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I have a friend who has 7 awesome kids. I know, another family just like ours!! Well, I offered to make their kids hats this year. Out of that came this Ribbed Beanie in Worsted pattern.
I dug through my stash and pulled out 7 unique colors, because any mom with more that 1 kid can tell you, they NEED to be different colors so they can tell them apart. Less arguing in the long run, if you get what I mean. And they HAD to all be the same pattern, again, less arguing. I had my kids do some reconnaissance work to help me pick colors. Once they are all done I’ll make sure to post a photo of them all together on instagram.
One of the reasons I went with this fold over style is we live in Montana. It gets well below zero degrees fahrenheit in the winter. I wanted to have that extra coverage on the ears. They’ll need it. But I also love that it has the option to be worn without the fold as a slouchy style too for fall and spring when it’s not as chilly.
I made sure to use a machine washable yarn. I used several brands for their family, but for the model hat I made for my own 13yr old pictured in this post, I used Knitpicks Brava in the color Persimmon. Because I was making for kids who love the outdoors and expect the hats to NEED to get washed a lot, I went with something their mom wouldn’t have to worry about care of. I can promise you a soft merino in a beautiful hand dyed yarn would be amazing for this pattern too because of the simplicity. It would allow the yarn to be the show.
You can purchase the yarn I used for this pattern here.
Materials, Sizing, and Gauge
Size
newborn, baby (toddler, child) adult small, adult large
Materials
Approximately 100-300yds of any worsted yarn (the model hat was made with Knitpicks Brava in colorway Persimmon), yarn needle, stitch markers
Needle Size
7(US) 4.5mm circular and dpn
Gauge (tension)
20 stitches & 28 rows in stockinette per 10cm
Head Measurement
30, 35 (40, 47.5) 55, 60 cm
METHOD
This hat pattern is knit in the round. The decreases are vertical double decrease (vdd). Instructions for this stitch can be found at the end in the abbreviations.
The Pattern – Let’s Get Knitting!
BEANIE
Cast on 60, 70 (80, 90) 100, 110 stitches using your favorite stretchy cast on.
Join for working in the round being careful not to twist stitches.
Place a stitch marker on your right needle to mark the beginning of the round.
Work in a K1P1 ribbing for 17.5, 20 (22.5, 22.5) 25, 27.5cms (or desired length)
DECREASES
Round 1 – [K1, P1, K1, VDD, K1, P1, K1, P1] repeat [to] around {48. 56(64, 72) 80, 88 stitches}
Round 2 – [K1, P1, K3, P1, K1, P1] repeat [to] around
Round 3 – [K1, P1, VDD, P1, K1, P1] repeat [to] around {36, 42 (48, 54)60, 66 stitches}
Round 4 – [K1, P1] around
Round 5 – [K1, VDD, K1, P1] repeat [to] around {24, 28 (32, 36) 40, 44stitches}
Round 6 – [K3, P1] around
Round 7 – [VDD, P1] repeat [to] around {12, 14 (16, 18) 20, 22 stitches}
Round 8 – [K1, P1] around
Round 9 – SSK around {6, 7 (8, 9) 10, 11 stitches}
DO NOT BIND OFF. Cut yarn leaving about a 20cm tail (or long enough to weave in ends). Pull yarn through remaining stitches and cinch the top tight. Weave in ends. Block as desired.
This hat is very versatile. It can be worn folded as pictured or unfolded like a slouchy style.
Abbreviations
K – knit
P – purl
PM – place marker
SM – slip marker
ST – stitch
STS – stitches
SSK – slip slip knit -slip the next stitch knitwise, slip the next stitch knitwise, knit the slipped sts together
VDD – vertical double decrease – slip the next 2 stitches knitwise TOGETHER as if you were going to knit them together (but do not knit them, just slip them to the right hand needle) knit the next stitch, pass the 2 slipped stitches over as 1 (at the same time not separate)
Love!!!