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My “Basic Knitted Baby Beanie” has been one of my most popular blog posts, and many of you have been requesting an adult version using Wool-Ease Thick & Quick (super bulky level 6 yarn, 80% acrylic/20% wool). These hats are quick to work up, look so stylish with the variety of colourways available, and are easy to care for because of the wool blend (machine washable and dryable).
Here are some of the hats I knitted using some beautiful colourways! This is a matching mommy and baby set using the “Arctic Ice” colorway – how pretty are these greys and pinks together? I LOVE how variegated yarn can work up with this striping as it is a surprise which color is coming next!
This set below uses one of my favourite colorways: Carousel! The pastel colors are so beautiful, and it is such a wonderful display of color during the drab winter months.
I made a matching baby, child and adult set using this gorgeous Mustard color! I think the brown faux fur pom poms and faux leather labels look so striking and luxurious against the mustard. How special would it be to gift this set to your loved ones? The adult and child hat patterns can be found below!
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Here is the free pattern for my Basic Knitted Adult Hat:
Materials:
- 9 mm (size 13) and 10 mm (size 15) 16″ circular knitting needles
- Wool-Ease Thick & Quick Yarn – Super bulky (level 6); adult size uses ~98 g, child sizes uses ~76 g; I used the colourways “Mustard”, “Carousel” and “Arctic Ice” for my samples
- Stitch Marker
- Clover Pom Pom Maker or faux fur pom poms (snap on poms found HERE, loop and button poms found HERE). You can read my detailed blog post about different interchangeable faux fur pom pom options HERE!
- Ultrealeather garment tags (optional) – mine are by BrickBubble
Notes:
- This basic hat is knitted in the round starting with the ribbing (alternating knit and purl stitches). The body is worked in stockinette (knit stitches in the round) with decreases towards the top to shape the crown.
- Knitted hats have plenty of stretch and can fit heads of various sizes.
- If you would like to make this hat larger, add more stitches to the initial cast on. If you would like to make this hat smaller, decrease the number of stitches when casting on. You could also continue using 9 mm needles for the body instead of switching to 10 mm needles for a more fitted hat.
- If you would like to make this hat more slouchy, add more rounds to the body (add more rounds between R11-30). If you would like to make the hat less slouchy, decrease the number of rounds of the body (take away rounds between R11-30).
- For a seamless join at the very beginning, cast on an extra stitch (i.e. 41 stitches in this design). Slip the first stitch purlwise onto the working needle. Take the extra stitch that was made (now second stitch on the working needle) and slip it over the slipped stitch (now the first stitch on the working needle). Pull yarn tail and working yarn tightly and add stitch marker. Continue with pattern. This technique is demonstrated in this video HERE. You do not need to cast on any extra stitches in subsequent rounds.
- I recommend using a stitch marker to help you keep track of your rounds begin and end.
- If you would like to knit a baby version of this hat, please check out my free pattern HERE (also uses Wool-Ease Thick & Quick).
- Note that the child version can also be found below right after the adult pattern.
- With a 170 gram ball of Wool-Ease Thick & Quick, you can knit one adult hat (98 g) AND one baby hat (54 g)
Gauge: 9.5 sts and 15 rounds in stockinette using 10 mm needles = 4″
ADULT PATTERN
We will begin with the ribbing. Using 9 mm needles and long tail cast on (need 55″ tail for the cast-on), cast on 40 stitches.
R1-10: *K1, P1* around. (40 sts)
We will now begin the body of the hat. Switch to 10 mm needles,
R11-30: Knit around. (40 sts)
We will now begin the decreases and crown shaping.
R31: *K3, K2tog*, rep 8 times. (32 sts)
R32: Knit around. (32 sts)
R33: *K2, K2tog*, rep 8 times. (24 sts)
R34: Knit around. (24 sts)
R35: *K1, K2tog*, rep 8 times. (16 sts)
Cut yarn and thread tail through remaining stitches. Pull tight, tie knots and hide end.
Make yarn pom pom or add faux fur pom pom.
Finished dimensions: 17”/43 cm in circumference, 9.5”/24 cm in height
CHILD PATTERN
We will begin with the ribbing. Using 9 mm needles and long tail cast on (need 50″ tail for the cast-on), cast on 36 stitches.
R1-8: *K1, P1* around. (36 sts)
We will now begin the body of the hat. Switch to 10 mm needles,
R9-25: Knit around. (36 sts)
We will now begin the decreases and crown shaping.
R26: *K7, K2tog*, rep 4 times. (32 sts).
R27: Knit around. (32 sts)
R28: *K6, K2tog*, rep 4 times. (28 sts)
R29: Knit around. (28 sts)
R30: *K2tog*, rep 14 times. (14 sts)
Cut yarn and thread tail through remaining stitches. Pull tight, tie knots and hide end.
Make yarn pom pom or add faux fur pom pom.
Finished dimensions: 15″/38 cm in circumference, 8″/20 cm in height
This video below shows how I add two finishing touches to my hats once I’ve finished knitting them: faux fur pom poms and garment tags!
@allaboutami Adding poms & @brickbubble tags as luxurious finishing touches 👌🏻 ##knittersoftiktok ##knitting ##knithat ##crafting ##pompom ##iloveknitting
♬ original sound – 🐲
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Enjoy knitting these beanies for everyone, from babies and children to adults! There are so many beautiful colourways to choose from, and this hat has the perfect amount of slouch!
If you would like to try knitting another beanie using Wool-Ease Thick & Quick with another stitch pattern, give my Chunky Dotty Beanie a try! All you need to know is how to knit and purl, and working these stitches in a special way can result in this beautiful design! I have the adult pattern HERE, the child & baby pattern HERE and the matching scarf HERE! The Chunky Duo-Color Dotty Beanie (using two different colors) can be found HERE!
I hope you will enjoy knitting these beautiful super bulky beanies that work up quickly! They are perfect to make as gifts for friends, loved ones and teachers, and it is so fun how the whole family can match with all the different sizing available! Once again, you can find the free baby pattern HERE! You can play around with striping, color-blocking and of course variegated yarn to get some beautiful color effects! If you would like an easy-to-download and printable PDF, check out my Etsy store HERE (PDF contains all 3 patterns) – these patterns are also available in my “Easy and Modern Knits Pattern Bundle” that contains ALL my knit patterns I’ve ever designed! Happy knitting, everyone!
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