I love a fast knit and no seaming! Patons Inca is so soft and squishy. A lovely blend of wool, alpaca and acrylic this beanie will be warm as toast on a minters morning in Clare.
I was fortunate enough to get a couple of test knitters. Thank you to Zoe, who enthusiastically knit two beanies!
I really enjoy knitting hats and beanies. They are the only items I will knit on commission for others.
Kits available for $20 plus postage:
Yarn:
Patons Inca 50gm balls. 1 ball of 2 colours. Dark and Light
Needles:
- 6mm, 40cm circular needles,
- 7mm, 40cm circular needles,
- 7mm double pointed needles for reducing crown.
Notions:
- Stitch markers
- blunt end tapestry needle
Tension:
13sts x 18 rows to 10cms square over stocking stitch on 7mm needles
Abbreviations:
- wyif – with yarn in front
- sl – slip
- k- knit
- p – knit
- rnd- round
- k2tog – knit two together
Pattern
With 6mm needles Cast on 64sts with dark yarn and join in round. Place stitch marker to mark beginning of round.
Brim
Work 12 rounds of (k2,P2) rib
Body
Changing to 7mm needles and Light yarn
Rnd 1-4 Knit
Change to dark yarn ( do not cut light, carry yarn up)
Rnd 5 (sl1, wyif , p1) to end
Rnd 6 (sl1, wyif, k1) to end
Rnds 7 & 8 Knit
Repeat rnds 1- 8 twice more for a total of 3 repeats
Crown ( change to DPNS when needed)
With Light Yarn
Rnd 1 (k6, k2tog) around (56)
Rnd 2 knit
Rnd 3 (k5, k2tog) around (48)
Rnd 4 knit
With dark yarn
Rnd 5 (sl1, wyif, p1) to end
Rnd 6 (wyif sl1, k1) to end
Rnd 7 knit
Rnd 8 (k4, k2tog) around (40)
With light yarn
Rnd 9 knit
Rnd 10 (k3, k2tog) around (32)
Rnd 11 knit
Rnd 12 (k2, k2tog) around (24)
With dark yarn
Rnd 13 (wyif sl1, p1) around
Rnd 14 (wyif sl, k1) around
Rnd 15 (k1, k2tog) (16)
Rnd 16 (k2tog) (8)
Finishing
Break yarn and thread tail through remaining stitches and gather.
Weave in ends.
