Free Crochet Pattern - Tea Time Beanie

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Materials List:
• Medium Worsted Weight Yarn
• Size I and G Hooks
• Stitch Marker
• Yarn Needle for weaving in ends
• Scissors
• Ribbon or Flower for decoration, or leave it plain!

All Sizes, Begin Here:
With I hook, Chain 3

Round 1:
0-3 Months 8dc in 1st chain
3-6 Months 9dc in 1st chain
6-12 Months and Toddlers 10dc in 1st chain
Join to 1st dc with slst and move on to Round 2.

Round 2: Ch 4 (counts as 1st dc and ch1), (dc, ch1) in each stitch around, including the first and last stitch. Join to 3rd ch of beg ch4. This is an increase round. You should have 1 more dc in this round than you started with in Round 1, for example, if you start with 8dc in round one, you should end with 9dc and 9 ch1 spaces at the end of Round 2.

Round 3: Slst in 1st ch1 sp, ch 4 (counts as 1st dc and ch1), dc once more in same ch1 sp. [Dc, ch1, dc] (V-stitch made) in each ch1 space around. Join to 3rd ch of beg ch4.

Round 4: Slst in ch1 sp of 1st V-stitch, ch 3 (counts as 1st dc), (dc, ch1, 2dc, ch1) in same V-stitch. (2dc, ch1, 2dc, ch1) in each V-stitch around, join to top of beg ch3.

Round 5: Slst in next dc, slst into 1st ch1 sp, ch4 (counts as 1st dc and ch1), dc again in same space. V-Stitch (dc, ch1, dc) in each ch1 sp around, join to 3rd ch of beg ch4.

Round 6: Slst in ch1 sp of 1st V-stitch, ch 3 (counts as 1st dc), (dc, ch1, 2dc, ch1) in same V-stitch, skip next V-stitch. *(2dc, ch1, 2dc, ch1) in next V-stitch, skip next V-stitch*, repeat from * around, join to top of beg ch3.

Round 7+:
0-3 Months Repeat rows 5 and 6 one more time each, repeat row 5 one more time
3-6 Months Repeat rows 5 and 6 two mores time each, repeat row 5 one more time
6-12 Months Repeat rows 5 and 6 two mores time each, repeat row 5 one more time
Toddler Repeat rows 5 and 6 three mores time each, repeat row 5 one more time

End Round: Slst in ch1 sp of 1st V-stitch, (dc, ch1, dc, ch1, dc) in next v-stitch, *slst in next v-stitch, (dc, ch1, dc, ch1, dc) in next v-stitch*, repeat to end, finishing with a slst in 1st slst. Fasten off and weave in ends.