Cushy Slouch Beanie (Free Knitting Pattern)

First published in March 2016, this was my first pattern ever. My boyfriend at the time (now my husband) wanted a slouchy beanie and I designed it myself. It turns out looking kind of like a light bulb when it's flattened out, then when you wear it, it looks a bit like a beret with a long brim.

Hope you enjoy the pattern!

 

 

This is a thick, comfortable beanie worked with two strands of worsted weight yarn.

Difficulty: Easy

Skills required:

Cast on

Knit and purl

Knitting in the round

K2tog

 

Materials

Yarn:

Yarn: 2 strands of worsted, 150g

Pictured: Lamb's Pride Superwash Worsted (discontinued) in Wild Honey 

Needles:

US 8 / 5 mm or size needed to meet gauge

US 10 / 6 mm

Notions:

Yarn/tapestry needle

Stitch markers

Gauge:

16 sts = 4 inches in stockinette st.

 

One size.

 

Pattern

 

Abbreviations:

CO = cast on

K = knit

P = purl

Sts = stitches

BOR = beginning of round

SM = slip marker

K2tog = knit 2 together 

BRIM

CO 72 sts. Join in the round, placing a marker at BOR.

Work k2 p2 ribbing until you can fold the brim or until desired length has been reached.

BODY

(k3, m1) until end of round (96 sts).

Knit in stockinette until hat measures about 9 inches from cast on edge.

DECREASES

Place a marker every 8 sts.

Round 1: (Knit to 2 sts before marker, k2tog, slip marker) to end

Round 2: Knit

Repeat rounds 1 and 2 until 40 sts remain.

Repeat round 1 until 8 sts remain.

Cut yarn and bring through remaining sts. Bring tail through center of hat with yarn needle and weave in ends.