Get that beautiful & classic cable-knit look but with your crochet hook! This cozy crochet cable hat is thick and stylish. The pattern makes newborn, baby, toddler, childrens, and adult sizes. Detailed pictures, an HD video tutorial, graph/chart, and of course written instructions all make this pattern easy to follow for any intermediate crocheter. Scroll down for the free instructions or purchase an inexpensive downloadable PDF from Etsy HERE or Ravelry HERE!
I had the pleasure of using Lion Brand’s Feels Like Butta yarn for this project. It’s beyond soft and a dream to work with. I love the definition it gave the cables. It’s a thinner worsted weight yarn so it worked up well using a smaller 3.75mm crochet hook to make the cables tighter. This velvety yarn comes in a variety of colours and you can check it out HERE.
This design was inspired by a pattern I created waaaay back when I was just starting out in 2014. The Camdyn Cable Cowl used a bulky weight yarn but the cable design is the same. I just love the way we can use a crochet hook to make knit look cables in a jiffy.
I highly recommend a faux fur pom pom for this toque. I used one from Rainbow Designs – you can get it HERE. I’ve tried making poms with Feels Like Butta yarn in the past and they turned out a little too dense. They didn’t hold the round fluffy look well . . the yarn was almost pliable and when squished it stayed squished. You may have better luck than I did but I just wanted to share my experience.
This is unfortunately not a beginner friendly design. I think an intermediate or experienced crocheter would be best suited to the cable work and some of the trickier steps. I wanted to make this pattern as easy to follow as possible so I’ve included a lot of step by step pictures, a chart, and of course an HD video tutorial on YouTube. I hope you find everything helpful and that you enjoy working up this design. I’m so grateful for your feedback and truly appreciate every like, share, purchase, and comment!
CAMDYN HAT - Free Crochet Pattern
F I N I S H E D S I Z E S
Fits:
Newborn – 14” circumference, 5.5” height
Baby – 16” circumference, 6” height
Toddler – 18” circumference, 7” height
Child – 20” circumference, 7” height
Womens – 22” circumference, 8” height
Mens – 24” circumference, 8” height
M A T E R I A L S
Hook – US F/5 – 3.75mm crochet hook
Yarn – Any medium weight yarn (size 4 / ‘worsted’ / 10 ply)
◦ Lion Brand® Feels Like Butta Yarn (Pale Grey + White)
▪ Amounts needed:
➢ Newborn – approximately 117 yards or 107 meters (1 skein)
➢ Baby – approximately 139 yards or 127 meters (1 skein)
➢ Toddler – approximately 191 yards or 175 meters (1 skein)
➢ Child – approximately 211 yards or 193 meters (1 skein)
➢ Womens – approximately 274 yards or 251 meters (2 skeins)
➢ Mens – approximately 296 yards or 271 meters (2 skeins)
G A U G E
10 stitches = 2 inches
8 rounds = 2 inches – Trim
8 rounds = 3 inches – Cable section of hat
P A T T E R N A B B R E V I A T I O N S
English (US) terms
ch – Chain: Yarn over, pull through loop on hook
hdc – Half Double Crochet: Yarn over, insert hook into stitch, yarn over and pull through, yarn over and pull through all 3 loops
dc – Double Crochet: Yarn over, insert hook into stitch, yarn over and pull through stitch, yarn over and pull through 2 loops on hook, yarn over and pull through last two loops on hook
