Saturday 22 December 2012

Last Minute Hat for Adults

This is a nice stretchy hat, which should fit most adult heads as it's nearly all ribbing. With extra bulky yarn and oversize needles, it should take very little time to knit.

Knitted black beanie ribbed hat for adults
Pattern:

Cast on 52 stitches with size 10 mm (US 15) circular or double-pointed needles. I used a double strand double cast on, over 2 straight needles (held together), and then transferred the stitches to my circular needles. I switched to dpns when starting the decreases.

1-16. *k2, p2; repeat from * to end
17. *k2, p2, k2, p2tog; repeat from * to last 4 sts, k2, p2
18. *k2, p2, k2, p1; repeat from * to last 4 sts, k2, p2
19. *k2, p2tog, k2, p1; repeat from * to last 4 sts, k2, p2tog
20. *k2, p1, k2, p1; repeat from * to last 3 sts, k2, p1
21. *k2, p1, k2tog tbl, p1; repeat from * to last 3 sts, k2, p1
22. *k2, p1, k1, p1; repeat from * to last 3 sts, k2, p1
23. *k2tog tbl, p1, k1, p1; repeat from * to last 3 sts, k2tog tbl, p1
24. *k1, p1; repeat from * to end
25. *k2tog tbl; repeat from * to end
26. *k2tog tbl; repeat from * to last st, k1

Close up of rib stitch knitting
Cut the yarn, leaving maybe 4 inches (or more) to work with. Use a metal crochet hook (or the most gigantic darning needle you can find) to pull the yarn tail through the stitches remaining on the needles - stuff the end through the top of the hat before closing the "hole". Then, turn the hat inside out, pull the yarn tail tight (to close the "hole") and use your crochet hook to knot the yarn firmly and weave in the end. At the edge, where your cast on tails are dangling, tie the tails together and use your crochet hook to weave the ends in. Finally, of course, turn that hat the right way out again! :p

It's really hard to photograph an all-black hat, so I've taken a close-up (lots of flash, etc) so you can see the rib pattern. The yarn I used was Red Heart Lisa Big, a super chunky acrylic.

1 comment:

  1. Im always on the lookout for a quick knit! May have to try it out! :D Visiting from www.littlefairyknits.wordpress.com :D come visit me sometime ! :D

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