Messy Bun Beanie
The Messy Bun Beanie is the perfect quick crochet project for chilly weather when you still want to wear your hair up. This easy crochet beanie features an opening at the top so your messy bun or ponytail can stay comfortably in place while still keeping your head warm and cozy.
Made with bulky weight yarn and simple stitches, this hat works up super fast and can easily be finished in a single night of crocheting. You’ll find the free written pattern below along with the yarn, hook, and video tutorial to help you make your own Messy Bun Beanie.
You’ll find everything you need to crochet the project below, including the yarn, crochet hook, a free pattern, and a video tutorial. If you like this pattern, please share it!
A left-hand tutorial video is available at the bottom of this page.
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Crochet Tutorials
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Crochet Stitches Used For The Beanie
For the pattern, you will be using mostly double crochet along with a single crochet. If you are new to these stitches, click on them to be taken to a beginner tutorial that will walk you through step-by-step before you start the project.
Suggested Yarn
The green beanie is made with Knit Picks Wool of the Andes Bulky Weight in Green Tea Heather (29765). This is a 100% soft Peruvian Highland Wool that is great for keeping you warm in colder months.
The grey version is made with Loops and Threads Facets in Black Diamond (31). If you love self-striping yarn and are allegic to wool, this 100% acrylic yarn is perfect for you. The colorways on this brand are absolutely beautiful.
Other Yarn Options in Bulky Weight
I’ve listed a few more options, at different price points, that would work great for this beanie whether you are looking for a solid color or something that has variations.
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Brava Bulky from Knit Picks is a soft, affordable, and durable 100% premium acrylic yarn, that would be a great choice for a solid color scarf. The stitch definition shines in this yarn.
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Lion Brand Scarfie Yarn is designed to add a touch of luxury to your projects, blending two contrasting colors in a single skein to create stunning gradient effects effortlessly. Of course it is perfect for a scarf, just look at the name!
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Berroco Dash is a soft and lofty bulky-weight yarn featuring a unique blend of 92% extrafine merino wool and 8% nylon. With its eye-catching dashes of color spun throughout a neutral base, this yarn creates stunning, painterly effects in projects without the need for complex colorwork.
Crochet Hook Used For Pattern
You will need a 8mm [US-L] crochet hook for this project.
After testing numerous brands of crochet hooks, I’ve narrowed down my favorites. Below, you’ll find my top picks, ranked from least to most expensive.
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Clover Soft Touch Amour crochet hooks are my absolute favorite! Their comfy, soft handles make long crochet sessions a breeze.
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For just slightly more money, Etimo Tulip Crochet hooks are another winner in my book. With their cushioned, ergonomic handles and smooth hooks, they make crocheting with any kind of yarn super easy.
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For those of you who like to splurge, Furls Crochet hooks are beautiful hooks made from resin, wood, and metal. Their ergonomic design and polished surfaces make each stitch smooth and effortless. Treat yourself to these elegant hooks for a truly premium crochet experience.
Additional Supplies Needed
The only other thing you will need is a yarn needle to weave in the ends. My favorite yarn needles are made of metal, they are easy to slide through any yarn. I like the Susan Bates option below.
Gauge For Pattern
To achieve the same size as listed below, you will need the following gauge:
4″ = 10 STS x 6 rows in DC. Be sure to check gauge to ensure you have the correct size.
Adjust your hook if you are not making gauge, too few stitches, go down a hook size, too many stitches, go up a hook size.
Finished Measurement
Approx. 20”circumference
Video Tutorial
This video tutorial will walk you through making the pattern.
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Special Stitches Used in Pattern
Tall CH: This will be used instead of a beginning CH 3. You will pull up a loop as tall as a DC, then lock it in with another CH. Your first DC will be worked in the first ST of the row. The tall CH does not count as a stitch. This will eliminate the gap at the beginning of the RND.
See the video tutorial for help.
Construction
The beanie is worked in the round top to bottom by making the hole for your hair first.
Abbreviations Used
- CH: chain
- DC: double crochet
- RND: round
- SC: single crochet
- SL ST: slip stitch
- ST(S): stitch(es)
Special Instructions for Pattern
- Read through the pattern before beginning.
- Be sure to check out the video tutorial for help in making the tall CH stitch and keeping your seam straight.
- The Tall CH does not count as a stitch.
- See tutorial video for customizing options.
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Messy Bun Beanie
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Beanie Instructions
CH 12, join RND with SL ST in 1st CH. 12 STS
RND 1: Tall CH, DC 24 times into ring. Join RND with SL ST in 1st DC. 24 STS
RND 2: Tall CH, [DC 2 times in next ST, DC in next ST] 12 times. Join RND with SL ST in 1st DC. 36 STS
RND 3: Tall CH, [DC 2 times in next ST, DC in next 2 STS] 12 times. Join RND with SL ST in 1st DC. 48 STS
RND 4: Tall CH, DC in each ST around. Join RND with SL ST in 1st DC. 48 STS
RNDs 5-8: Repeat RND 4. 48 STS
RND 9: CH 1, SC in each ST around. Join RND with SL ST in 1st SC. 48 STS
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RNDs 10-13: Repeat RND 9. 48 STS
Fasten off and weave in ends.
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