Description
The Long Beanie is a standard beanie with a ribbed brim and an extra long stocking stitch body. The crown is shaped with a cartwheel decrease pattern.
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Yarn
88yd/80m/100g
Bulky weight, plied yarn.
Needles & Notions
Set 6mm/UK4/US10 DPNs/Circular or size needed to obtain gauge
Stitch marker as necessary
Tapestry needle
Sample details
Shown in AdrianWool Orso [65% Wool, 35% Dralon, 5% Alpaca]
Gauge
13 sts x 20 rows to 4in/10cm on 6mm needles over St.St.
Sizes
To fit sizes: 17 [19, 23] in/43.25 [51, 58] cm
Finished size: 14.75 [17.25, 19.75] in/37.5 [43.75, 50.25] cm
Not sure which size to make? Check my handy size and measuring guide!
Skills required
Ribbing
Stocking Stitch
Knitting in the round
Abbreviations
K: knit
P: purl
rpt: repeat
st(s): stitch(es)
k2tog: knit next 2sts together
Notes
Due to it's bulky nature, there isn't a great deal of yardage to 100g, and the largest size does use most of it. If you swatched and you're knitting the largest size, you may need to reuse the swatch.
This beanie is designed to be long – to either be worn tall (as current fashion dictates) or worn with a folded brim. Should you wish for a more regular length beanie, the length of the body would be approx. 4 [4.5, 5] in/10 [11.5, 12.75] cm before starting the crown shaping.
How to
Using Alternate Cable cast-on method, cast on 48 [56, 64] sts. Join in the round, being careful not to twist sts. Place stitch marker to indicate start of round.
Brim
Now work K1, P1 rib until work measures 2.5 [2.75, 3] in/6.25 [7, 7.5] cm.
Body
Next rnd: Knit all sts
Repeat this round, forming stocking stitch in the round, until work measures 6 [6.5, 7] in/15.25 [16.5, 17.75] cm including the brim.
Crown
17in size jump to Rnd 5, 19in size jump to Rnd 3, 23in size start at Rnd 1.
Rnd 1: *K6, k2tog; rpt from * to end [56 sts]
Rnd 2 and all even rounds: Knit all sts
Rnd 3: *K5, k2tog; rpt from * to end [48 sts]
Rnd 5: *K4, k2tog; rpt from * to end [40 sts]
Rnd 7: *K3, k2tog; rpt from * to end [32 sts]
Rnd 9: *K2, k2tog; rpt from * to end [24 sts]
Rnd 11: *K1, k2tog; rpt from * to end [16 sts]
Rnd 13: *k2tog; rpt from * to end [8 sts]
Break yarn and draw through remaining 8 sts, tighten to close.
Finishing
Weave in all ends. Blocking isn't necessary but is recommended to help the crown shaping settle - block gently to avoid stretching the Hat.
Remember Chunkeanie, the Hat knit for Valentina's brother? Her brother loved it but unfortunately it met it's fate with a washing machine, and being pure made from pure Shetland wool, it didn't fare too well.
And so Valentina asked me if I could knit him another, trading again for a massage. Only this time, I figured I'd knit it from a machine washable wool. I found something suitable, in grey, in our local yarn store. Adrian Wool's 'Orso' is a bulky yarn with 30% Dralon. Not normally a fibre I'd used, but blended with Alpaca and Wool, it's pretty soft next to the skin. The bulky yarn felt a little odd as I've been working with much finer gauges of late, but it wasn't practical to use anything too fine as it would take too long to knit. And he wanted warm, and this would be just that.
Oh, and he asked if perhaps we could make it just a little bit longer. The fashion here is all about these long, over sized but not slouchy beanies. And so I obliged with The Long Beanie.
It's different to Chunkeanie, not only because of the change in yarn and gauge. The crown structure is different, and The Long Beanie has a stocking stitch body compared to the reverse stocking stitch of it's predecessor. It is a simple knit, ideal for beginners or anyone wanting something mindless to knit in front of the TV. And it really is super quick to knit, and a regular length version even more so.
As is my way, a pattern has been written. Even with 3 sizes and notes on knitting a regular beanie, it only took about 15 minutes to write - practice definitely makes pattern writing easier! And it's free, too!
The day before christmas eve may not be the perfect time to release a new pattern, yet Castiel is the perfect seasonal Hat. Knit from the Natural Dye Studio's Angel DK, the yarn adds it's own special touch to the delicate lace pattern.
The delicate lace panels grow up from the ribbing in the brim and adorn the body. The crown shaping is worked into the lace panels, so although there is a slight gather at the crown it is still worked in pattern. The pattern comes in 4 sizes, from 17"/43cm through to 23"/53cm, and is provided in both written and charted format.
Castiel will be the January KAL Hat over in the Ravelry group, and as a thank you for all your support and helping us build our new home in time for the holidays, use the Rav coupon code woollyangel to get yourself a 50% discount!
And why the name Castiel? As well as being the angel of Thursday (today!) whose colour is pastel green (the colour of the sample) and whose month is November (when this Hat was designed) he is also the fictional angel character from Supernatural, which we happened to be watching the evening I knitted the final version of this Hat. A perfect name, don't you think?
Here we have another new design and this one is ideal for the men folk. It's a great, quick knit and is suitable for beginner knitters wanting to try knitting in the round.
Staggered features alternating tall and short ribs around the brim and body creating an architectural feel, with a reverse stocking stitch crown.
(I do have permission to share these photos btw, so you need not worry that I'm jeopardising our relationship)
And here's the more suitable, modelled shots that are featured on the pattern that allow you to see the detail more clearly:
So there we have Staggered. And now Tom has another Hat. I hope you like at as much as he does!
My partner in life, father of my son and Hat model extraordinaire.
Happy birthday lover! x
The light has been poor here today, yet we managed to get a few shots of another new design for Twisted Woolly Toppers (even if they aren't quite in focus!)
The thing is, we don't know what to name this Hat! I've quite a few designs with spirals and twists in them, and I think I've exhausted all the obvious possibilities... has anyone any suggestions?
It's knit from Jamieson & Smith Shetland Aran - the perfect yarn for this kind of detail - yummy!
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