I tried a new hat pattern that features crocheted cables. It’s a cute looking hat and I wanted to try it out. I also learned a new stitch called Extended Front Post Double Crochet or Ex-fpdc. It’s an easy stitch and makes for a longer front post crochet stitch in a project.

The free version of On the Go Beanie is found here at Cre8tion Crochet. There is also an ad-free pattern available for sale at Ravelry.

The only issues I had with the pattern were on round 4 directions and maybe I just didn’t understand the written instructions. But I believe you just want to do Clusters in between each ch-1 spaces and Ex-fpdc around the prior Ex-fpdc in rounds to get counts right.

Round 4 = 5” disk and round 5 = 6” disk with stitch counts right on with written pattern.

On Round 7, not sure why pattern says that the X Ex-fpdc stitches are separated by ch-1 as there aren’t any listed in directions.

I did one extra round of trim in the waistcoat stitch for length as my hat was short. Finished size of adult hat is 19″ cir by 7.75″ long.

I also wanted to crochet the pattern for a baby hat. Here is the same pattern but crocheted using 3-ply baby yarn and an G (4 mm) crochet hook. Below is a photo of my cabled baby hat.

Finished size for the baby hat is 12″ cir by 5.5″ long. The hat was a bit short so I did do one extra round of the waistcoat stitch on the trim.

I’m really pleased with the look and outcome of both hats. It’s a good crochet pattern which makes for a beautiful cabled hat.