Simple Beanie

I am in the mood for knitting hats. My daughter wanted hats in different colors, so hence the idea. I wanted a pattern that is easily customizable to create different looks. I am gonna give simple instructions here as well as several of options i am personally knitting myself at the moment. I am sure there are million and one pattern for all kinds of beanies, but here i am creating one more. Hmmm...managed to get 1 hat on her so far.

 

Materials:

1 ball of any yarn as your main color (125 yards per ball)

Plus about 20 yards of other different colors you want to introduce into the hat. One ball of main color alone will be sufficient on its own to finish the hat.

4 mm circular needles (40 cm length)

A set of 4 mm double pointed needles.

Stitch marker

Sizes:

6-12 months

1-3T

3-5T

Gauge: 22 sts per 4 inches in stockinette stitch

Abbreviations:

k2tog=knit 2 stitches together

ssk= slip one stitch, knit the following stitch, pass the sliped stitch over.

Basic Method:

Cast on 65 (75, 85) sts.

Join in the round and knit 8 rnds

Next round increase one stitch every 13 (15, 17) sts. Total number of stitches 70 (80, 90).

Knit till the the hat measures 4 (4.5, 5) inches from the rolled up rim or 5 (5.5, 6) inches from the cast on edge.

Crown shaping:

Rnd 1: *ssk, knit 6, k2tog* to the end of the round (56, 64, 72 sts)

Rnd 2-5: knit

Rnd 6: *ssk, knit 4, k2tog* to the end of the round (42, 48, 54 sts)

Rnd 7-9: knit

Rnd 10: *ssk, knit 2, k2tog* to the end of the round (28, 32, 36 sts)

Rnd 11-12: knit

Rnd 13: *ssk, k2tog* to the end of the round (14, 16, 18 sts)

Rnd 14: knit

Rnd 15: k2tog to the end of the round (7, 8, 9 sts)

Break yarn, thread through remaining stitches, fasten off. If you want to put a pom pom on top, then leave about 10 inch tail.

Weave in any loose ends.

Option 1 (2 colors):

Using color A, cast on 90 (100, 110) sts.

Knit for 4 rnds.

Next round * knit 7 (8, 9), k2tog* to the end of the round. Total number of stitches 80 (90, 100).

Knit 2 rnds.

Next round *knit 6 (7, 8), k2tog* to the end of the round. Total number of stitches 70 (80, 90).

Knit next 3 rounds.

Switch to color B, k2tog, knit in seed stitch to the end of the round (69, 79, 89 sts). We are decreasing here by 1 st to create odd number of stitches for the smooth flow of seed stitch pattern.

Seed stitch:

Rnd 1: k1, p1

Rnd2: p1, k1

Knit next 8 rnds in seed stitch.

Switch to color A, and make 1 sts by knitting into the front and back of a stitch (ie we are bringing up stitch count to even number 70, 80, 90), then knit to the end of the round.

Next round:purl

Continue in garter stitch for 6 more rnds.

Switch to color B and knit the rest of the beanie as in the basic pattern.

Once done attach some kind of a decorative button to the garter stitch.