You will need about 4 to 5 ounces of knitting worsted weight of yarn to make this beanie. Since many of you have a lot of 4-ply worsted yarn in your stock basket, I used them to make a sample. I also made one with double strand of 4ply yarn and it worked out OK.
Also need a 16 inch long circular needle size 10 ½ [ten and one-half] . A marker and a yarn needle.
Cast on 64 sts loosely with 10 ½ [ten and one-half] circular needle. Place a maker on right hand needle tip.
You are going to knit entire hat in circle. Do not twist the cast on sts when you join.
Row 1: K2, P2 around.
Repeat Row 1 as a pattern . Work even for 8 to 10 inches long.
At this point you can start using set of double point needles. It may help you to knit with ease as you decrease the sts around .
First dec.row; k2, P2 tog. around 48 Sts.
Work even for 2 rows.
Second decrease: *K2 tog, P1 * around 32 Sts.
Work even for 2 rows.
Third decrease; K2 tog. around 16 Sts.
Work even for 2 rows
Last decrease; K2 tog around 8 Sts.
Take up 8 sts with yarn needle and squeeze the top and tighten. Fasten.
Now, how do you like your beanie?. You can change the color anytime or mix 2 colors together and so on and on. Use your imagination and have a great fun.
Happy Knitting from MIKI.
©2004 December Knitted Beanies for Our Service Members MS-1004
By Miki Sessler/California Yarn Sales
9542 Hamilton Ave. Huntington Beach, CA 92646 714-965-0018
Revised May 22, 2005