Shamrock Beanie

Hook: I
Material: Red Heart Super Saver OR I Love This Yarn
Gauge: 7 St & 5 Rows = 2”

Hints & Tips:

-          Be sure you utilize the images when transitioning between the leaves of the shamrock. If you do not do this step, the green will merge together and you will not be able to tell what the shape on the hat is. - images at bottom

-          The bottom two leaves ARE different then the top. I had to do this so the indent space wasn’t to large. You are not making a mistake if the leaves look slightly different. The bottom ones aren’t not symmetrical with themselves though they are with one another.

Size: 6-12 Months

Starting with color A:

Round 1) Using magic circle, ch 2, dc 12 and join to first dc with sl st – 12 dc

Round 2) Ch 2, 2 fpdc around every st, join to first dc with sl st – 24 dc

Round 3) Ch 2, *fpdc around next st, 2 fpdc around next* around, join to first dc with sl st – 36 dc

Round 4) Ch 2, *Fpdc around next 2 st, 2 fpdc around next* around, join to first dc with sl st – 48 dc

Round 5) Ch 2, fpdc around every st to end, join to first dc with sl st – 48 dc

Round 6) Ch 2, fpdc around next 10 st, change to B, fpdc around next 2 st, change to A, fpdc around next 2 st, change to B, fpdc around next 2 st, change to A, fpdc to end, join to first dc with sl st – 48 dc

Round 7) Ch 2, fpdc around next 9 st, change to B, fpdc around next 8 st, change to A, fpdc to end, join to first dc with sl st – 48 dc

Round 8) Repeat round 7

Round 9) Ch 2, fpdc around 7 st, change to B, fpdc around next 2 st, change to A, fpdc around next st, change to B, fpdc around next 6 st, change to A, fpdc around next st, change to B, fpdc around next 2 st, change to A, fpdc to end, join to first dc with a sl st – 48 dc

Round 10) Ch 2, fpdc around 6 st, change to B, fpdc around next 4 st, change to A, fpdc around next st, change to B, fpdc around next 4 st, change to A, fpdc around next st, change to B, fpdc around next 4 st, change to A, fpdc to end, join to first dc with a sl st – 48 dc

Round 11) Ch 2, fpdc around next 6 st, change to B, fpdc around next 5 st, change to A, fpdc around next st, change to B, fpdc around next 2 st, change to A, fpdc around next st, change to B, fpdc around next 5 st, change to A, fpdc to end, join to first dc with a sl st – 48 dc

Round 12) Ch 2, fpdc around next 7 st, change to B, fpdc around next 12 st, change to A, fpdc to end, join to first dc with a sl st – 48 dc

Round 13) Ch 2, fpdc around next 6 st, change to B, fpdc around next 14 st, change to A, fpdc to end, join to first dc with a sl st – 48 dc  

Round 14) Ch 2, fpdc around next 6 st, change to B, fpdc around next 5 st, change to A, fpdc around next st, change to B, fpdc around next 2 st, change to A, fpdc around next st, change to B, fpdc around next 5 st, change to A, fpdc to end, join to first dc with sl st – 48 dc

Round 15) Ch 2, fpdc around next 7 st, change to B, fpdc around next 3 st, change to A, fpdc around next 2 st, change to B, fpdc around next 2 st, change to A, fpdc around next 2 st, change to B, fpdc around next 3 st, change to A, fpdc to end, join to first dc with sl st – 48 dc

Round 16) Ch 2, fpdc around next 11 st, change to B, fpdc around next 2 st, change to A, fpdc to end, join to first dc with sl st – 48 dc

Round 17) Ch 2, fpdc around next 10 st, change to B, fpdc around next 2 st, change to A, fpdc to end, join to first dc with sl st – 48 dc

Round 18) Ch 2, fpdc around next 9 st, change to B, fpdc around next 2 st, change to A, fpdc to end, join to first dc with sl st – 48 dc

Round 19) Ch 2, fpdc around next 8 st, change to B, fpdc around next 2 st, change to A, fpdc to end, join to first dc with sl st – 48 dc

Round 20) Ch 1, fpsc in every st around, join to first sc with sl st – 48 sc

Size 2T – 3T

Starting with color A:

