Fancy beanie

I made this fancy beanie for a very close neighbor.  It's very easy but looks very fancy.  The top part is different than a normal beanie and has a flowery pattern to it, making it look more fancy and beautiful.  The pattern is a medium adult size.


Difficulty level 
Beginner/Intermediate

Materials
Yarn: Red Heart Super Saver
Hook: 5.5mm

Stitches
ST - Slip Stitch (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFk-fdAowbY)
SC - Single Crochet (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOlQXn8JWWM)
DC - Double Crochet (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGDxroGp0WY)
Cluster Stitch - 3 DC clusters (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLWt5Y29l7E)


Pattern
Round 1: Create magic ring and start with 3 chains which counts as 1 DC.  Crochet 11 more DCs into the magic ring.  Join at the top of the initial 3 chains.

Round 2: Start with chain 4 (which counts as 1DC + 1 chain), put 1 DC in next stitch, then 1 Chain.  Continue with 1 DC, 1 chain in all stitches of previous row.  Join at the top of the initial 3 chains.

Round 3: ST to the next chain space, and start with 3 chain (which counts as 1 DC), and stitch 2  more DCs to create a cluster stitch (3dc clustered together).  Chain 2.  Now create another cluster stitch (3DCs together) in the next chain space.  Continue with 2 chain and a cluster stitch in each chain space of previous row. (Reference for cluster stitch in links above).  Join at the top of the initial 3 chains.

Round 4: ST to the first chain space of previous row.  Start with 4 chain (which counts as 1DC + 1 chain) and 1 DC into the same chain space.  Now crochet 1 Chain and put 1 DC on top of the cluster stitch of previous row.  Then 1 Chain 1 DC 1 Chain 1 DC into the next chain space.  Continue this pattern around, so we have a row of alternate DC and chain stitches around.  Join at the top of the initial 3 chains.

Round 5: ST to the first chain space of previous row.  Starting with 3 Chains, create a cluster stitch.  Chain 2 , and skip 2 DCs, create another cluster in the chain space after skipping 2 DCs.  Continue to create these clusters in the chain spaces after every 2 DCs.  Join at the top of the initial 3 chains.

Round 6:  Start at the top of the cluster, where you joined.  Start with 4 chain (Which counts as 1 SC + 3 chains), now join on top of the next cluster with SC.  Chain 3 and join on the top of the next cluster with SC.  Continue around, joining 3 chains with SC on top of each cluster.  Join at the top of the first cluster.

Round 7:  ST into the first 3 chain loop of the previous row.  Start with chain 3 + 2 DCs in the 3 chain space of previous row. Crochet 3 DC in each of the 3 chain spaces of the previous row.  Join at the top of the initial 3 chains.  This row ends the flowery part of the beanie.  From here onwards we will work to increase the height of the beanie.

Round 8 - 13: Start with chain 3 and crochet 1 DC in each of the stitches in the  previous row.  This is just increasing the height of the beanie.

Round 14- 15: Start with chain 1 and crochet 1 SC in each of the stitches in the  previous row.  This will give the beanie a firm edging.


Ravelry Link: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/fancy-beanie

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