2. Ammie Beanie

Good morning beautiful people! Day 2, hat 2! Have you started yet?

Today's beanie, the Ammie, is a sweet little hat that features a dainty sc cluster. This is a very easy stitch to learn, and it looks so pretty in contrasting colours. There are plenty of striping options as well to really personalise this beanie.

The Ammie Beanie

You Will Need:
4mm hook
DK weight/8ply yarn in a main and contrasting colour.

Sized To Fit:
28-30 Weeks Gestation

Special Stitches: SC Cluster
Draw up a loop in each of next 3 stitches, yarn over and draw through all 4 loops on hook.

1: Into a magic ring ch1, hdc 8 times, join to the first hdc. - 8hdc

2: Ch2, hdc in the same stitch, 2hdc in each stitch around, join to the ch2. - 16hdc

3: Ch2, hdc in the same stitch, hdc in the next stitch, *2hdc in the next stitch, hdc in the next stitch*, repeat around, join to the ch2. - 24hdc

4: Ch2, hdc in the same stitch, hdc in the next 2 stitches, *2hdc in the next stitch, hdc in the next 2 stitches*, repeat around, join to the ch2. - 32hdc

5: Ch2, hdc in the same stitch, hdc in the next 3 stitches, *2hdc in the next stitch, hdc in the next 3 stitches*, repeat around, join to the ch2 - 40hdc

6: Ch1, SC Cluster starting with the same stitch as the chain, ch1, *sc cluster starting in the last stitch of the previous cluster, ch1*, repeat around, the last stitch will be made in the previous clusters last stitch, the next stitch, and the joining stitch from the previous round, join to the first sc cluster. -20 clusters

Change colours

7: Ch1, SC Cluster starting with the same stitch as the chain, ch1, *sc cluster starting in the last stitch of the previous cluster, ch1*, repeat around, the last SC cluster will be made in the previous clusters last stitch, the next stitch, and the joining stitch from the previous round, join to the first sc cluster.

Note: Ch1's from previous round count as stitches and should be worked into when making SC Clusters.

8-12: Repeat round 7 for the next 5 rounds, changing colour every round.

13: ch1, sc in each stitch and chain around. join to the ch1.


End off and weave in tails.

Alternative Looks

Only change the colours on rounds 6, 9 and 12.