Jessie One-Hour Messy Bun Beanie: Free Crochet Pattern

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Looking for a stylish and quick crochet project that’ll keep you warm while staying on-trend? The One-Hour Messy Bun Beanie is perfect for crafters who love practical yet fashionable accessories. This easy crochet pattern is designed to let you create a cozy beanie with an open top for a messy bun or ponytail—ideal for chilly days when you want to keep your hair up but still stay warm. Plus, it’s quick to make, making it a fantastic option for last-minute gifts or stocking up your craft fair inventory.

Jessie One-Hour Beanie and Bun Hat

The inspiration for this messy bun beanie came one winter when a woman posted her fun crochet project online – a messy bun hat – and one of my friends tagged me in the post asking if I could make one. At that time (trust me, I searched and searched), there was no pattern available for a hat with an opening in the top to accommodate a ponytail or messy bun.

I thought, “this is brilliant!” And, I went to work creating my own take on this idea. That’s when the vision for the Jessie One-Hour Messy Bun Beanie was born—a hat that keeps you warm while letting your hair flow naturally – and the video demonstration of the hat went viral with over 100 million video views on Facebook.

Since then, this beanie has become a staple in my winter collection. It’s quick to whip up, looks great in a variety of colors, and has received rave reviews from friends and family. Whether you’re crafting for yourself, gifting to friends, or preparing for a craft market, this beanie is sure to become one of your favorite go-to patterns.

And, I’ve updated the pattern with instructions for striping as well as for making it with an elastic closure and without an elastic. Plus, when you grab the downloadable PDF, you’ll also receive instructions for closing up the hat to make a cozy, winter hat with no opening.

Skill Level

Easy/Intermediate

Materials

• Lion Brand Hometown USA, super bulky weight #6 yarn. (100% acrylic, 85 yds/74 m per 5 oz/142 g skein)
  • 1 skein each Chicago Charcoal (M), Tampa Spice (A), Houston Cream (B), and Dallas Grey (C)
• 9.00 mm (M/N) Crochet Hook
• Scissors
• Sewing needle
• Standard size hair tie (Goody) (optional)
• Branded product tag (optional)
• Printable PDF for the Jessie Bun Hat and Beanie

Gauge

3 HDC rows x 4 HDS sts = 2″ sq.

Sizes/Finished Measurements

Women’s: fits head circumference 20″- 22″

Finished measurement 9″ wide x 8.5″ tall

Stitch Abbreviations

beg – Beginning

CH – Chain

HDC – Half-double Crochet

HDC2TOG – Half-double Crochet two Sts together

RND – Round(s)

SC – Single Crochet

SLST – Slip Stitch

st(s) – Stitch(es)

XST – Cross-stitch (instructions below)

Pattern Notes

• Skill Level: Easy/Intermediate
• US Terminology 
• Sts worked through both loops unless otherwise indicated.
• When a row beg with a CH1, it does not count as a st. 
• Work one color for solid hat or follow color changes (M, A, B, C) for multi-colored hat.
• Please read through the entire pattern to be sure you understand what’s needed before starting.

Special Stitches

HDC Cross-stitch (XST):

Step 1: Skip a st, SLST into the next st and CH2.

Step 2: Yarn over and insert hook into the previously skipped st, draw up a loop, yarn over and draw through all three loops on the hook. (XST made)

HDC 2 sts together (decrease) (HDC2TOG):

Step 1: Yarn over, insert hook in next st, yarn over and pull up loop,

Step 2: Yarn over, insert hook in next st, yarn over and pull up a loop,

Step 3: Yarn over and draw through all loops on hook. Decrease made.

One-Hour Jessie Bun Beanie Pattern Instructions

With 9.00 mm hook

MAKE THE BRIM

With brim with color M, CH6

ROW 1:(working in the back loop only) SC in 2nd CH from hook and each CH across. (5 SCs)

ROW 2: (working in the back loop only) CH1, turn, SC in each ST across. (5 SCs)

ROW 3 – 34: (working through the back loop only) Repeat ROW 2. (5 SCs)

Band should measure 17 – 17.5″

Seam

CH1, SLST by matching stitches from ROW 1 and RND 34 to create banded collar.

Turn the seam to the inside and turn brim 90 degrees so you’ll be working the next round around the edge of the brim.

RND 1 – color M: CH1, SC into the first st, SC, SC, SC, 2SC, *SC, SC, SC, SC, 2SC* repeat from * to * around 4 more times, SC in the next 4 sts. Join with a SLST to beg SC. (40 SCs)

RND 2 – color A: CH2 (counts as HDC here and throughout), HDC in the next st and each st around. Join with SLST to top of beg CH2. (40 HDCs)

RND 3 – color B: Skip the first st and SLST into the next st, CH2, HDC in the skipped st (XST made). *Skip the next st, HDC in the skipped st.* Repeat from * to * around. Join with SLST to top of beg CH2. (20 XSTs)

RND 4 – color C: Repeat RND 2 (40 HDCs)

RND 5 – color M: Repeat RND 3 (20 XSTs)

RND 6 – color A: (decrease) CH2, HDC in next st, HDC2TOG across the next 2 sts, *HDC in the next

2 sts, HDC2TOG across the next 2 sts,* Repeat from * to * 8 more times. Join with SLST to

top of beg CH2. (30 HDCs)

RND 7 – color B: Repeat RND 3 (15 XSTs)

RND 8 – color C: (decrease) CH2, HDC in next st, HDC2TOG across the next 2 sts, *HDC in the next

2 sts, HDC2TOG across the next 2 sts,* Repeat from * to * 5 more times, HDC2TOG across

the next 2 sts. Join with SLST to top of beg CH2 (22 HDCs)

RND 9 – color M: Repeat RND 3 (11 XSTs)

RND 10 – color M: CH1, (holding the hair tie behind the loops of the previous round and catching the hair tie within the stitches, optional), SC in each stitch around. Join with SLST to beg SC. (22 SCs)

If adding the hair tie (elastic), you will need to stretch the band as the opening is larger than the tie.

Finish off. Tuck ends. Embellish, as desired.

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