I’ve been wanting to make a faux-hawk beanie for Baby Boy since last year. He would have looked pretty cute as a baby wearing one, BUT I got a little sidetracked with all the other hats I made him. It’s Fall now and starting to cool off so it’s perfect timing!
He’s not the biggest fan of hats, sadly… He keeps pulling it off, but I’m hoping when it gets colder he’ll leave it on (yeah right). But that’s okay, cause I’ve written a few other sizes for you, baby, child and adult (teen’s too).
I used two different yarns for this one, The Jiffy is great and has lots of texture/color variation and I used it for the beanie, the wool-ease in orange was a great contrast to the blue! I made my mohawk a bit differnt from others I’ve seen, mine is SUPER full, and FLUFFY… I adore it!
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Ear flap beanie
materials:
Hook: I/5.50mm
Yarn: Lion Brand Jiffy mine is Blue
Yarn: Lion Brand wool ease mine is Orange
abbreviation:
ch (chain)
sl st (slip stitch)
hdc (half double crochet)
hdc2tog (half double crochet 2 stitches together)
Beanie
Adult (child, baby)
Start with a magic ring
Rnd 1 – Ch 2, 8hdc around, join. (8)
Rnd 2 – Ch 2, 2hdc into each st around, join. (16)
Rnd 3 – Ch 2, *hdc in next, 2hdc in next* around, join (24)
Rnd 4 – Ch 2, *hdc in next 2, 2hdc in next* around, join. (32)
Rnd 5 – Ch 2, *hdc in next 3, 2hdc in next* around, join. (40)
Rnd 6 – Ch 2, *hdc in next 4, 2hdc in next* around, join. (48)
Rnd 7 – Ch 2, *hdc in next 5 (5, 11), 2hdc in next* around, join (56, 56, 52)
Rnd 8 – Ch 2, *hdc in next 6 (13, 52- no double for the baby size), 2hdc in next* around, join (64, 60, 52)
Rnds 9- 20 (18, 15) – Ch 2, hdc in each st around, join. (64, 60, 52)
Earflaps
(adult version) row 1.a – Ch 2, hdc in next 16
(adult version) row 1.b – Ch 2 and turn, hdc2tog, hdc 12 times, hdc2tog. (14)
(kid and baby)Row 1 – Ch 2, hdc in next 14
Row 2 – Ch 2 and turn, hdc2tog, hdc 10 times, hdc2tog. (12)
Row 3 – Ch 2 and turn, hdc2tog, hdc 8 times, hdc2tog. (10)
Row 4 – Ch 2 and turn, hdc2tog, hdc 6 times, hdc2tog. (8)
Row 5 – Ch 2 and turn, hdc2tog, hdc 4 times, hdc2tog. (6)
Row 6 – Ch 2 and turn, hdc2tog, hdc 2 times, hdc2tog. (4)
Row 7 – Ch 2 and turn, hdc2tog twice. (2)
Fasten off and weave in ends
The space across forehead should be around 27 (24, 20) st’s wide, make that choice after trying the beanie on your model!
Edging
Change yarn color
sl st in the back, ch 1, sc around, sl st to the first sc
Cut 6 long strips for each ear flap, slip it in between the 2 hdc2tog in row 7 of the ear flaps, and braid the long strips!
Faux-Hawk Strip
Small (Medium, Large)
materials:
Hook: I/5.50mm
Yarn: Lion Brand wool ease
abbreviation:
ch (chain)
sc (single crochet)
Strip
ch 41 (47, 51).
Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each remaining ch across, turn—40 (46, 50) sc.
Rows 2 and 3: Ch 1, sc in each sc across, turn.
Fasten off.
Honestly you could easily make this any length, just chain until your happy with the length front to back of the beanie.
Fringe
Cut approximately 600 (690, 750) 6-7 inches long. Holding 5 pieces together, fold the strands in half. Insert crochet hook, from RS to WS to RS again, around a stitch of the center row of Mohawk strip and into the folded strands.
