Free knitting pattern
Free ribbed beanie knitting pattern in 3 sizes
A close-fitting hat knit in the round: a deep rib, a plain body and a crown that spirals in eight neat lines. It’s a easy pattern of about 6 hours, and it teaches knitting in the round, rib, decreasing. Follow it below, or open it in Stitchbay to count it row by row.
You’ll need
- 110 m (120 yd) for Child, 140 m (153 yd) for Adult S/M, 170 m (186 yd) for Adult L of medium weight yarn (Worsted), wool
- 4.5 mm (US 7) and 5 mm (US 8) needles: 40 cm circular needles, and double-pointed needles (or a long circular for magic loop) for the crown
- Stitch marker, Tapestry needle
- Gauge: 18 stitches and 24 rows to 10 cm (4 in) in stockinette in the round
Sizes: Child (44 cm round, for a 48 cm head), Adult S/M (49 cm round, for a 53–55 cm head), Adult L (53 cm round, for a 57–60 cm head). Numbers for the bigger sizes are in brackets: cast on 80 (88, 96) means 80 for the first size, 88 for the second, 96 for the third.
Before you start
Join to work in the round without twisting the stitches, and place a marker for the start of the round.
Change to double-pointed needles when the crown gets too small for the circular.
Abbreviations
| co | cast on |
| k | knit |
| p | purl |
| k2tog | knit two together |
Brim
With the smaller needle:
Cast on 80 (88, 96). Join in the round.
Rnd 1: *K2, p2; rep from * to end.
Rep this rnd until the piece measures 6 cm from the cast-on edge: about 14 rnds in all, ending rnd 14.
Body
Change to the larger needle.
Rnd 1: K to end.
Rep this rnd until the piece measures 9 (12, 13) cm from the top of the rib: about 22 (29, 31) rnds in all, ending rnd 22 (29, 31).
The hat now measures about 15 (18, 19) cm from the cast-on edge.
Crown
Child Rnd 1: *K8, k2tog; rep from * to end (72 sts).
Child Rnd 2: K to end.
Child Rnd 3: *K7, k2tog; rep from * to end (64 sts).
Child Rnd 4: K to end.
Child Rnd 5: *K6, k2tog; rep from * to end (56 sts).
Child Rnd 6: K to end.
Child Rnd 7: *K5, k2tog; rep from * to end (48 sts).
Child Rnd 8: *K4, k2tog; rep from * to end (40 sts).
Child Rnd 9: *K3, k2tog; rep from * to end (32 sts).
Child Rnd 10: *K2, k2tog; rep from * to end (24 sts).
Child Rnd 11: *K1, k2tog; rep from * to end (16 sts).
Child Rnd 12: K2tog to end (8 sts).
Adult S Rnd 1: *K9, k2tog; rep from * to end (80 sts).
Adult S Rnd 2: K to end.
Adult S Rnd 3: *K8, k2tog; rep from * to end (72 sts).
Adult S Rnd 4: K to end.
Adult S Rnd 5: *K7, k2tog; rep from * to end (64 sts).
Adult S Rnd 6: K to end.
Adult S Rnd 7: *K6, k2tog; rep from * to end (56 sts).
Adult S Rnd 8: K to end.
Adult S Rnd 9: *K5, k2tog; rep from * to end (48 sts).
Adult S Rnd 10: *K4, k2tog; rep from * to end (40 sts).
Adult S Rnd 11: *K3, k2tog; rep from * to end (32 sts).
Adult S Rnd 12: *K2, k2tog; rep from * to end (24 sts).
Adult S Rnd 13: *K1, k2tog; rep from * to end (16 sts).
Adult S Rnd 14: K2tog to end (8 sts).
Adult L Rnd 1: *K10, k2tog; rep from * to end (88 sts).
Adult L Rnd 2: K to end.
Adult L Rnd 3: *K9, k2tog; rep from * to end (80 sts).
Adult L Rnd 4: K to end.
Adult L Rnd 5: *K8, k2tog; rep from * to end (72 sts).
Adult L Rnd 6: K to end.
Adult L Rnd 7: *K7, k2tog; rep from * to end (64 sts).
Adult L Rnd 8: K to end.
Adult L Rnd 9: *K6, k2tog; rep from * to end (56 sts).
Adult L Rnd 10: K to end.
Adult L Rnd 11: *K5, k2tog; rep from * to end (48 sts).
Adult L Rnd 12: *K4, k2tog; rep from * to end (40 sts).
Adult L Rnd 13: *K3, k2tog; rep from * to end (32 sts).
Adult L Rnd 14: *K2, k2tog; rep from * to end (24 sts).
Adult L Rnd 15: *K1, k2tog; rep from * to end (16 sts).
Adult L Rnd 16: K2tog to end (8 sts).
Cut the yarn, leaving a 20 cm tail. Thread it through the last 8 stitches, pull tight and weave in on the inside.