This beanie is inspired by a pattern I saw in The Knit Stitch Pattern Handbook. It's a nice resource of 300 patterns of all types. The repeating wavy pattern caught my eye and I knew that I wanted to make a beanie with it. It's a very simple pattern using only knits and purls which repeats every 5 rows. The result is a fun looking pattern with a nice texture to it as well.
This pattern has a good amount of stretch to it, both vertically and horizontally, so gauge isn't too important. My head is 22", and the hat I made fits snugly but without needing to be stretched. It comes down over my ears easily. If I pull it down tight it fits as a skullcap, but it can also be worn a little bit more loosely.
Materials You Will Need:
- Approximately 55 grams of sport weight yarn. I used Malabrigo Arroyo in the color Sand Bank.
- US #4 circular needles 22" (or DPNs)
- US #6 circular needles 22" (or DPNs)
- Stitch marker
- Tapestry needle
Skills You Will Need:
- Casting on
- Knit
- Purl
- K2tog
- P2tog
- SSK
- SSP
- Weaving in ends
Begin by casting on 126 stitches, or whatever multiple of 14 you think will work best for your hat, onto the smaller needles. I used the long tail cast on. Place your stitch marker here to designate the end of your row, and join in the round.
Knit 2x2 ribbing for approximately 1 inch. Now switch over to your larger needles for the body of the hat. The pattern repeats every 5 rows. Knit this pattern as many times as you need until you have a total of 6 inches of knitting, including the 2x2 rib brim.
- Row 1 = *P1, K3, P7, K3* repeat to marker
- Row 2 = *P2, K3, P5, K3, P1*
- Row 3 = *K1, P2, K9, P2*
- Row 4 = *K2, P2, K7, P2, K1*
- Row 5 = *K3, P2, K5, P2, K2*
- Row 1 = *P1, K3, P2, P2tog, P3, K3* = 117 stitches
- Row 2 = *P2, K3, P4, K3, P1*
- Row 3 = *K1, P2, K3, K2tog, K3, P2* = 108 stitches
- Row 4 = *K2, P2, K5, P2, K1*
- Row 5 = *K3, P2, SSK, K1, P2, K2* = 99 stitches
- Row 6 = *P1, K3, P4, K3*
- Row 7 = *P2, K3, SSP, K3, P1* = 90 stitches
- Row 8 = *K1, P2, K5, P2*
- Row 9 = *K2, P2, SSK, K1, P2, K1* = 81 stitches
- Row 10 = *K3, P4, K2*
- Row 11 = *P1, K3, P2, K1, K2tog* = 72 stitches
- Row 12 = *P2, K1, SSK, K2, P1* = 63 stitches
- Row 13 = *K1, P2, K2tog, P2* = 54 stitches
- Row 14 = *K2, P2tog, P1, K1* = 45 stitches
- Row 15 = *P1, K1, SSP, K1* = 36 stitches
- Row 16 = *K1 P2tog, K1* = 27 stitches
- Row 17 = *P1, K2tog* = 18 stitches
- Row 18 = *SSK* = 9 stitches
Gorgeous .
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