Draw the fold back around the stitch to the RS, forming a loop on the RS. Insert ends of strands into the loop and pull to tighten. Repeat this process to attach fringe to all of the sc in each row of Faux-hawk strip. Trim fringe to about 2-2 1/2 inches long.
Once you’ve tied all the fringe on take a long piece of yarn and a needle and sew your faux-hawk strip onto the beanie!! I sewed down the center first then down each side to get it nice and snug!
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Amy
Oh my goodness Ashlee! This is awesome! And it looks so darling on baby boy. I understand the frustration of them not keeping things on, especially something as cute as this hat! 🙂
xoxo
Ashlee
Isn’t that always the issue with babies and the adorable things we create for them? At least once they learn how to use their arms!
Leanne
Oh that is so cute but the little model is cuter. It really turned out adorable. You are so talented.
Ashlee
Thanks! I keep putting it on him hoping he get’s used to it!
Gwen @ Gwenny Penny
This is so you, Ashlee… I love it! Baby Boy looks so flipping cute. Great job!
Ashlee
HA! Thanks! The DA wants a PINK Mohawk hat now!
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This is awesome. I love everything you crochet! I’m jealous of your talent! I am featuring this at somedaycrafts.blogspot.com.
Ashlee
you are to cute! Thank you so much for the feature! One of these day’s Ill start linking up again! I’m so happy that business is going so well for you! I hope to see you soon!
Jonie @ Just Between Friends
Seriously. He is A-DOR-ABLE! This is the perfect hat for him, and it turned out so so cute. Also, I think a pink mohawk would be awesome. Just sayin. I think DA has a great idea going with that one. Just make sure you post a photo of her wearing it once it’s done.
Ashlee
agreed, adorableness in all forms! love love LOVE this little man, I think the DA will look awesome in the pink… when I get around to it!
Sara
Adorable! Every little guy needs one of these. Hope you won’t mind me linking up tomorrow at Tangled Happy. Thanks for sharing this fun Pattern!
Ashlee
I have no problem with you linking back to my pattern, thank you so much! I’m glad you liked it.
sara
Do you have any idea what the length of the hats are when you finish with the main color? 🙂 My gauge always seems different than everybody else and I just want to make sure I’ve got ti right. I’m working on the child’s hat.
Ashlee
length? like the sides? just keep repeating row 9 until your happy with the length.
Charlotte
Can this pattern work using double crochet as well? I’m going to try to make it for a toddler if that makes a difference.
Ashlee
double crochet is a longer/narrower stitch, so while it tends to crochet faster, it won’t be as dense. also you’ll stop your increases a row or two sooner, and won’t do as many rows! but totally doable! Have fun!
Brandy
Hi,
I was wondering how you like the lion brand jiffy yarn? its kind of like mohair right? I was thinking about making a hat for my newborn daughter in this but wondered if its soft enough and not itchy for newborn everyday wear?
Ashlee
I love lion brand yarn, the jiffy worked GREAT for this, cause i wanted something really warm for Baby Boy for the winter, but for a newborn version I’d use one of the soft baby yarns to make a smaller, softer version.
Tamara
Super cute! I linked to it on my blog this morning! 😀 Thanks for sharing your patterns!
Ashlee
thanks so much! such a fun group of hat’s! I love the Jayne, I’ve been meaning to knit myself one of those!
Tamara
I love this hat! I have a new grandbaby and have been looking for a pattern for the faux-hawk. I think I might make one for my 17 years old too. Awesom instructions and the pictures helped also!
Ashlee
your so welcome! Let me know how it goes!
Amanda
Im new to crochet and with stitching in the strands of yarn, what does HS and WS stand for? TIA 🙂
Ashlee
I’m unclear what your asking? There isn’t an HS anywhere in the pattern. There is a WS and a RS? is that what you meant? right side and wrong side.
Nancy Wisseman
I love your hat. I make hats for my family and also sometimes to sell. If I credit you for the pattern, may I sell some? I won’t sell if you say don’t. I always ask first.
