The chunky beanie is crocheted from the brim up. It uses half-herringbone double crochet and relies on decreasing to shape the top. I topped it with a big faux fur pom-pom for some extra fluff!

It’s probably not an ideal hat for beginners, but if you’ve been crocheting and are familiar with a few stitches and typical hat construction, give it a try!

Abbreviations & Special Stitches

HDC – half double crochet. Yarn over, insert hook into stitch. Yarn over, pull through one. Yarn over, pull through 3 loops.

HHDC – half herringbone double crochet. Yarn over, insert hook into stitch. yarn over, pull through 2 loops. Yarn over, pull through 2 loops.

SC2TOG – single crochet two together. Worked across two stitches: insert hook into first stitch, yarn over, pull through one. Insert hook into second stitch, yarn over, pull through one. Yarn over, pull through 3 loops.