Free Easy Ribbed beanie Hat Knitting PatternKnittingBrain

Simple Ribbed Beanie Hat with Stripes

The Tri-Beanie Hat

This simple free knitted hat pattern is an ideal introduction to knitting in the round. The pattern includes hints and tips as well as helpful photos to guide you through the pattern.

It also gives you a chance to introduce simple jogless stripes of colour into your knitting.

Materials

2 x 4mm circular knitting needles and/or set of 4mm double pointed knitting needles.
Main colour: 50g / 125m ball DK yarn
(100% wool or a yarn with a high wool content to give the hat plenty of stretch. )
Contrast colour: 50g/ 125m ball DK yarn.
(100% wool or a yarn with a high wool content to give the hat plenty of stretch.)

I used Rico Design Lifestyle DK yarn.

Tension: 25 sts = 10cm in 2×2 rib, unstretched.

The hat will be very stretchy, so tension isn't too critical, just make sure the unstretched hat is a little smaller than your head.

Cast On & Join in the Round

With main colour, cast on 121 stitches. ( You'll knit the 1st and last stitch together to join the round and then work on 120 stitches)

Make sure your chosen cast on method is stretchy and not too tight. The long tail cast on is ideal.

Divide the stitches between 2 short circular needles or 3 double pointed needles.

Whatever your chosen method, ensure the stitches aren't twisted. (i.e. When your cast on is in a circle ready to be joined the cast on edge should be neatly on the inside of the circle, not twisted around the needles at any point.)You may find it helps to lay your work out on a flat surface.

Put the first and last stitch together at the tip of the left needle and place a marker to indicate the beginning of the round. (As shown in photo on left.)

Join for working in the round by holding the yarn tail and the working yarn together and knitting the first and last stitch together. (As shown in photo on right.)