tr – Treble Crochet: Yarn over 2 times, insert hook into stitch, yarn over and pull stitch, [yarn over and pull through 2 loops on hook] x 3
FP – Front Post: Work crochet stitch around the front ‘post’ of stitch
dc2tog – Double Crochet 2 Stitches Together: Yarn over, insert hook into stitch, yarn over and pull through stitch, yarn over and pull through 2 loops on hook, yarn over, insert hook into next stitch, yarn over and pull through stitch, yarn over and pull through 2 loops on hook, yarn over and pull through last 3 loops on hook
sl st – Slip Stitch: Insert hook into stitch, yarn over and pull through stitch and loop on hook
n/a – Not Applicable: There is no information for this that applies
N O T E S
• Beginning chain does NOT count as a stitch in stitch counts
• Example photographs are in newborn size
• Stitch count in [ ] at the end of each row is in order of size
• Hat is worked from the bottom up in rounds
V I D E O T U T O R I A L
There is a video tutorial available for this pattern on YouTube:
W R I T T E N P A T T E R N
English (US) terms
Round 1
Chain:
● 64 – Newborn
● 72 – Baby
● 80 – Toddler
● 88 – Child
● 96 – Womens
● 104 – Mens
Join to beginning chain to form circle,
Chain 2, hdc around chain, join with sl st to top of chain 2
[64 hdc | 72 hdc | 80 hdc | 88 hdc | 96 hdc | 104 hdc]
Round 2
Chain 2, *(FPdc, hdc), repeat from * around,
join with sl st to top of chain 2
[64 sts | 72 sts | 80 sts | 88 sts | 96 sts | 104 sts]
Round 3
Chain 2, *(FPdc, hdc), repeat from * around,
join with sl st to top of chain 2
[64 sts | 72 sts | 80 sts | 88 sts | 96 sts | 104 sts]
FOR NEWBORN SIZE STOP HERE AND SKIP TO ROUND 7
Round 4
Chain 2, *(FPdc, hdc), repeat from * around,
join with sl st to top of chain 2
[64 sts | 72 sts | 80 sts | 88 sts | 96 sts | 104 sts]
FOR BABY SIZE STOP HERE AND SKIP TO ROUND 7
Round 5
Chain 2, *(FPdc, hdc), repeat from * around,
join with sl st to top of chain 2
[64 sts | 72 sts | 80 sts | 88 sts | 96 sts | 104 sts]
FOR TODDLER & CHILD SIZE STOP HERE AND SKIP TO ROUND 7
Round 6
Chain 2, *(FPdc, hdc), repeat from * around,
join with sl st to top of chain 2
[64 sts | 72 sts | 80 sts | 88 sts | 96 sts | 104 sts]
Round 7
Ch 2, *[skip next 2 stitches and FPtr around following 2 stitches,
FPtr around 1st skipped stitch,
FPtr around 2nd skipped stitch,
dc in next 4 stitches],
repeat from * around,
join with sl st to top of chain 2
[64 sts | 72 sts | 80 sts | 88 sts | 96 sts | 104 sts]
Round 8
Ch 2, *[skip next 2 stitches and FPtr around following 2 stitches,
FPtr around 1st skipped stitch,
FPtr around 2nd skipped stitch,
dc in next 4 stitches],
repeat from * around,
join with sl st to top of chain 2
[64 sts | 72 sts | 80 sts | 88 sts | 96 sts | 104 sts]
Round 9
Ch 2, dc around, join with sl st to top of chain 2
[64 dc | 72 dc | 80 dc | 88 dc | 96 dc | 104 dc]
Round 10
*[loosely sl st in next 4 stitches,
FPtr around previous 2 stitches from Round 8,
skip next 4 stitches and
FPtr around following 2 stitches from Round 8],
repeat from * around,
join with sl st to top of chain 2
[64 sts | 72 sts | 80 sts | 88 sts | 96 sts | 104 sts]
Round 11
Ch 2, *[dc in next 4 stitches,
skip next 2 stitches and FPtr around following 2 stitches,
FPtr around 1st skipped stitch,
FPtr around 2nd skipped stitch],
repeat from * around,
join with sl st to top of chain 2