Thanks
Ashlee
yes you can, thank you for asking. As long as you give credit and you link to the pattern so people who want to make their own can.
Sande Francis
I have a couple of babies I “do” for, but this hat is so cute I want to wear it myself! think it would be as cute on an over-60 old woman? LOL!!!
Ashlee
why not! I have purple hair in a mohawk on a daily basis! why can’t a 60yo wear a faux mohawk hat? i love it!
Kirsten
Hello, I am wanting to make one of these for my nephews upcoming birthday! Can you please let me know how many balls of yarn of each color I will need to make a child’s size?
Ashlee
I didn’t even use a full skein in either, but I used almost all the gold!
StageSitter
Hi there. This hat is flippin’ adorable!!! I hope to try making it for my grandson. You mentioned that you didn’t use a full skein of either color. I’m an intermediate crocheter and have several.
What size skeins?
What size yarn (bulky, chunky, Aran, etc.)?
Stitch Gauge?
Thanks so much!
Ashlee
these are the yarns I used Yarn: Lion Brand Jiffy and Yarn: Lion Brand wool ease, weight 5 and 4, both would work. I didn’t come close to even using half a skein, I honestly rarely start with a full skein, I’m always using scraps so I can’t really say how much of any one skein I use. it was 7 stitches for 2 inches, 6 rows for 2 inches
DOROTHY
HI I think this is adorable and besides that is our college colors here in Idaho blue and gold (or Orange) my little great -great -great grandson is now 8months old and he looks adorable in it THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOUR PATTERNS I JUST GOT BACK IN TO CROCHETING AGAIN HAD A PORBLEM WITH MY EYESIGHT FOR AWHILE BUT I CAN DO ALITTLE AT A TIME TO START WITH. i AM 82 AND STILL LOVE TO CROCHET THANKS DOROTHY
Ashlee
what school in idaho? my FIL was a professor at UofI in Moscow and i think those were their colors? So glad you are enjoying crochet again, it’s a great hobby
Joy
Thank you for the pattern. I have made two of them now for baby gifts. I cut the Mohawk strips at four inches and like using four strands in each hole rather than five. A latch hook makes the Mohawk go much smoother too.
Ashlee
very fun! I’m so glad you like them. I seriously still love it, but wish the baby would have worn it he hated it) going to make larger ones for the other kids this next winter
Suzanne
Two questions: 1. How many rows for the baby size hat? I think it’s 15, but unsure. Everyone rights patterns different. 2. Can you explain what you mean by putting the crochet hook into the right stitch then Wrong then right? I’m thinking I may have it once I’m doing it, but not sure. Thanks! Oh and do u ever make videos reaching your patterns?
Ashlee
just keep doing rows until it’s the fit you want, every baby is such different size that it’s hard to give a straight “this hat is this size” answer. But yes, I stopped at 15 for the baby. And the right/wrong/right? your asking about the fringe? It’s when your looking at the strip, it’s hopefully common sense, if you have trouble while doing it email and I’ll try to help more. and no, I don’t do videos
amber
So cute! I think I may make this for my second cousins 1st birthday! Im wondering if maybe you could do a loop stich and cit at the end of the loop for the mohock part?
Ashlee
you could if you want, but you won’t get as many strands with a loop stitch as this way, so it won’t be as full.
Phyllis
After completing the number of rows for the beanie, do you fasten off and attach yarn to begin the earflaps?
Ashlee
you can, or you can just keep going, or sl st over, it’s totally your choice. Personally I did finish, fashion off and weave in the ends, then attach the ear flaps where I wanted them to be.
shailey
Your instructions aren’t very clear step by step for beginner crotchet moms.
Ashlee
I’m sorry you feel that way. I’m not a professional pattern writer, which is why I offer my patterns for free. I just create something and write it down the way I make it.
Leslie
Thank you so much for the pattern. My baby [ who’s 38 now, but will always be my sweet baby girl] saw a picture and said how much she would love to have one like it…and now she can!
