Easy Knitting Pattern Hat For Beginners
Knit a must-have for the upcoming Winter days. Soft, comfy, and trendy this easy knitting pattern hat for beginners is a great project to start making before these first snowflakes come! Easy instructions to follow you will love the knitting process. Keep yourself warm and in style with this fabulous knitting design. One of the best first knitted hat patterns a knitter needs to do!
Knitting Needle Size8 or 5 mm
Yarn Weight (4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)
Gauge17 sts = 4” (10 cm); 26 rows = 4” (10 cm) in Broken Rib pattern. CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size needles to obtain the gauge.
Finished Size Hat measures 20” (51 cm) circumference.
Materials List
RED HEART® Soft®: 1 ball 9440 Light Grey Heather
Susan Bates® Knitting Needles: 5mm [US 8]
Beanie is worked back and forth in rows beginning at the lower edge. Side edges are sewn together to form back seam.
Pattern Stitches
1×1 Rib (over even number of sts)
Row 1 (Right Side): *K1, p1; repeat from * to end of row.
Row 2: Knit the knit sts and purl the purl sts as they appear to end of row. Repeat Row 2 for 1×1 Rib.
Broken Rib (over even number of sts)
Row 1 (Right Side): *K1, p1; repeat from * to end of row.
Row 2: Purl.
Repeat Rows 1 and 2 for Broken Rib.
Abbreviations
cm centimeters
k knit
k2tog knit 2 sts together
mm millimeters
p purl
p2tog purl 2 sts together
st(s) stitch(es)
tog together
* or ** repeat whatever follows the * or ** as indicated
