8).

Row 6: Ch 1, turn, sc2tog, sc next 4 sts, sc2tog (6).

Row 7: Ch 1, turn sc in each st across (6).

Row 8: Ch 1,turn,  sc2tog, sc next 2 sts, sc2tog (4).

Row 9: Ch 1, turn, sc in each st across (4). Fasten off and weave in end.

Left earflap:

Lay the hat flat with the earflap facing you, turn over and pick up a st on the opposite side of the hat where the end of the earflap is.

Ch 1, sc next 12 sts and repeat rows 1-9 of the earflap.

Do not fasten off on last row. Continue to sc around the entire piece with 2 sc in each corner of the earflaps. Sl st in beginning ch and fasten off. Weave in end.

Side Braids:

Holding 3 colors together (pink, white, turquoise), cut 6, 40″ strands of yarn (of each color). Fold in half, insert hook in the center of the base of the earflap and grab the center of the yarn strands with your hook.

Yarn over and pull all strands through the loop. You may need to use a larger hook to get all the yarn strands though the base of the earflap, then I just pull the yarn through with my hand.

Divide yarn into 3 sections by color and braid down. At the base you will knot and pull tightly to secure. Trim ends. Repeat on other side.

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