Stay Warm – FREE Beanie Knitting Pattern!

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3 years ago

It appears that winter, the real, freezing, sub-zero Toronto kind, finally arrived. Brrr, it has been ccccold out! We were lucky and graced with pretty mild temps for most of December, but as it always does, the chill likes to visit us in January and February, especially.

If you’ve been here a while, you saw how much I loved working with KnitPicks Tuff Puff last month. And I wanted to keep that squishy vibe going and continue knitting with it… Once you start to use to Tuff Puff, it’s difficult to put down. First of all, on such large needles and weight of yarn, it works up FAST. Secondly, KnitPicks Tuff Puff is such a pleasure to knit with. It just makes such a thick, warm, cozy fabric!

What did I end up making? The first thing that came to mind was a cute beanie for my little man!

What was a hat for my little guy, turned into matching mommy-and-me beanies! I made three of these babies so far… I hope I can stop! ????
What’s gorgeous about these beanies is the horseshoe-cable stitch that gives it so much squish and texture! And do not be intimidated by this cable – if you can knit, you can cable!

I decided to share this pattern with you so you can make a whole bunch of beanies! A couple of notes on this pattern: This beanie is knit in the round and seamless. It may be challenging to find either short circulars in this size (10 mm) or DPNs. You can use the magic loop method with longer cabled circulars as well. My KnitPicks Cocobolo 10 mm in the shortest cable (tip-to-tip 25″ total length) worked well until I got to the decreases in the hat. Then I switched to using one of the thicker DPNs I own, the KP Sunstruck 7 mm DPNs, with my circular 10 mm on my knitting hand.

BUT, realizing that perhaps it may be easier to knit this flat, I will also be sharing the flat pattern with you shortly! ??

Below is your FREE PATTERN! I hope you enjoy it as much as I have!

Tuff Puff Beanie

Materials:

2.5 (3, 3) skeins of KnitPicks TuffPuff (110 {132) yd/100 {120} m)
US size 15 (10 mm) short circular knitting needles (I used my KnitPicks Cocobolo set, needles tip-to-tip were 25″) or DPN’s
Cable needle or DPN
Tapestry needle

Finished Measurements:

Kids’ size (3 yrs – 10 yrs old; to fit 19.5″ – 20.5″/50 – 52 cm} head): 18″/46 cm wide x 8.5″/21.5 cm tall
Adult Women’s size (to fit 21.5″ – 22″/54.5 – 56 cm head): 19.5″/50 cm wide x 11″/28 cm tall (with option to make it shorter)
Adult Men’s size (to fit 23″ – 24″/58.5 – 61 cm head): 21″/53 cm wide x 11″/28 cm tall (with option to make it shorter)
Women’s and Men’s sizes are listed in brackets in pattern.

Gauge:

11 st x 16 rows = 4? /10 cm in pattern

Abbreviations:

All The Obsessed Patterns are written in standard US terms.

CN: Cable needle
CO: Cast On
C6B: Work a right leaning cable: slip 3 st onto cable needle, hold at back. K next 3 stitches. K3 st on cable needle.
C6F: Work a left leaning cable: Slip 3 onto cable needle & hold in front. K3 st. K3 on cable needle. EOR: End of row
K: Knit
RS: Right side
SM: Stitch Marker
St(s): Stitch(es)
K2t: Knit 2 together
WS: Wrong side

Notes:
The Tuff Puff Beanie is knit in the round and seamless. The RS will always be facing you.
It has 2″ of Negative Ease, meaning the hat is going to be smaller than your head circumference by approximately 2″. Select the size of hat that is 2″ smaller than your required head circumference.

Start Knitting:

CO 51 (54, 57) using alternate cable CO
Join to work in the round. Place EOR sm.
K in 1 x 1 rib for 6 rows or until work measures 1.5” from CO edge.

Cable Pattern is a repeat of Row 1, repeated five (5) times, and one cable row:

Row 1: *p5 (6, 7) , k12, repeat from * to EOR
Repeat this row 4 more times.
Cable row: *P5 (6, 7), C6B, C6F, repeat from * to EOR.

Repeat Cable Pattern two (2) more times. That is,

Repeat row 1 five (5) times.
Then repeat cable row.
And repeat row 1 five (5) times.
And repeat cable row.

Kids’ Size

Decrease rows:

Next round: *k3, k2t, repeat from * to last st. K1. (41)
Next round: k row.
Next round: *k2, k2t, repeat from * to last st. K1 (31)
Next round: k row.
Next round: *k1, k2t, repeat from * to last st. K1. (21)
Next round: k2t, repeat to last st. K1. (11)

Women’s Size

Repeat row 1 two (2) more times. (Option: skip these 2 rows to reduce hat height by 0.5″)

Decrease rows:

We will decrease in pattern: knit or k2t where there are knit sts, purl or p2t where there are purls. K2t if there is a mix of k and p st to be knitted together:
Next round: p3, p2t, p1, k2, k2t, k3, k2t, k3, p2t, p3, k2t, k3, k2t, k3, k2t, K1, p2, p2t, p2, K1, k2t, k3, k2t, k4. (44)

Next round: k and p row in pattern: knit where there’s a knit st, purl where there’s a purl st.

Next round: k2, k2t, to last st. K1 (31)

Next round: k row.

Next round: k1, k2t, to last st. K1. (21)

Next round: k2t, to last st. K1. (11)

Men’s Size

Repeat row 1 two (2) more times. (Option: skip these 2 rows to reduce hat height by 0.5″)

Decrease rows:

Next round: k and p row in pattern: knit where there’s a knit st, purl where there’s a purl st.

Next round: k2, k2t, to last st. K1 (35)

Next round: k row.

Next round: k1, k2t, to last st. K1. (24)

Next round: k2t, to last st. K1. (12)

ALL Sizes

Cut yarn leaving a long tail, and with tapestry needle thread through 11 (11, 12) remaining stitches, pull to tighten, thread through opening at top to the WS and secure all ends.

Beanie is shown with KnitPicks Pom-Pom in 12 cm/4.7″. Pom-Poms are also available in neutral, pink, grey, or blue sets of three! I love them because you tie them into the beanie, and remove them before washing!