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!
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!
michelle@somedaycrafts
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.