Ashlee
My mom still calls all of us her babies, and I don’t think that will ever change. I hope she likes it!
Kate
LOVE! I can tell you are a great mom, because you have a LOT of patience even in your crafting life. Thanks for the free patterns. I love beards and mustaches, and am going to make that beard/beanie combo for a friend’s baby and also both of my sons. This one is so cute too! I was thinking of our fave football team colors… but I don’t know if I am patient enough to make the fringe. Thanks for all of the great posts and amazing ideas! Love your sense of style across all your ‘outlets’ (from cakes to home to craft).
Ashlee
thanks! I do wait to respond to the difficult ones (I only respond once a month to everything) and that helps with patience, there are some comments where I do get frustrated. But I’ve learned not to react. The trim is simple and goes really fast, so just turn on a movie and have fun!
Nicole
Im kind of new to crocheting, I am confused on what to do when i get to this section
Rnd 7 – Ch 2, *hdc in next 5 (5, 11), 2hdc in next* around, join (56, 56, 52)
Rnd 8 – Ch 2, *hdc in next 6 (13, 52- no double for the baby size), 2hdc in next* around, join (64, 60, 52)
Rnds 9- 20 (18, 15) – Ch 2, hdc in each st around, join. (64, 60, 52)
Why are there two numbers next to the 5 in round 7? Its been over a year since I crocheted so I am trying to refresh my memory
Naomi
The numbers in parentheses after the 5 in round 5 (and in every round after) are for different sizes of hats. The number outside of the parentheses is for an adult sized hat, then the first number in the parentheses is for the child sized hat, and the second number is for the baby sized hat. If you look at the very beginning of the pattern, you see this: Adult (child, baby). That tells you what numbers/directions to follow for the size of hat that you want. Hope that helps!
Ashlee
thanks so much for helping!!! It’s so nice when people are so kind and helpful to eachother!
Ashlee
it’s for sizing, at the begining of the pattern it says:
Adult (child, baby)
so the first number is the adult, and if you want one of the other sizes follow the directions in the parenthesis
Mandy Fletcher
Thanks so much for the pattern I’ve just made this for my grandson it’s adorable x
Ashlee
you are so welcome! this is one of my favorites that’s for sure!
marisa
I need help with doing the fringe part of the mohawk. I cut all the yarn to what you had said and didn’t even use half of it. I can’t seem to understand the way they are supposed to be attached.
Ashlee
have you ever made a latch hook rug? It’s the same idea as that here is a video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0_MajBOs8A (starting at around 2:20) just using a crochet hook, crocheted base and more than one strand at a time!
Annette Beasley
My Mohawk looks more like a horses mane. Any suggestions? I could send pics
Ashlee
sure, send pictures! it might just bee too tight? too many strands? or maybe simply too long, sometimes they need a trim!
nicole
hello I just love the mohawk But I dont understand the ch 2 before each row it makes a big hole all the wayto the end of one side Is it suppose to be like that THNKS Im lost lol
Ashlee
if you don’t ch2 you’ll be starting the row from the “ground” level and you won’t get the height you need to create the hdc in the next stitch, if you chain loose you might be able to get away with just ch1, but I usually suggest just doing the ch2 a bit tighter
Stephanie
Love your patterns. Some of the best that I’ve used (not that I am too seasoned 🙂 ) Made the beard/beanie combo for my youngest for Halloween and making the faux hawk for my newest nephew who is still basting…
Ashlee
awww thank you so much! I so often only get comments when people have issues (totally natural) but I really love and appreciate the positive stories! thank you for taking the time to comment!
Rhonda
Thank you for this uber easy pattern, I worked it start to finish in an afternoon! The hat itself lends itself to lots of options (for those not into the faux hawk… Since it works so fast I see many of them under the tree this holiday season. So nice to find a project that takes a skein or less to complete!
