So, I this is my third blog post I think. It’s a little messy. I am struggling with menus and add-ons and plug-ins and more! Oh, geez. I know one day I will look back and wonder what the trouble was, but for now I am up to my eyeballs in Christmas orders.
Last year – or maybe the one before – the messy bun beanies took off and went viral -everywhere! I immediately was contacted by customers and friends to make them. I had a bunch of Charisma yarn (a bulky #5 yarn) and decided to whip up a pattern to make these quick!
I have also used a #4 yarn with an I hook and the pattern came out just as nice. So, here is my quick messy bun beanie pattern.
You will need –
- H or I hook I have used a #4 worsted weight yarn and my I hook or a #5 bulky yarn and my H hook and had the same results. You can add or subtract rows as needed for the size you want. I can usually get a beanie from one skein, but it takes the entire skein when using a ball of Charisma type yarn. Sometimes I need a little more than one so make sure to have 2 skeins just in case – or a complimentary color to border your final rows. (one skein like Charisma)
- Yarn
- A pony tail holder
- Yarn needle/scissors
**You may also note that even for my beanies I work in the spiral to keep from getting the “join” seam. The way I do this on hats is after the requisite number of stitches per round I will do a few hdc or sc or both to “blend” the rounds into each other. More on this in the pattern. If this isn’t for you that is fine – just join and chain up like you usually do and move on to the next round.
Start by tying the yarn around your pony tail holder – it helps for this to color coordinate with your yarn so its more invisible.
Round 1: After tying the yarn on, do 22 single crochet around pony tail holder.
Round 2 is either single crochet or double crochet. When I use a bulky yarn I use single crochet, but for a regular yarn I do double crochet. So, chain up 1 or 2 depending on what stitch and yarn you are using and do (1 stitch, 2 stitches in same stitch)* repeat around. This is a normal increase round – you are going from 22 stitches in round 1 to 33 stitches in round 2. **now this is where I start my spiral work. Round 3 is double crochet so after I get my 33 stitches in round 2 (if working in single crochet) I simply add 2 hdc in the next two stitches and then proceed with round 3. If I did round 2 in double crochet I will do a single crochet in the top of the first stitch of round 2 (no join just do a single crochet), then a hdc in the next two stitches and then proceed with round 3. Clear as mud?
Round 3: (1 double crochet in next stitch, 1 double crochet in next stitch, 2 double crochets in next stitch) repeat around to 44 dc.
Round 4: (1 double crochet in each of the next 3 stitches, two double crochet in the next stitch) repeat around to 55 dc.
Round 5: (1 double crochet in each of the next 4 stitches, two double crochet in the next stitch) repeat around to 66 dc.
Round 6: 1 double crochet in each stitch around (66)
Round 7-13 : repeat round 6. *you may want to try on and stop early if it reaches your desired length. I like my beanies to go to the eyebrow. I also sometimes will throw in some cross-over treble crochet stitches to add interest. I usually border the last row by working in the back loop only for a round of single crochet.
This was a super quick post. I didn’t take a lot of time to write it all word for word, but I hope it helps you get a perfect messy bun beanie in a jiffy! These usually take only about 30 minutes for me when using a #5 yarn and about 45 minutes for a #4 yarn so this is absolutely a quick beanie once you get the pattern memorized.
