Size
- Small (medium/large) to fit head circumference
- 53- 55 (55-57, 57-59) cm
Materials
Yarn: 100 gm 8ply Wool (200m)
Slouchy beanie may need additional yarn.
Needles:
- 3.25 mm – 40 cm circular needles
- 4 mm – 40 cm circular needles and double pointed needles
Notions:
- 4 markers
Gauge
22 st to 10 cm On 4 mm needles in the round.
Using stocking stitch
Abbreviations
- Rnd, rnds – round/s
- PM – place marker
- SM – slip marker
- Ktb -knit through back of stitch
- St – stitch
- Kk – knit
- Pp – purl
- Yo – yarn over
- K2tog – knit two stitches together
- Sl – slip
- Slst – slip stitch
- Ssk -Slip next 2 stitches knitwise one at a time. Pass them back onto left-hand needle, then knit through back loops together.
Pattern
With 3.25mm needles
Cast on 104 (112, 120) sts. Join in the round, PM for beginning of round
Brim
Work in (ktb, p) rib until brim measures 6 cm
Change to 4mm needles
Body
Rnd 1 Knit
Rnd 2 k1(yo, k2 pass yo over previous k2, k2 )rep to last
3 sts, yo, k2 pass yo over k2, k1
Rnd 3 Knit
Rnd 4 k3 (yo, k2, pass yo over previous k2, k2) rep
to last st , yo k1 remove marker k1, pass yo over
previous 2 k sts, slst on right needle to left, replace
marker, sl slst on left needle back to right
Repeat these 4 rnds until hat measures 15 (16, 17) cm.
Ending with round 4.
Crown – (switch to double pointed needles as needed)
Place markers after each k26 (28, 30) sts
Dec rnd 1 (Ssk, work pattern as set to 2sts prior to marker,
k2tog, SM) rep to end.
Dec rnd 2 Knit
Rep above 2 rnds until 16 sts remain.
Break yarn and thread through live stitches. Pull to close and sew in ends securely.