Create your own ridge texture winter beanie. A sideways rectangle alternating a back-loop row with a normal single-crochet row, giving restrained paired vertical ridges after assembly. Sewn seam, gathered crown, folded cuff.

DIGITAL CROCHET PATTERN ONLY. No finished hat, yarn, hooks or other physical materials are included.

Included: one printable 4-page English PDF using US crochet terms, with materials, gauge, three adult size options S/M/L, stitch-count checkpoints, assembly and adjustment guidance. Skill level: adventurous beginner.

Sizing: Head targets 50 (55, 60) cm. Panel circumference 45 (50, 55) cm. Panel height 25 (27.5, 30) cm. Fold 5 cm for approximate depth 20 (22.5, 25) cm.

Materials: Worsted resilient yarn, initial allowance 130 (160, 190) g; 5.0 mm hook as a starting point. Yarn quantities are planning allowances, not measured usage.

Development edition: not yet physically crocheted or fit tested. Gauge, fit and stretch must be checked on a physical sample before release. Listing images are realistic mockup visualizations of the proposed design, not photographs of completed crochet samples.