Fair Lil' Baby Beanie

First... I could just scream. I can't believe I'm finally getting you guys a new freebie (for those of you who didn't know, I ended up with a pretty bad case of pregnancy induced carpel tunnel :( It's made crocheting basically impossible). It's a simple hat but the look is beautiful and it can be made with the recommended material (wool blend) for the cooler temps) or with I Love This Cotton for the warmer temps. That definitely makes it a winner in my book. Not to mention the color options are endless.

All babies look good in stripes. Mostly because babies can pull off just about any adorable look :p

Aaaand, not only am I bringing you a new free beanie pattern but I designed a new flower just for this hat too. You can use it on other hats to ;) lol

I hope you all like it!

As always, you can go HERE and get your PDF saved to Ravelry for just $2.50 - you never know when a pattern may get yanked from my site and discontinued forever, so it never hurts to get the PDF if you really like the pattern! 

Hook: 7 (4.5)
Material: Martha Stewart Extra Soft Wool Blend (2 skeins, 1 of each color needed)
Gauge: 5 rows & 7 st = 2”

Beanie:

Round 1) Using a magic circle and color A, ch 1, *dc, sc* 6 times, join to first st with sl st – 12 st

Round 2) Ch 1, sc and then dc in every st around, join to first st with sl st – 24 st

Round 3) Ch 1, dc in 1^st st, sc and then dc in next st, sc in next st, dc and then sc in next st, *dc in next st, sc and then dc in next st, sc in next st, dc and then sc in next st* around to end, join to first st with sl st – 36 st

Round 4) Ch 1, sc in 1^st st, dc in next st, sc and then dc in next st, *sc in next st, dc in next st, sc and then dc in next st* around to end, join to first st with sl st – 48 st

Round 5) With color B, Ch 1, hdc in 1^st st, hdc in next 2 st, 2 hdc in next st, *hdc in next 3 st, 2 hdc in next st* around to end, join to first st with sl st – 60 st

Round 6) With Color A, Ch 1, sc in 1^st st, dc in next st, *sc in next st, dc in next st* around to end, join to first st with sl st – 60 st

Round 7) Ch 1, dc in 1^st st, sc in next st, *dc in next st, sc in next st* around to end, join to first st with sl st – 60 st

Round 8 – 9) Repeat rounds 6 & 7

Round 10) With color B, Ch 1, hdc in every st around to end, join to first st with sl st – 60 st

Round 11 - 14) With color A, Repeat round 7 & 6

Round 15) With color B, Ch 1, hdc in every st around to end, join to first st with sl st – 60 st

Round 16) Repeat round 6

Round 17) With color B, Ch 1, hdc in every st around to end, join to first with sl st – 60 st

Round 18) With color A, repeat round 7

Round 19) With color B, Ch 1, hdc in every st around to end, join to first st with sls t – 60 st

Round 20) With color A, Ch 1, sc in 1^st st, dc in next st, sc in next st, dc in next st, sc and then dc in next st, *sc in next st, dc in next st, sc in next st, dc in next st, sc and then dc in next st* around to end, join to first st with sl st – 72 st

Round 21) With color B, Ch 1, hdc in 1^st st and next 4 st, 2 hdc in next st, *hdc in next 5 st, 2 hdc in next st* around to end, join to first st with sl st and tie off – 84 st

Flower:

Round 1) With color A, Using magic circle, make 12 hdc, pull tight and join to first st with sl st – 12 hdc  

Round 2) With color B, Ch 1, turn (so you’re working backwards), *sc, hdc, 3 dc, hdc, sc in st, sl st into next st* around, join to first st with sl st – 6 petals

Round 3) Ch 1, working in front loop of first made sl st, *sc, dc, 3 trc, dc, sc* in every front loop of sl st around – 6 petals

With color A, *sl st, ch 1* in every st around from round 3, tie off. Turn flower back over so the front is facing -  Join in a sc from round 2, sl st in every st around and tie off.

To position flower, fold the brim of the hat up to the 3^rd round of color B and sew flower into place to hold the brim up. Weave in ends.