Round 1) Using magic circle, ch 2, dc 10 and join to first dc with sl st – 10 dc

Round 2) Ch 2, 2 fpdc around every st, join to first dc with sl st – 20 dc

Round 3) Ch 2, *fpdc around next st, 2 fpdc around next* around, join to first dc with sl st – 30 dc

Round 4) Ch 2, *Fpdc around next 2 st, 2 fpdc around next* around, join to first dc with sl st – 40 dc

Round 5) Ch 2, *fpdc around next 3 st, 2 fpdc around next* around, join to first dc with sl st – 50 dc

Round 6-7) Ch 2, fpdc around every st to end, join to first dc with sl st – 50 dc

Round 8) Ch 2, fpdc around next 10 st, change to B, fpdc around next 2 st, change to A, fpdc around next 2 st, change to B, fpdc around next 2 st, change to A, fpdc to end, join to first dc with sl st – 50 dc

Round 9) Ch 2, fpdc around next 9 st, change to B, fpdc around next 8 st, change to A, fpdc to end, join to first dc with sl st – 50 dc

Round 10) Repeat round 9

Round 11) Ch 2, fpdc around 7 st, change to B, fpdc around next 2 st, change to A, fpdc around next st, change to B, fpdc around next 6 st, change to A, fpdc around next st, change to B, fpdc around next 2 st, change to A, fpdc to end, join to first dc with a sl st – 50 dc

Round 12) Ch 2, fpdc around 6 st, change to B, fpdc around next 4 st, change to A, fpdc around next st, change to B, fpdc around next 4 st, change to A, fpdc around next st, change to B, fpdc around next 4 st, change to A, fpdc to end, join to first dc with a sl st – 50 dc

Round 13) Ch 2, fpdc around next 6 st, change to B, fpdc around next 5 st, change to A, fpdc around next st, change to B, fpdc around next 2 st, change to A, fpdc around next st, change to B, fpdc around next 5 st, change to A, fpdc to end, join to first dc with a sl st – 50 dc

Round 14) Ch 2, fpdc around next 7 st, change to B, fpdc around next 12 st, change to A, fpdc to end, join to first dc with a sl st – 50 dc

Round 15) Ch 2, fpdc around next 6 st, change to B, fpdc around next 14 st, change to A, fpdc to end, join to first dc with a sl st – 50 dc  

Round 16) Ch 2, fpdc around next 6 st, change to B, fpdc around next 5 st, change to A, fpdc around next st, change to B, fpdc around next 2 st, change to A, fpdc around next st, change to B, fpdc around next 5 st, change to A, fpdc to end, join to first dc with sl st – 50 dc

Round 17) Ch 2, fpdc around next 7 st, change to B, fpdc around next 3 st, change to A, fpdc around next 2 st, change to B, fpdc around next 2 st, change to A, fpdc around next 2 st, change to B, fpdc around next 3 st, change to A, fpdc to end, join to first dc with sl st – 50 dc

Round 18) Ch 2, fpdc around next 11 st, change to B, fpdc around next 2 st, change to A, fpdc to end, join to first dc with sl st – 50 dc

Round 19) Ch 2, fpdc around next 10 st, change to B, fpdc around next 2 st, change to A, fpdc to end, join to first dc with sl st – 50 dc

Round 20) Ch 2, fpdc around next 9 st, change to B, fpdc around next 2 st, change to A, fpdc to end, join to first dc with sl st – 50 dc

Round 21) Ch 2, fpdc around next 8 st, change to B, fpdc around next 2 st, change to A, fpdc to end, join to first dc with sl st – 50 dc

Round 22) Ch 1, fpsc in every st around, join to first sc with sl st – 50 sc 

This photo is an example of changing from a side green leaf to the brown that goes between the leaves. As you can see my hook is not only through the next st to do the fpdc but also through the bottom loops of the green stitch I just completed. This will force those green colors together and put the brown between them. 

This is after I've started working the front post stitch. as you can see it pushes the two green stitches together and places the brown perfectly between. We want the two brown stitches to touch, not the green.

Here is the end result.If you look near the bottom of the photo where the diagnol line of brown starts you can see where I didn't do this and the green touched. It will ruin the entire project. This step is essential! 

I did not have to do this step on the second from green to brown back to green, just the first time because of the way the stithces are angled but if you see the problem that you see at the bottom of the last image happening, go ahead and do this step any time you have just the one sc of brown between the green.