Looking for a fun, textured beanie pattern? This toddler hat looks super complicated, but the stitch is made with single crochet, double crochet and front post double crochet for a “wow” project!
Design Story and Inspiration for This Textured Toddler Beanie
It’s that time of year again where I design for my annual Holiday Maker’s Challenge!! This is the 7th year that I have done the challenge, and I’m excited to be doing it again!
I designed this pattern as part of the 2025 Holiday Maker’s Challenge, where we encourage each other to work to our holiday deadline. There are a few criteria for our patterns in the challenge, which are:
1. Uses stash yarn
2. Is easy to intermediate
3. Is small so it doesn’t take a long time to make (we have a lot of gifts to make, okay?)
4. Is well received by gift recipients
This fits the bill by using less than one skein of yarn, is an intermediate pattern, is small and would make an amazing gift to a toddler or small child in your life! (It’s a toddler size but it stretches to fit a kiddo a bit older).
This pattern works up amazingly quickly! The bulky yarn and large hook produce a project you can whip out in no time.
Don’t be intimidated by the diamond stitch. Here is a video of how to work it flat (very similar to how you work it in the round):
Yarn Options for This Toddler Hat
For this pattern, I used Lion Brand Scarfie, which I’ve used several times to make other diamond stitch projects including:
Diamond Stitch Adult Beanie
Diamond Stitch Blanket
Diamond Stitch Pillow
Diamond Stitch Scarf
You can use any bulky weight yarn (category #5) that gets gauge. These little hats don’t use up a lot of yarn, so bust that stash!
Pattern Details for the Diamond Stitch Beanie
This pattern is worked from the bottom up starting with the ribbing. The texture is created by working a round of double crochet every other row with the textured rows of fptr and sc in between. Be sure to check out the video tutorial above if you need help!
Toddler Diamond Stitch Beanie
What You’ll Need
Yarn: Lion Brand Scarfie (bulky #5), 1 skein
Crochet Hook: US Sizes K (6.50mm) and L (8.00mm)
Notions: Yarn needle (tapestry needle), scissors, pom pom (optional)
Gauge: 13 sts and 10 rows = 4″ (10 cm) in stitch pattern
Finished Size: Approximately 16″ circumference
Stitch Descriptions and Abbreviations:
Chain (ch)
Single Crochet (sc)
Double Crochet (dc)
Front Post Double Crochet (fpdc)
Back Post Double Crochet (bpdc)
Special Stitches
Front Post Treble (fptr) – yo twice, insert hook in stitch indicated, yo, draw loop through, (yo, draw through 2 loops) three times
Front Post Treble 2 Together (fptr2tog) – *yo twice, insert hook in stitch indicated, yo, draw loop through, (yo, draw through 2 loops) twice, (two loops left on hook); repeat from * with three loops left on hook, draw through three loops.
Pattern Notes
Chain 3 at beginning of round counts as a double crochet stitch unless otherwise noted.
Join each round with a slip stitch (sl st) in the first stitch of the round.
Use a stitch marker if you have trouble distinguishing the first stitch of the round.
Diamond Stitch Crochet Hat Pattern
Ribbing
With smaller hook, ch 52. Join with slip st to form ring.
Round 1: Ch 3, dc in each ch – (52 sts).
Round 2: Ch 3, *fpdc, bpdc; repeat from * around to last st, fpdc.
Body
Change to larger hook.
Round 1: Ch 3, dc in each st.
Round 2: Ch 1, fptr in first bpdc 2 rows below, *sc 3, fptr2tog same bpdc and two bpdc to the left (3 sts in between two bpdc), skip st behind treble; repeat from * to last 3 sts, sc 3, fptr in last leg of fpt2tog.
Round 3: Ch 3, dc in each st.
Round 4: Ch 1, sc 2, *fptr2tog in last fptr (make sure you work around both fptr at the beginning and end of round 2) and next fptr2tog, skip st behind treble, sc 3; repeat from * to last st, sc.
Round 5: Ch 3, dc in each st.
Round 6: Ch 1, *fptr2tog in last fptr2tog 2 rows below and next fptr2tog 2 rows below, skip st behind treble, sc 3; repeat from * around.
Round 7: Ch 3, dc in each st.
Round 8: Repeat round 4.
Round 9 (Dec Rnd): Ch 3, dc, dc2tog, *2 dc, dc2tog; repeat from * to end – (39 sts).
Round 10: Ch 1, *fptr2tog last fptr2tog 2 rows below and first fptr2tog 2 rows below, skip st behind treble, sc 2; repeat from * to last 3 sts, fptr2tog, sc in last st.
Round 11 (Dec rnd): Ch 3, dc2tog, *dc, dc2tog; repeat to end – (26 sts).
Round 12: Ch 1, *fptr2tog last fptr2tog 2 rows below and first fptr2tog 2 rows below, skip sc behind treble, sc; repeat from * to end.
Round 13 (Dec rnd): Ch 3 (does not count as dc here), *dc2tog; repeat from * to end – (13 sts).
Round 14: Ch 1 *fptr2tog last fptr2tog 2 rows below and first fptr2tog 2 rows below, slip st in st behind treble; repeat from * around.
Round 1 (Dec Rnd): Ch 1, *sc, sc2tog; repeat from * to last st, sc – (9 sts).
Cut yarn, leaving a long tail. Draw tail through last loop and weave through remaining 9 sts, drawing tightly to close.
Finishing
Weave in ends.
Attach pom pom, if desired.
Final Thoughts on the Diamond Stitch Toddler Beanie
I hope you enjoy this pattern as much as I enjoyed designing it!! You can even make a matching set with the Diamond Stitch Adult Beanie!
Join me for our seventh annual holiday challenge – but only until December 25!
Happy Crocheting!
Amanda
