Knit Beanie Instructions
A beanie is a tight-fitting stocking cap. They are largely popular in England, but are becoming more fashionable around the world. Beanies are made by following specific knitting patterns and can be customized with different colors and patterns. When you know how to knit your own beanie, you won't have to spend extra money buying one from the store. It will also give you the opportunity to create a customized beanie in your favorite colors.
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Things You'll Need
- 1 skein of wool
- US #7 circular knitting needles
- 3 2-yard lengths of wool, different colors
- Scissors
- Darning needle
Instructions
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Cast the wool onto your circular knitting needles. Start with 72 stitches of the main color wool for your beanie. There are two different types of cast ons that work for making a beanie. Choose from the normal cast on or the cable cast on. The cable cast on has a tighter hold while normal casting on provides more of a stretch.
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Push a scrap piece of wool through the last loop at the end of your stitches. This will act as a marker and help you keep your place as you knit around the beanie.
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Join the knitting together so that it makes a circle. This will start the base of your beanie.
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Knit two regular stitches and purl one stitch. This will give the beanie a ribbed look at the bottom. Repeat this process around the bottom of the beanie and continue upwards to create ten rows of ribbing.
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Start the eleventh row by knitting eight regular stitches. Combine two stitches together at the ninth stitch. Repeat this pattern until you are at the end of the eleventh row.
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Knit ten rows of stitches around the beanie.
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Join a second color of wool. Knit two stitches with both colors of yarn. Remove the main color of yarn from your hand. Continue to knit two full rows of the second color of wool. This will create the first stripe in your beanie.
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Join the main color back up with the second color. Knit two stitches with both colors of yarn. Remove the second color from your hand. Continue to knit two full rows of the main color of wool.
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Join the third color of wool in with your main color. Knit two stitches with both colors of yarn. Remove the main color of yarn from your hand. Continue to knit two full rows of the third color of wool. This will create the second stripe in your beanie.
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Join the main color back up with the third color. Knit two stitches with both colors of yarn. Remove the third color from your hand. Continue to knit two full rows of the main color of wool.
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Join the second color of wool back in with your main color. Knit two stitches with both colors of yarn. Remove the main color of yarn from your hand. Continue to knit two full rows of the second color of wool. This will create the third stripe in your beanie.
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Join the main color back up with the second color. Knit two stitches with both colors of yarn. Remove the second color from your hand. Continue to knit ten full rows of the main color.
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Knit seven stitches in the next row. Combine two stitches together at the eighth stitch. Repeat this pattern until the end of the row.
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Knit six stitches in the next row. Combine two stitches together at the seventh stitch. Repeat this pattern until the end of the row.
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Knit five stitches in the next row. Combine two stitches together at the sixth stitch. Repeat this pattern until the end of the row.
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Knit four stitches in the next row. Combine two stitches together at the fifth stitch. Repeat this pattern until the end of the row.
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Knit three stitches in the next row. Combine two stitches together at the fourth stitch. Repeat this pattern until the end of the row.
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Knit two stitches together in the next row. Repeat this until the end of the row.
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Knit the following row with single stitches, but with the same number of stitches as the previous row.
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Pull the wool out from the skein and cut it, leaving about a 12-inch tail. Pull the wool through the darning needle.
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Pull the wool and darning needle around the top of your beanie and through each loop.
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Pull the string of wool tight, gathering all the ends together, creating the top of the beanie. Tuck the wool end down through the top of the beanie into the inside.
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Tie off the wool end and cut the darning needle free.
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