A crochet beanie is the perfect way to keep warm in winter without having to go into a clothes store and buy one for yourself. In addition to saving money and being able to customize the design you may also wish to crochet a beanie for a friend or family member as a very personalized gift. However, many people are intimidated by crocheting and never get started on their own crochet beanie hats for fear that they will won’t be able to get the crochet stitches results that they want.

There are also various ways to crochet a beanie, perhaps too many ways, and this is yet another factor which turns people off making them for themselves. The good news is that it doesn’t have to be that hard. All you really need to get started is a skein of your favorite yarn and a crochet hook in whichever size you prefer. After you have those things sorted out making a crochet beanie is comprised of the following steps:

• Firstly you must take a measurement of the head of the person that you are making the beanie for. If you are making a baby crochet beanie then take extra care with this step. A measurement in inches must be made for the distance around the head, measured above the ears.
• Secondly you need to create what is called a gauge swatch in order to ascertain how many stitches per inch you will get with the particular equipment you are using.
• Multiply the number you got in step 2 by the circumference of the head in inches.
• Congratulations, you are now ready to begin your crochet beanie! First, using joined rounds you’ll need to crochet a circle. If you are doing this for the first time then you will undoubtedly need some practice.
• What you need to do is chain the single crochet a total of six times into the second chain along the hook. Next you need to slip stitch the first stitch in order to close up the circle. Good work, you now have a completed circle with 6 stitches.
• After you have the first circle established it is simply a case of adding more and more chains to the crochet beanie, making sure to add exactly 1 single crochet for each consecutive round that you complete.
• Once you have reached the number which you worked out in step 3 you need to stop and link of all the single crochet chains together where applicable. How deep you want to make the hat will depend on your own personal preference or whoever you are making the crochet beanie for.

If these steps prove to be complicated and difficult for you, you can search for video tutorials on making a crochet beanie from sites like YouTube and Veoh. Of course, if you don’t want to create the crochet beanie yourself then you can always jump online and have a look at the many crochet beanie hats wholesale and crochet hat patterns sites where you are sure to be impressed with the range of beanies available and the lower prices that online shopping offers.