Beaut Beanie

By Nerida Thomas, Walcha, NSW.

Thank you for the wonderful magazine I have been reading for over 30 years. The beanie pattern I would like to share is very easy to knit and comfortable to wear. I make these in the local football colours and gay pride colours and other colours and sell them in a local shop. I knit all year round to keep up with demand. We live in cold climate country.

Beanie Pattern

You need 4mm needles and 150g 8 ply wool. Leave 35cm tail on wool. Cast on 136 stitches.

Row 1 : K2, P2, K2, P2 to end.

Row 2 : K2, P2, K2, P2 to end. Repeat these rows for 20cm.

Row 3 : K10, K2tog, K10, K2tog to end.

Every alternate row purl.

Row 4 : K9, K2tog, K9, K2tog to end.

Row 5 : K8, K2tog, K8, K2tog to end.

Continue decreasing in this manner until you do K1, K2tog, K1, K2tog.

Next Row : P.

Next Row : K2tog right across.

Extra Row : P.

Cut wool leaving 35cm tail and thread it through the remaining stitches. Use bottom tail to sew the bottom half of the beanie and tip tail to sew the top half.

V Ariations

The pictured beanie is sized for women. If you want a turn up on it do K2, P2, K2 for an extra 5cm. For larger sizes add 8 stitches for each 2.5cm. Once you knit one you can work out whatever size you want.

You can knit these in one colour or a couple of stripes or use your leftover wool from other projects as in this example. The stripy ones are popular with ladies, and in darker colours for men. T