Crochet a Hat using the Diamond Stitch

If you have been looking to learn How to Crochet a Hat using the Diamond Stitch then you can learn using this Free Crochet Pattern in this post! Keep scrolling to use the free crochet pattern right here or click the button below for an affordable pdf!

Design Story and Inspiration

This Crochet Diamond Beanie happened on accident…I wasn’t planning to crochet a hat! I originally created a different crochet project that I LOVE and I had some extra yarn! Well, I love the diamond stitch and I didn’t know how to crochet it in the round, so I decided to try to crochet a hat! This crochet beanie came out better than I could have hoped, so I made sure to include multiple sizes from baby to toddler to child to teen to adult women’s and men’s! Keep scrolling to get started on this free crochet hat pattern!

About the Yarn

This yarn, Mary Maxim Irish Tweed, has been in my stash for a LONG time. I loved it so much I was scared to use it incase the project didn’t come out the way that I wanted. Not being one to deconstruct a project, it just sat not being used! I finally had an idea for a beautiful sweater that was just screaming to be made in this yarn and I had extra, so a matching beanie was a must! That was before we knew we would end up in Florida, haha!

Anyways, this yarn is a beautiful white tweed that is probably one of the softest acrylics I have ever used and is perfect to crochet a hat! Mary Maxim’s Irish Tweed is a worsted weight yarn that comes with 205 yards per skein. “A simple mixture of Aran and tweed, with flecks of soft earth tone shades for a handspun look. This rustic worsted weight yarn will create sweaters and afghans with a soft country style.” From the Mary Maxim Website. The simple free crochet pattern is just below in this blog post!

Crochet a Hat in the round using this free pattern.

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Pattern Details to Crochet a Hat in the Diamond Stitch

* Designates a repeat.
Chains do not count as stitches.
Skill Level : Easy
Work with Right Side Facing throughout pattern.
Entire pattern is worked in the round.
Sl st to each 1st stitch,
No turns at round ends.
Pattern is worked in multiple of 4’s.
FPTr2tog counts as a stitch, skip corresponding dc of previous round.
Sizes : Baby ( Toddler, Child, Teen, Adult Women’s, Adult Men’s)

Materials

6.00 mm crochet hook
#4 Worsted 150 (175, 185, 200, 205, 250)
Scissors
Yarn Needle

Gauge

For this free crochet hat pattern you can check your gauge two different ways. You can check it in the stitch pattern used for the brim which is 19 sts x 14 rows is 4”x4” in FPdc/BPdc or by using the foundation of the diamond stitch which is 14 sts x 10 rows is 4”x4” in a repeat of Row 1 dc, Row 2 sc.

Stitch Descriptions and Abbreviations

Chain Stitch – ch / Slip Stitch – Sl St / Stitch(es) – st(s) / Single Crochet – sc / Double Crochet – dc
Foundation Double Crochet – Fdc – Chain 3, yarn over, insert hook into 3rd chain from hook, yarn over and pull up loop (3 loops on hook), yarn over, pull through 1 loop on hook (3 loops on hook), yarn over, pull through 2 loops, over and pull through all loops, (1 foundation double crochet with chain at bottom) *Yarn over, insert hook to bottom of the stitch you just made. It will look like the top or “V” of a stitch. Yarn over and pull up loop (3 loops on hook), yarn over, pull through 1 loop (3 loops on hook), yarn over, pull through 2 loops, over and pull through all loops, repeat from * to desired count.
Bobble Stitch – bo – Yarn over, insert hook in next stitch, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over, pull through two loops (2 loops on hook), *yarn over, insert hook in same stitch, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over, pull through two loops (3 loops on hook) repeat from * two more times to have 5 loops on hook, yarn over, and draw through all loops on hook. Continue to next stitch.
Front Post Treble Crochet – FPTr – Yarn over hook TWICE, insert hook from front to back around the SC of the previous row, yarn over, pull up a loop, (4 loops on hook), yarn over, pull through 2 loops, (3 loops on hook), yarn over, pull through 2 loop, (2 loops on hook), yarn over and pull through last 2 loops on hook.
FPTr2tog – Work your first FPTr round the designates stitch, then when you have 2 loops left, begin your next FPTr around the next designated stitch, then finish the stitch as one.

Pattern Notes

* Designates a repeat.
Chains do not count as stitches.
Skill Level : Intermediate
Work with Right Side Facing throughout pattern.
Entire pattern is worked in the round.
Sl st to each 1st stitch,
No turns at round ends.
Pattern is worked in multiple of 4’s.
FPTr2tog counts as a stitch, skip corresponding dc of previous round.
Sizes : Baby ( Toddler, Child, Teen, Adult Women’s, Adult Men’s)

Pattern Begins

Brim

Round 1 – Fdc 56 (60, 64, 68, 72, 76) sl st to 1st Fdc.
Round 2 -Ch 2, *FPdc, BPdc, repeat to end, sl st to 1st stitch.
Rounds 3 to 5 (7, 7, 9, 9, 9) – Repeat Round 2 then continue to hat diamond detail, do not finish off!

Hat Diamond Detail

Round 1 – Ch 1, sc in each stitch, sl st to 1st sc.
Round 2 – Ch 2, dc in each stitch, sl st to 1st dc.
Round 3 – Ch 1, FPtr2tog around last sc of previous round and then 4th sc-st of previous round, *sc in next 3 sts, FPtr2tog around last stitch worked, skip 3-sc sts in previous round, and complete FPtr2tog around next sc-st in previous row. Repeat from * until 3 sts remain, sc in last 3 sts, sl st to 1st FPtr2tog.
Round 4 – Ch 2, dc in each stitch, sl st to 1st dc.
Round 5 – Ch 1, 2 sc, FPTr2tog around first and next FPtr, *sc in next 3 sts, FPTr2tog around last FPTr and next FPTr-st, repeat from * until 1 st remains, 1 sc in last st, sl st to 1st sc st.
Round 6 – Ch 2, dc in each stitch, sl st to 1st dc.
Round 7 – Ch 1, FPtr2tog around last and 1st FPTr of previous round, *sc in next 3 sts, FPTr2tog around last FPTr and next FPTr-st, repeat from * to end, sl st to 1st FPtr2tog.
Rounds 6 to 11 ( 13, 15, 17, 17, 19) – Repeat Rounds 4 – 7, finish off leaving a long tail to seam up the top of your hat.

Closing Your Beanie

Step 1– Turn your beanie right side in and thread your yarn needle.
Step 2 – Fold your beanie in half so that the tail is at the center and pick up a stitch on the opposite side.
Step 3 – Fold your beanie in half theater way and pick up a stitch on each other end creating an “X”.
[See Diagram for clarification.]
Step 4 – Pick up 1 stitch from each father’s point of the “X” created.
[See Diagram for clarification.]
Step 5 – Pull tight and finish off.
Step 6 – Turn beanie right side out and enjoy!

I really loved stretching my brain to crochet a hat using the diamond stitch in the round. I know others have probably done it before but I always understand patterns better when I can think it through myself. With a ton of help from my testers I hope I was able to communicate it in a way that you were able to make a beautiful crochet diamond stitch beanie too! Make sure to sign up for the Life and Yarn Newsletter to know when more Free Crochet Patterns go up on the blog!