MY DESIGN IDEAS & ADVICE
The Beck Beanie is the perfect beginner-friendly hat, ideal for learning how to knit and purl in the row. With simple crown shaping, it’s a great way to build your skills while creating something practical and stylish.
Knitted in super chunky yarn, this hat works up quickly – experienced knitters can have it ready in an evening, just in time for a frosty morning the next day!
The ribbed design allows for flexibility in width and length, so you can use two balls and knit it longer if you want a brim or with one ball keep it short and it becomes a a fitted beanie.
And the best bit? The pom pom! Add a pop of colour using leftover yarn from other projects to leave you with a hat that reminds you of past knits.
CONSTRUCTION
This hat is knitted flat from the bottom up in one piece with a seam.
TECHNIQUES USED
Cast on, knit, purl, decreasing. Optional but recommended to create the feeling of joy when joining your pieces – mattress stitch.
YARN
One 100g hank of Purl &Jane Supermerino (100% merino wool, 100g/65m/71yds)
Or you can use two strands of aran weight yarn held together – Two hanks of WYS Bluefaced Leicester Aran – Undyed (100% Bluefaced Leicester, 166m/181yds per 100g)
SUGGESTED KNITTING NEEDLES
9mm.
GAUGE (tension)
10 stitches and 14 rows to 10cm square over rib pattern when slightly stretched. I obtained this gauge with 9mm needles. It is important to obtain gauge so do swatch and change your needle size to achieve the correct gauge if you need to.
SIZE & FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
to fit adult head due to the nature of the rib pattern & individual gauges the finished circumference can vary from 50cm to 62cm. If the knitter gets the gauge as above the finished circumference will be approx. 54cm.
