Basic Beanie Hat Knitting Pattern

Fall in love with this basic beanie hat knitting pattern it’s an excellent TV knitting pattern and it makes a great gift! A classic cuffed hat 😍

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About the Pattern

Available Sizes: One
Size: 20 – 22″ (51 – 56cm) Head Circumference
Styles: One, Slouchy
Pattern Format: Written Pattern, No Chart
Skill Level: Beginner
PDF Format: Printer Friendly
Pattern Name: Loyal

Techniques

Here are some of the knitting skills you need to know before getting started:

Knit in the Round
Knit & Purl Stitches

Yarn & Substitutions

Yarn Weight: Worsted
Yardage: 135 – 145 yards (123 – 132 meters)
Suggested Yarn: Morehouse Farms 3 Strand Yarn

Needles & Notions

US 9 (5.5mm) Circular Needles with a 16” (40cm) Cable, or DPNs
Extras: Stitch Marker

Gauge

18.5 STS & 22 rounds per 4” (10cm) square, knit in the pattern below

close-up of a knitted swatch with a wood gauge

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Details

Measurements: 7 1/2″ Wide x 13″ (19cm x 33cm)
Gauge: 18.5 STS & 22 rounds per 4” (10cm) square, knit in the pattern below
Weight: 1.9oz (55g)

Notes

Reversible.
Knit bottom up.
No decrease for the crown.
Knit using the rib stitch.
Knit in the round with a circular needle.
When knitting in the round you’re always knitting the right side of your work.

Knitting Abbreviations

*– * – repeat between * to end of round
CO – cast-on (long-tail cast-on method)
DPNs – double pointed needles
K – knit stitches (K1 means to knit 1 stitch)
P – purl stitches (P2 means to purl 2 stitches)
PM – place stitch marker
STS – stitches

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Pattern Instructions

CO 64 STS, PM, join in the round.

All rounds: *K1, P1* until it measures 13” (33cm) from the beginning.

End:

Without binding-off, cut the yarn leaving a 10” (25cm) tail, pull it through the remaining STS, push through the top hole to the inside and then weave in the ends.

Block, if desired.

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