My Favorite Beanie FREE

This beanie is a slightly slouchy and very cozy addition to your cold weather line-up. Like a blank canvas, it is simple and chic, and will go with everything! It is knit from the bottom up in stockinette stitch. The brim is then folded and attached using the three needle bind off method and continued in stockinette to the end. Easy peasy. It is designed to be knit using one strand of sock yarn and one strand of alpaca silk held together throughout for a super cozy feel and a little bit of a textured halo. It is absolutely perfect for your everyday look.

 

Skills:

  • Provisional cast on
  • Three needle join (for folded brim)
  • Left and right leaning decreases

What you'll need:

  • Apprx 55-75g of Tralala Sock and 30-50g of FLUFF held together, or 85-125g of DK weight yarn.
  • US#4 40' circular needles or DPN's (3 sets for three needle bind-off).
  • Tapestry needle
  • Tape measure

Gauge: 22 sts/31 rows = 4' after blocking.

Sizes: Adult S (M, L), 19.5 (21.5, 22.5)' brim circumference, and 10.5 (11, 11.75)

Cast-on:

  • On US#4, CO 108 (116, 124) sts using provisional cast-on method, join and pm.
  • Knit in stockinette st for 7 (8, 9)'.
  • Transfer cast-on sts to US#4 needles for three needle join.
  • Fold your newly transferred cast-on edge up and behind your working stitches so your front and back stitches are parallel.
  • Knit the first stitch on your front needle and the first stitch on your back needle together to create one stitch. Continue for remaining stitches. Here is a great tutorial for the three needle join method.
  • Knit in stockinette st for an additional 4.25'. You may choose to add length here for a more slouchy beanie. Please keep in mind that this will effect yarn quantities.
  • Next row: *Knit 27 (29, 31), pm, repeat * to end.

Decrease:

  • Row 1: (k2tog, k to 2 sts before m, ssk, sm), repeat * to end. (8 sts decreased).
  • Row 2 : knit
  • Repeat rows 1 and 2, 8 (9, 10) times total.
  • Knit row 1 an additional 4 times. (12 sts remain).

Finishing:

  • Cut yarn leaving a 6' tail.
  • Thread your tail through the remaining 12 sts and pull gently to close.
  • Weave in ends and block in your preferred method.


 

 

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