Ashlee
you are so welcome! I’m so glad you liked it. it’s one of my favorites
Vee
Hi! I love this hat! Could I make this for my daughter, or is this for boys only? (I just need another opinion, my husband doesn’t care and i really don’t know 🙂 )
Ashlee
My daughter totally wears one! Go for it (maybe in pink?)
Candyce
Thank-you for the wonderful pattern! It was very easy to follow and turned out beautifully.
I made this hat over the weekend for my 7-year-old son and he LOVES it. Everyone asks where I bought it.
I have boys and sometimes cute patterns for them are hard to find. This one is a winner!
Ashlee
YAY! that’s wonderful, I’m so glad you loved the pattern and enjoyed making it
Mary Lou
Made the Mohawk hat in red and black for my 33-year-old daughter and she’s ecstatic! She is a teacher at a school where their colors are red and black and their mascot is the Indian. Can’t wait for her to wear it to school. Has to make a few adjustments, but it should be fine. Hope to finish it tomorrow. Thank you.
Ashlee
you are so welcome! I hope your daughter and her students loved it!
Chelsea
I’m new to crocheting and I don’t know how many sc to put in magic circle. Does it matter?
Ashlee
whatever the pattern calls for – often 6-9, but each pattern is different, I’ve done some with less. in this case it’s row 1 – so ch2 and hdc 8 times
Aritoo
Hi Ashlee, Beautiful hat and beautiful baby! Two questions:
1. Does the beginning ch 2 count as a stitch for each round?
2. How do you join? sl st to top of beginning ch 2 or top of the first hdc?
Thank you!
Ashlee
nope, the ch2 doesn’t count
I join to the top of the first hdc
Sandie z
what is American conversion of 1/5.50mm hook size please love to make this for my g grandson thanks
Ashlee
the hook letter doesn’t matter, as long as the size is 5.50mm that’s all you need. I’m american and that is the size I use.
Zoe Groark
Right, so, I’m a huge sucker for these things, and had to make an adult version for myself. Love the thing. Though — it may be the yarn type I used for the body of the hat — the yarn linked was weight 5 yarn, so I ended up using “Woolike Chunky Yarn”. It ended up needing only 14/15 rounds rather than the 20. I’ll try it with the brand of yarn called for and see what happens.
Thank you so much for this pattern! Can’t wait to show my friends my new pink fauxhawk 😉 can’t wait to get more use out of it as we move into fall. Thanks for sharing with us!
Ashlee
use whatever yarn you like and make the pattern work for you, at the end of the day that’s all that matters, I change up patterns all the time. Glad you liked it!
kim
Did you use an I hook? When I looked up each of the yarns, it said to use J & K. I want to make this adorable hat this weekend and want to be sure I’m using the correct hook!
Ashlee
yup, I used an i hook.
Annette Wright
Are you counting the chain 2 as a stitch or not. If so do I put the first hdc in the same hole I join them in and I use a slip knot to join then right?
Ashlee
unless a pattern states “these 2 chains count as a hdc here and throughout” then it means they don’t count and you ignore them. so in this pattern they do not count
Sue Virgili
making one for my new grandson. it’s black and gold for our Steelers!
Ashlee
that’s awesome! I bet he loved it!
Ullika Pankratz
Nice post with awesome ideas, thank you so m uch Ashlee 😉
Ashlee
you are so very welcome!
Joyce larocque
Love, love this pattern, have hat made and working on mowhawk..however mine does not stay up like yours it seems very limp..am wondering if you did anything to that part of the hat. Do you have any suggestions for me to correct this.
Ashlee Marie
add more fringe it needs to be thicker to work
Susan
Awesome hat! I am making one for my grandson and a matching hat for Pawpaw (by his request!!). Thank you for the pattern!
Ashlee
you are so very welcome! hope they love their matching hats!
Stephanie Withrow
What would the numbers be for a newborn size hat? Where would I stop on the increases and rounds?
Ashlee
I didn’t create an infant version since it would be hard on their heads with the weight of the mohawk and uncomfortable to lay on with all the yarn in the back