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How to Knit a Beanie

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Knitting a beanie to keep your head cozy and warm in the winter months is easy and affordable. A knit beanie is also a great gift idea for Christmas or a birthday. Creating a cute and cozy beanie is also a special baby gift idea. Check out additional knit ideas to go with your new beanie. Try a scarf, mittens or booties.

Instructions

Difficulty: Challenging
Step1
Pick out your favorite color or yarn style for your beanie. To knit a beanie approximately 20 inches around, you need bulky weight yarn in approx 125 yards. To knit your beanie, you must also have a 16-inch circular needle size 10.5, double point needles size 10.5 or size required to get gauge.
Step2
Check out this great pattern to knit your beanie. Pattern is compliments of Jimmy Beans Wool: With the circular needle, cast on 70 sts.
Step3
Try a variety of options for your knit beanie. You can try stripes, polka dots or a solid beanie. Mix it up for your next knit project.
Step4
Join, being careful not to twist.
Step5
K1, P1 * repeat to end of row.
Step6
Work previous row for 3 more rows.
Step7
K every round until hat measures 5.5 inches from cast on edge.
Step8
Start the Decreases: K 2 k 2 tog* repeat to end of row.
Step9
Knit 5 rows: K 2 k 2 tog* repeat to end of row.
Step10
Knit 3 rows: K 1, k 2 tog* repeat to end of row.
Step11
Knit 2 rows: K 2 tog* repeat to end of row.
Step12
Break yarn, and using a darning needle, gather remaining stitches. Weave in end of yarn.

Tips & Warnings

  • Abbreviations: k - knit, K2tog. - knit 2 sts. together as 1, p - purl, rep. - repeat the directions between the
  • and st. - stitch

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