Welcome fall with new crochet accessories? Don’t mind if I do! The cables in this beanie make diamond shapes that taper up to the crown of the hat, making a unisex style with a stretchy fit anyone can appreciate. If you’re comfortable with cables, this makes a great quick project.

Skill Level:

Finished Size: 16″ (40.5 cm) wide, 8 1/2″ (21.5 cm) deep

Materials: Fingering Weight Yarn (approximately 150 yards) Crochet Hook H (5.00 mm)

Gauge:
8 hdc = 2’’
8 rows = 2’’
Gauge Swatch: 2’’w x 2’’h (5 cm x 5 cm) ch 10.
Row 1: hdc in third ch from hook and in each ch across: 8 hdc
Row 2 – 8: ch 2, turn, (fphdc in next 2 hdc, bphdc in next 2 hdc) across: 8 hdc
Finish off.

Need help understanding the abbreviations and symbols? Check out the crochet abbreviation chart.

Special Stitches:
BDCCC (Back Double Crochet Cable Cross): skip 2 sts, fpdc in next 2 sts, with hook in back fpdc in skipped sts
FDCCC (Front Double Crochet Cable Cross): skip 2 sts, fpdc in next 2 sts, with hook in front fpdc in skipped sts
LDCCC (Left Double Crochet Cable Cross): skip 2 sts, dc in next st, with hook in front fpdc in skipped sts
RDCCC (Right Double Crochet Cable Cross): skip 1 st, fpdc in next 2 sts, with hook in back dc in skipped st

Crochet Pattern: Diamond Cable Beanie
Round 1: ch 64, sl st in first ch to join being careful not to twist ch, ch 2, hdc in each ch around, sl st in first hdc: 64 hdc
Rounds 2-11: ch 2, (fphdc in next 2 hdc, bphdc in next 2 hdc) around, sl st in first hdc: 64 hdc
Round 12: ch 2, (fphdc in next 2 hdc, hdc in next 4 hdc, RDCCC, LDCCC, hdc in next 4 hdc) around, sl st in first hdc: 64 sts
Round 13: ch 2, (fphdc in next 2 hdc, hdc in next 3 hdc, RDCCC, hdc in next 2 dc, LDCCC, hdc in next 3 hdc) around, sl st in first hdc: 64 sts
Round 14: ch 2, (fphdc in next 2 hdc, hdc in next 3 sts, LDCCC, hdc in next 2 dc, RDCCC, hdc in next 3 sts) around, sl st in first hdc: 64 sts
Round 15: ch 2, (fphdc in next 2 hdc, hdc in next 4 sts, LDCCC, RDCCC, hdc in next 4 sts) around, sl st in first hdc: 64 sts
Round 16: ch 2, (fphdc in next 2 hdc, hdc in next 5 sts, BDCCC, hdc in next 5 sts, fphdc in next 2 hdc, hdc in next 5 sts, FDCCC, hdc in next 5 sts) around, sl st in first hdc: 64 sts
Rounds 17-21: repeat rows 12-16
Round 22: ch 2, (fphdc in next 2 hdc, hdc in next 4 hdc, RDCCC, LDCCC, hdc in next 4 hdc) around, sl st in first hdc: 64 sts
Round 23: ch 2, (fphdc in next 2 hdc, hdc in next 4 sts, LDCCC, RDCCC, hdc in next 4 sts) around, sl st in first hdc: 64 sts
Round 25: ch 2, (fphdc in next 2 hdc, hdc in next 5 sts, BDCCC, hdc in next 5 sts, fphdc in next 2 hdc, hdc in next 5 sts, FDCCC, hdc in next 5 sts) around, sl st in first hdc: 64 sts
Round 26: ch 2, (fphdc in next 2 hdc, hdc2tog, hdc in next hdc, hdc2tog, BDCCC, hdc2tog, hdc in next hdc, hdc2tog, fphdc in next 2 hdc, hdc2tog, hdc in next hdc, hdc2tog, FDCCC, hdc2tog, hdc in next hdc, hdc2tog) around, sl st in first hdc: 48 sts
Round 27: ch 2, (fphdc in next 2hdc, hdc3tog, BDCCC, hdc3tog, fphdc in next 2 hdc, hdc3tog, FDCCC, hdc3tog) around, sl st in first hdc: 32 sts
Round 28: ch 2, (fphdc in next 2 hdc, hdc2tog 3 times) around, sl st in first hdc: 20 hdc
Round 29: ch 2, (fphdc in next 2 hdc, hdc3tog) around, sl st in first hdc: 12 hdc
Round 30: ch 2, hdc3tog around, sl st in first hdc: 4 hdc

Run end through crown stitches and pull closed. Finish off.

Need help while crocheting? Feel free to leave a comment below and I’ll help you out!

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