A basic unisex striped beanie to fit a teen, woman or man, crocheted from the bottom up, or from the top down, with or without a turn up brim - options are given for all of these.

Play around with the colours, and you can make one that almost anyone would love to wear.

Materials: 4mm hook, 4.5mm hook, 1 skein in main colour (Deep Red/Rust or Grey), oddments in each of 2 other colours (Light Brown and Cream); worsted weight yarn (aran/10ply). Yarn needle.

Pattern is written in US terms, a conversion chart is included at the end.

Sizing: Teens/Womens 20”-22”; Mens 22”-24”

Gauge: 16 sts and 16 rows (1 sc, 2 fpsc ribbing) with 4.5mm hook = 4”

Difficulty: Easy/ Intermediate