A week ago I drove by the City park and saw several teenagers skateboarding, they are all wearing different kinds of cool beanie, I have also seen other Young adults both male and female wearing those kinds of beanie, so I started to think of how I can make them. When I came home, search thru my stash of yarn and found a dark blue and heather gray simply soft yarn, this 2 will be a great start. After looking around ravelry for some pattern, most of them were just really basic knit and purl. I decided I'll make it up as I go. The first one I made a wider brim ,the idea was from the slouchy beret that I recently knitted, then I just knitted in the round endlessly ,while watching the Olympics.then started the crown decrease.Next time I will make another one with stripes and maybe with a design so it does not look too plain.The following day I started working on the Heather Gray yarn and to be a little different from the blue beanie, I knitted the brim in knit and purl2 ribbing, I like how it look so I just continue with the pattern instead of just plain stockinette stitch,I like this one better, it is not as plain as the Dark blue beanie and you can choose to fold the brim or not, it is also very stretchy.I have written the instructions in case you want to make one for yourself. This is just basic beanie/hat instructions, ( I improvised this pattern. Any resemblance/similarity to a
copyrighted item is purely coincidental. Yada,yada,yada, etc, legal jargon. :D
) you can also find other pattern thru Ravelry.com. Have Fun!
Skaterhead Beanie #1
Materials:
1 skein of yarn, Dark Country Blue ( I used Simply Soft Caron)
Size 8 Circular knitting needles 16"
Size 8 DPN
Stitch Markers
Darning Needle.
Finished Measurements: 19” circumference and 15” long
Gauge: 5sts = 1 inch
Cast On 88 stitches
Place marker and knit in the round. (Be careful not to twist)
Knit the K2 P2 rib for about 4" (wide brim, you can make it shorter if you like)
Next Knit in stockinnete endlesly until about 8 or 9 inches. ( while watching a 2 hour movie :D
Note: Place marker in every 8 stitches on the very last round before decreasing. Make sure you use a different color from the marker you use at the beginning of the round.
Crown Decrease:
Switch to DPN
R1 (k6,k2tog) x 11 (77sts)
R2 knit around
R3 knit around
R4 (k5,k2tog) x 11 (66sts)
R5 knit around
R6 knit around
R7 (k4,k2tog
) x 11(55sts)
R8 knit around
R9 knit around
R10 (k3,k2tog) x 11(44sts)
R11 knit around
R12 knit around
R13 (k2,k2tog) x 11 (33sts)
R14 knit around
R15 knit around
R16 (k1,k2tog) x 11(22sts)
R17 knit around
R18 k2tog around (11sts)
R19 knit around
Finishing: Cut yarn leaving about 6" tail,Weave thru all the remaining stitches, pull tight. Weave in ends.
Wear proudly :)
Skaterhead Beanie #2
Materials:
1 skein of yarn ,Heather Gray ( I used Simply Soft Caron)
Size 8 Circular knitting needles 16"
Size 8 DPN
Stitch Markers
Darning Needle.
Finished Measurements: 15” circumference and 12” long
Gauge: 5sts = 1 inch
(stockinette)
Cast on 87 stitches ( if you are casting a different amount of stitches it must be divisible by 3)
Place marker and knit in the round. (Be careful not to twist)
Work K1,P2 Ribbing until 11"
Crown Decrease:
Switch to DPN
R1 (k1,p2tog)
repeat ( ) until end of the round
R2 k1,p1 until end of round
R3 k2tog around
Repeat R3 until 8 sts remain
Finishing :
Bind off using 3 needle bind off.This method makes the top of the hat flatter.
If you do not know how to do the 3 needle bind off click
here
Weave ends.
OR
Cut yarn leaving about 6" tail,Weave thru all the remaining stitches, pull tight. Weave in ends.
**** If you have any questions or corrections on the Instructions feel free to comment.
Have a nice day!!
