***You can purchase an INEXPENSIVE AD-FREE PDF of this pattern on Etsy HERE! This beautifully formatted PDF includes the Adult, Child and Baby sizing for the Bulky Dotty Beanie and is a total of 4 pages long. This pattern can also be found in my Easy & Modern Knits Pattern Bundle found HERE (includes over 35 of my knit patterns at a discounted price)! If you are interested in knitting a matching set, Lion Brand Yarn is offering a “Bulky Dotty Beanie & Bulky Dotty Cowl” kit that you can find HERE!
Description: Knit this beautifully textured beanie using the dot stitch, which staggers purl stitches among knit stitches for a lovely dotted look! This beanie works up quickly using bulky level 5 yarn, and sizing is available for adult, child and baby!
Materials:
- 8 mm 16″ circular knitting needles
- Hue + Me Yarn (bulky level 5) in “Rose Water”, 1 skein (125 g/137 yds); you will need 85 g/93 yds for the adult hat, 70 g/77 yds for the child hat, and 35 g/38 yds for the baby hat; check out the Lion Brand Yarn kit HERE if you would like to make a matching beanie & cowl set!
- Stitch Marker (I like using these cat stitch markers by “Firefly Notes” HERE)
- Yarn needle
- Steamer for blocking (optional)
Notes:
- These beanies are knit in the round starting with the initial ribbing, the dot stitch for the main body, and decreases worked towards the top of the crown.
- Only a few rounds of ribbing are worked to help frame the dot stitch without taking away from the beautiful texture of the main dot stitch. If you wish to have more ribbing, you can increase the number of ribbed rounds at the beginning of the pattern.
- If you would like to adjust the number of stitches for the cast-on, be sure to make it a multiple of 4. Add more stitches to make the beanie wider and decrease the number of stitches to make it narrower.
- To make the hat slouchier with more height, add more rounds to the body. To make the hat shorter, decrease the number of rounds in the body.
- If you would like to make the ribbing tighter, you can use 6.5 mm needles for the ribbed section and then switch to 8 mm needles for the body of the beanie using the dot stitch. You can also use 6.5 mm needles for the entire beanie if you would like to make the overall beanie smaller.
- This pattern uses the dot stitch which staggers purl stitches among knit stitches for a beautifully textured and dotted look. The dot stitch is worked over four rounds.
- Keep checking to make sure your purl stitches are lining up appropriately in the body of the hat. Once you begin the decreases, the purl stitches will no longer line up, but it is not very noticeable since it is towards the top of the hat.
- The decreases (K2tog or knit 2 stitches together) are worked in the knit stitch rounds (not the rounds where there are purl stitches).
- For a seamless join at the very beginning, cast on an extra stitch (i.e. 57 stitches for the adult beanie). 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. You do not need to cast on any extra stitches in subsequent rounds. See how to do this HERE!
- I recommend using a stitch marker to help you keep track of your rounds.
- The Dot Stitch consists of these 4 rounds:
- Round 1: *P1, K3* around.
- Round 2: Knit around.
- Round 3: K2. *P1, K3*, repeat around until two stitches remain. P1, K1.
- Round 4: Knit around.
- Add a yarn or faux fur pom pom as an optional finishing touch!
Finished Dimensions:
- Adult Beanie: 20”/51 cm circumference, 9.5”/24 cm tall
- Child Beanie: 19”/48 cm circumference, 9”/23 cm tall
- Baby Beanie (~3 mos): 13”/33 cm circumference, 6”/15 cm tall
Gauge: 11 sts and 16 rounds = 4” in dot stitch
ADULT PATTERN
We will begin with the ribbing. Using 8 mm needles and long tail cast on, cast on 56 stitches.
R1-5: *K2, P2* around. (56 sts)
We will now begin the dot stitch.
R6: *P1, K3* around. (56 sts)
R7: Knit around. (56 sts)
R8: K2. *P1, K3*, repeat around until two stitches remain. P1, K1. (56 sts)
R9: Knit around. (56 sts)
Rounds 6-9 make up the four round repeat that will be repeated for the body of the hat.
R10-33: Repeat Rounds 6-9.
R34: *P1, K3* around. (56 sts)
We will now begin the decreases and crown shaping. The purl stitches will no longer exactly line up, but it is not noticeable towards the top.
