Using the 6.0mm hook:

With color 1A, slip knot, chain 11. With color 1B, slip knot, chain 4. With color C, slip knot, chain 6. With color 2B, slip knot, chain 4. With color 2A, slip knot, chain 25.

Using the 4.0 mm hook:

Turn your work.

With color 2A, half double crochet 1 in 2nd back bump, half double crochet 22. On the 24th stitch, insert the hook, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over with color 2B, (place 2A on the wrong side or to the back), and complete the half double crochet 1.

With 2B, half double crochet 3. On the 28th stitch, insert the hook, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over with color C, (place 2B on the wrong side or to the back), and complete the half double crochet 1.

With C, half double crochet 5. On the 34th stitch, insert the hook, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over with color 1B, (place C on the wrong side or to the back), and complete the half double crochet 1.

With 1B, half double crochet 3. On the 38th stitch, insert the hook, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over with color 1A, (place 1B on the wrong side or to the back), and complete the half double crochet 1.

With 1A, half double crochet 4, single crochet 4, slip stitch 3.

Using the 4.0 mm hook:

Turn your work.

With color 1A, chain 1, back loop slip stitch 4, back loop single crochet 4, and back loop half double crochet 4. On the 11th stitch, insert the hook in the back loop, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over with color 1B, (place 1A on the wrong side or to the front), and complete the half double crochet 1.

With 1B, third loop half double crochet 3. On the 15th stitch, insert the hook in the third loop, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over with color C, (place 1B on the wrong side or to the front), and complete the half double crochet 1.

With C, third loop half double crochet 5. On the 21st stitch, insert the hook in the third loop, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over with color 2B, (place C on the wrong side or to the front), and complete the half double crochet 1.

With 2B, third loop half double crochet 3. On the 25th stitch, insert the hook in the third loop, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over with color 2A, (place 2B on the wrong side or to the front), and complete the half double crochet 1

With 2A, back loop half double crochet 24.

Using the 4.0 mm hook:

Turn your work.

With color 2A, half double crochet 1 in 2nd back bump, half double crochet 22. On the 24th stitch, insert the hook in the back loop, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over with color 2B, (place 2A on the wrong side or to the back), and complete the half double crochet 1.

With 2B, half double crochet 3. On the 28th stitch, insert the hook in the third loop, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over with color C, (place 2B on the wrong side or to the back), and complete the half double crochet 1.

With C, half double crochet 5. On the 34th stitch, insert the hook in the third loop, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over with color 1B, (place C on the wrong side or to the back), and complete the half double crochet 1.

With 1B, half double crochet 3. On the 38th stitch, insert the hook in the third loop, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over with color 1A, (place 1B on the wrong side or to the back), and complete the half double crochet 1.

With 1A, back loop half double crochet 4, back loop single crochet 4, and back loop slip stitch 3.

Repeat rows 2 and row 3 for a total of 52 rows. End on an even row.

Fold the beanie over so the front is facing out. With 2A, chain 1 then slip stitch through all loops on the front and back of 25 stitches. Fasten off 2A.

Turn beanie inside out. On the 25th stitch, switch to 2B. With 2B, continue to slip stitch into all loops of the front and back set of stitches. Fasten off 2B.

On the 29th stitch, switch to C. Slip stitch through all loops. Fasten off C.

On the 35th stitch, switch to 1B. Slip stitch through all loops. fasten off 1B.

On the 39th stitch, switch to 1A. Slip stitch through all loops.

Do not fasten off.

Turn beanie right side out.

Ch1, sc2tog for a total of 22 around the top of the hat.

Ch1, sc2tog for a total of 11 around the top of the hat.

Grab a yarn needle and loop through each of the 11 stitches.

Start with 3 strands of yarn. You will want to use fewer strands if you want your pompom to be less dense.

Grab a paper towel roll and cut a paper towel roll in half.

Grab three strands of yarn and place them between the two rolls.

Wrap the yarn strands around both paper towel rolls a total of 100 times. Then cut the strands off.

Cut a 10-inch strand of yarn and feed the strand of yarn between the two towel rolls.

Tie a knot using the 10-inch strand of yarn.

Remove the two paper towel rolls but make sure the knot is still in place.

Re-tie the knot so that it is as tight as possible.

Cut all of the loops but be sure not to cut the 10-inch strand of yarn.

Cut two circles from the cardboard. Make a slit from the center down in one of the circles.

Feed the 10-inch strand of yarn into the cardboard slot.

Place the pompom between the two cardboard circles and squish the pompom.

Shape the pompom by cutting around the circles. You can choose to make the pompom as big or small as you'd like.

Shake out the pompom while keeping the bottom cardboard on.

Move the bottom cardboard up from the bottom and place it flat on the side of the pompom.

Place the pompom between the two cardboard circles. Shape the pompom by cutting around the circles. You can choose to make the pompom as big or small as you'd like.

Shake out.

Repeat Steps 11-17 as many times as needed.

Use the 10 inch tail to attach the pompom to the beanie!