[64 sts | 72 sts | 80 sts | 88 sts | 96 sts | 104 sts]
Round 12
Ch 2, *[dc in next 4 stitches,
skip next 2 stitches and FPtr around following 2 stitches,
FPtr around 1st skipped stitch,
FPtr around 2nd skipped stitch],
repeat from * around,
join with sl st to top of chain 2
[64 sts | 72 sts | 80 sts | 88 sts | 96 sts | 104 sts]
Round 13
Ch 2, dc around, join with sl st to top of chain 2
[64 dc | 72 dc | 80 dc | 88 dc | 96 dc | 104 dc]
Round 14
*[FPtr around previous 2 stitches from Round 12,
skip next 4 stitches and FPtr
around following 2 stitches from Round 12,
loosely sl st in next 4 stitches],
repeat from * around,
join with sl st to top of chain 2
[64 sts | 72 sts | 80 sts | 88 sts | 96 sts | 104 sts]
Round 15 to Round 18/22/26
Repeat Round 7 to Round 14 until:
● Round 18 – Newborn & Baby
● Round 22 – Toddler & Child
● Round 26 – Womens & Mens
NEWBORN/BABY/WOMEN/MEN
Round 19/27
Ch 2,
*[dc2tog, dc2tog,
skip next 2 stitches and
FPtr around following 2 stitches,
FPtr around 1st skipped stitch,
FPtr around 2nd skipped stitch],
repeat from * around,
join with sl st to top of chain
[48sts | 54sts | 72sts | 78sts]
Round 20/28
Ch 2,
*[dc2tog,
skip next 2 stitches and
FPtr around following 2 stitches,
FPtr around 1st skipped stitch,
FPtr around 2nd skipped stitch],
repeat from * around,
join with sl st to top of chain
[40sts | 45sts | 60sts | 65sts]
Round 21/29
Ch 2,
*[skip next stitch and
FPdc around following 4 stitches],
repeat from * around,
join with sl st
[32sts | 36sts | 48sts | 52sts]
Round 22/30
Ch 2,
FPtr around first 2 stitches,
FPtr around previous 2 stitches,
*[skip next 2 stitches and
FPtr around following 2 stitches,
FPtr around 1st skipped stitch,
FPtr around 2nd skipped stitch],
repeat from * around,
join with sl st to top of chain
[32sts | 36sts | 48sts | 52sts]
Round 23/31
Ch 2,
*[skip next 2 stitches and
FPtr around following 2 stitches,
FPtr around 1st skipped stitch,
FPtr around 2nd skipped stitch],
repeat from * around,
join with sl st
[32sts | 36sts | 48sts | 52sts]
TODDLER/CHILD
Round 23
Ch 2,
*[skip next 2 stitches and
FPtr around following 2 stitches,
FPtr around 1st skipped stitch,
FPtr around 2nd skipped stitch,
dc2tog, dc2tog],
repeat from * around,
join with sl st to top of chain
[60 sts | 66 sts]
Round 24
Ch 2,
*[skip next 2 stitches and
FPtr around following 2 stitches,
FPtr around 1st skipped stitch,
FPtr around 2nd skipped stitch,
dc2tog],
repeat from * around,
join with sl st to top of chain
[50 sts | 55 sts]
Round 25
Ch 2,
*[FPdc around next 4 stitches,
skip next stitch],
repeat from * around,
join with sl st to top of chain
[40 sts | 44 sts]
Round 26
Ch 2,
*[skip next 2 stitches and FPtr around following 2 stitches,
FPtr around 1st skipped stitch,
FPtr around 2nd skipped stitch],
repeat
from * around,
join with sl st to top of chain
[40 sts | 44 sts]
Round 27
Ch 2,
*[skip next 2 stitches and
FPtr around following 2 stitches,
FPtr around 1st skipped stitch,
FPtr around 2nd skipped stitch],
repeat from * around,
join with sl st to top of chain
[40 sts | 44 sts]
Weave yarn end around opening of hat and pull to close
Attach pom pom
C H A R T
Newborn size for example
I really hope you enjoyed this pattern and found the chart and video tutorial helpful! I can’t wait to the hats you work up so please don’t forget to tag @LakesideLoops in all your pictures!
