Basic beanie knitting pattern "BB"

BB stands for basic beanie. It is a plain and simple hat worked from the bottom to the top in worsted weight yarn.
While the pattern is written for the use of DPNs, it can easily be adjusted to circular needles.

What skills are you going to need and what will you get

Difficulty level: easy (knit and purl, easy decreases, working in the round on DPNs or circular needles)

• k: knit
• p: purl
• m1: make 1: insert left hand needle from front to back under the strand of yarn after the stitch just worked and knit this new stitch through the back loop
• k2tog: knit 2 stitches together
• stockinette stitch: knit all stitches

Gauge: 19 stitches/30 rows in stockinette stitch = 10cm/4in.

Size information

Size: adult medium, 45cm (18in) circumference unstretched, stretches to 54cm (21 1/2in), 20cm (9in) in height.

What material will you need

Yarn: Filati da Collezione Tirolo (50% wool, 40% acrylic, 10% rayon; 125m/50g; 137yds/1.76oz), 1 ball. Any worsted weight yarn will work for the pattern. Sample used 112m (123yds).

Needles: 4mm/US 6 set of 5 DPNs or circular needles

Notions: yarn needle, 1 stitch marker (only needed when using circular needles)

Other information from the author

You may notice that I am not a native English speaker. All my patterns are tested or edited or both by native speakers. You will also find my contact info in each pattern. Please don't feel shy to ask questions if anything is unclear. I may be in another time zone than you, but will get back to you as soon as possible.

The pattern itself is copyrighted and may not be distributed. Feel free to do whatever you like with your finished items. Gift them, donate them to charity or sell them.