How to Knit a Beanie

Wearing a beanie has broadly become a popular fashion amongst many teenagers, military service men and working classes as well. For you to understand what exactly is a beanie, references like woolly hats or watch caps should be good enough. Beanie hats generally have a mixed bag of varieties and thus they have become one of the most 'head-picked'..oops hand-picked' headgear amongst people. They are also one of the best 'last-minute gift ideas' to gift a person. It can either be worn low over the ears or can have a rolled brim. Perhaps it can also have a little brim or shelter at the forehead just like an actual cap but a bit decorative! With such a vast variety show, you definitely must be eager to learn the easiest ways to knit a beanie. Defined so cute and cozy, here is what this article has to say.

Knitting a Beanie for Beginners

Traditionally beanie hats come in a round shape which is knitted with double pointed needles or circular ones. Perhaps for ideal beginners this knitting technique could be a bit daunting. There isn't just one way to get around to knit a beanie, there is an alternative method too. It can be knitted back and forth on straight needles and tailored into a circular shape using mattress stitch. Besides learning to knit with straight needles, if you plan to beanie in a stockinette stitch, it simply consists a knit and purl process. Or if by chance there is a garter stitch involved, the simple knit stitch should be processed.

Required Material

• A Pair of Scissors
• 2 Yarn Needles
• Worsted Weight Yarn
• Straight Knitting Needles Size (7)

Steps

1. Being aware of the basic knitting instructions for beginners lessons, the elementary techniques of stitches like knit, purl, knitting two stitches together (k2tog) and so on must be revised and kept at hand.
2. For knitting a beanie, cast on 80 sts. This is where you have begun to knit the beanie hat at its brim.
3. Knit across the first row of your hat and turn your work in the opposite direction.
4. In this step, you will have to purl the next row. Keep in mind if you desire to have the hat at the right side so that it chips in a little smoothness to the brim and surface. This is the stockinette stitch which will actually curl up your hat slightly in an upward direction.
5. Knit the next following row and the row after that and so on. This process continues until you want the beanie to have a no curl at the brim and an irregular structure too. If that is the case, a garter stitch would be introduced.
6. Whilst you are knitting and purling the beanie hat, make sure you turn at the end of each row. Also note that while doing the stockinette stitch you alternate the knit and purls. And for a garter stitch you knit every row until the hat measures to a 5'' length size. Try to end the row with a purl row throughout this alteration.
7. Next knit eight and decrease eight stitches gently and evenly across this same row. Soon, knit the further two stitches together (k2tog) and repeat the same row across.
8. If doing the garter stitch (knit the following row). If doing the stockinette stitch purl it.
9. Just like in step 6, evenly decrease eight sts across the row. Only difference that would be made here is, you will have to knit 7 sts in between the decreases.(Note: In accordance to the work performed, hopefully all the described steps are clear uptil this stage).
10. Coming back in action repeat steps 7 and 8 knitting a stitch less in middle of the decreases. Continue knitting this beanie hat pattern until you have 16 sts left back on the needle.
11. You are almost nearing to the end now. Hence from the end of your knitting, cut the worsted weight yarn to 18'' approx. Thread it to the yarn needle and pass the same needle through the sts on the knitting needle. Work the sts on your hat from right to left.
12. On working this way gently remove the stitches from the needles (knitting) for the yarn needles are going to pick them up.
13. Draw the yarn on the yarn needle in the tightest form just to close the hole in the beanie's crown. Tie the yarn on the other side (wrong side).
14. Once the yarn is tied, use the yarn tail to do the mattress stitch at the sides of the beanie hat. This procedure will need to be done along the ends of the row by inserting the needle beneath the slanting bars of the 1st and the 2nd stitch.
15. Performing the above step you have just created an invisible seam on your hat. Finally weave the loose ends of the yarn on the other sides (wrong side) of the beanie hat to finish your project.

Beanies are often a quick project to finish with. They are chic, stylish and irrefutably colorful. For many regular knitters, one beanie's completion time is; just a couple of hours. So do you aspire to be there?!