R35: *K5, K2tog*, rep 8 times. (48 sts).
R36: K2. *P1, K3*, repeat around until two stitches remain. P1, K1. (48 sts)
R37: *K2, K2tog*, rep 12 times. (36 sts)
R38: *P1, K3* around. (36 sts)
R39: *K2tog*, rep 18 times. (18 sts)
Cut yarn and thread tail through remaining stitches. Pull tight, tie knots and hide end. Add optional faux fur pom pom or yarn pom pom.
CHILD PATTERN
We will begin with the ribbing. Using 8 mm needles and long tail cast on, cast on 52 stitches.
R1-5: *K2, P2* around. (52 sts)
We will now begin the dot stitch.
R6: *P1, K3* around. (52 sts)
R7: Knit around. (52 sts)
R8: K2. *P1, K3*, repeat around until two stitches remain. P1, K1. (52 sts)
R9: Knit around. (52 sts)
Rounds 6-9 make up the four round repeat that will be repeated for the body of the hat.
R10-32: Repeat Rounds 6-9. (end off on a R8 repeat).
We will now begin the decreases and crown shaping. The purl stitches will no longer exactly line up, but it is not noticeable towards the top.
R33: *K11, K2tog*, rep 4 times. (48 sts).
R34: *P1, K3* around. (48 sts)
R35: *K2, K2tog*, rep 12 times. (36 sts)
R36: K2. *P1, K3*, repeat around until two stitches remain. P1, K1. (36 sts)
R37: *K2tog*, rep 18 times. (18 sts)
Cut yarn and thread tail through remaining stitches. Pull tight, tie knots and hide end. Add optional faux fur pom pom or yarn pom pom.
BABY PATTERN:
We will begin with the ribbing. Using 8 mm needles and long tail cast on, cast on 36 stitches.
R1-3: *K2, P2* around. (36 sts)
We will now begin the dot stitch.
R4: *P1, K3* around. (36 sts)
R5: Knit around. (36 sts)
R6: K2. *P1, K3*, repeat around until two stitches remain. P1, K1. (36 sts)
R7: Knit around. (36 sts)
Rounds 4-7 make up the four round repeat that will be repeated for the body of the hat.
R8-22: Repeat Rounds 4-7. (end off on a R6 repeat).
We will now begin the decreases and crown shaping. The purl stitches will no longer exactly line up, but it is not noticeable towards the top.
R23: *K1, K2tog*, rep 12 times. (24 sts).
R24: *P1, K3* around. (24 sts)
R25: *K2tog*, rep 12 times. (12 sts)
Cut yarn and thread tail through remaining stitches. Pull tight, tie knots and hide end. Add optional faux fur pom pom or yarn pom pom.
Watch this video to see how to knit the dot stitch in the round:
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Bulky Dotty Beanies are so fun to work up as you watch the lovely dotted purls scatter throughout the hat! Using bulky yarn means that you will be finished your hat in no time, and it is so satisfying being able to whip up a beanie so quickly! You can also make a matching Bulky Dotty Cowl using the same yarn and stitch – find the free knit pattern HERE!
Matching sets are so much fun as they look so polished and elegant! They would make wonderful gifts for your loved ones as well! Lion Brand Yarn has put together a kit so you can make one Adult Bulky Dotty Beanie and one Bulky Dotty Cowl if you are interested in making a set (the kit contains the patterns for the Adult, Child and Baby Dotty Beanies & two sizes of the Bulky Dotty Cowls). Find the Lion Brand Yarn kit HERE!
I hope you enjoy whipping up these Bulky Dotty Beanies! I have already made myself two more beanies using colors that I wanted to add to my wardrobe: Arrowwood (using left-over yarn from my Woodbury Cardigan) and Cream (using left-over Woolspun I had in my stash). I love having a variety of colors to choose from when I am determining which beanie to wear with an outfit!
Happy knitting, everyone! It is such a pleasure adding more patterns to my Dotty Collection, and I’m glad you are enjoying these designs as much as I am! If you would like to use worsted weight (level 4) yarn for your beanie, check out the Dotty Beanie HERE. If you would like to use super bulky (level 6) yarn, check out the Chunky Dotty Beanie HERE (sizing available for adult, child, and baby as well)!
{Thank you to Lion Brand Yarn for sponsoring this pattern!}
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