Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Men's Basketweave Beanie


"Zwei links, zwei rechts, zwei fallen lassen."
Just a cute name for this hat. When I first started seriously knitting, my mother would tell me that. It means "Two left, two right, drop two" in German. For simplicity purposes we shall call this hat "Men's Basketweave Beanie."



Materials
Yarn: Patons Classic Wool in Gray (about 1/2 skein)
Needles: US Size #8 (5mm) circular 16 inch needle and a set of Double Point needles
Crochet hook or tapestry/yarn needle

Pattern
Cast on 80 stitches.
Join row.
Rim: (ROWS 1 THROUGH 8 ARE OPTIONAL, IF YOU WANT TO MAKE A FOLDED RIM FOR THE HAT)
1 - K2 P6, repeat 9 more times.
2 - K all.
3 - K2 P6, repeat 9 more times.
4 - K all.
5 - K2 P6, repeat 9 more times.
6 - K all.
7 - K2 P6, repeat 9 more times.
8 - P all.
9 - K2 P6, repeat 9 more times.
10 - K all.
11 - K2 P6, repeat 9 more times.
12 - K all.
13 - K2 P6, repeat 9 more times.
14 - K all.
15 - K2 P6, repeat 9 more times.

Increasing:
16 - K8, increase 1 by knitting into the stitch below, 10 times total.
(Total increase = 10 stitches = 90 total.)
17-22 - K2, P1, K5, P1; 10 times per round. (6 rounds total)
23-28 - K2 P7; 10 times per row. (6 rounds total)
29-34 - K2, P1, K5, P1; 10 times per round. (6 rounds total)
35-40 - K2 P7; 10 times per row. (6 rounds total)
41-46 - K2, P1, K5, P1; 10 times per round. (6 rounds total)
Begin decrease:
47 - K2, P7, and repeat 10 times per round.
48 - K2, P3, P2T, P2 and repeat 10 times per round. (80 stitches remaining)
49 - K2, P6, and repeat 10 times per round.
50 - K2, P2, P2T, P2, and repeat 10 times per round. (70 stitches remaining)
51 - K2, P5, and repeat 10 times per round.
52 - K2, P5, and repeat 10 times;
53 - K2, P1, K3, P1, and repeat 10 times.
54 - K2, P1, K2T, K1, P1, and repeat 10 times. (60 stitches remaining)
55 - K2, P1, K2, P1, and repeat 10 times.
56 - K2, P1, K2T, P1, and repeat 10 times. (50 stitches remaining)
57 - K2, P1, K1, P1, and repeat 10 times.
58 - K2, P1, K1, P1, and repeat 10 times;
59 - K2, P2T, P1, and repeat 10 times. (40 stitches remaining)
60 - K2, P2T, and repeat 10 times. (30 stitches remaining)
61 - K1, K2T, and repeat 10 times. (20 stitches remaining)
62 - K2T and repeat 10 times.
10 stitches remain. Cut your yarn and use tapestry needle/crochet hook to pull it through the loops and close off the hat.

You will notice that the rim of the hat folds halfway inward. Fold the whole thing together, and stitch it up, making a double reinforced rim. You can add elastic if you wish.

And, you're done! 

10 comments:

  1. What size head does this hat fit?

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    1. Hello! This hat stretches quite well -- it fits my brother's relatively small head and boyfriend's larger head.

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  2. Looks easy enough and masculine enough for working with men. :)

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  3. When you say "sew the rim together," do you mean you are folding it underneath and stitching? Confused by that direction....

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    1. That's correct. Sorry about the confusion, I'll fix that up.

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  4. in the list of materials, it says you need both circular needles and double point needles. what do you use the double pointed ones for?

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    1. Hello! Double pointed needles are important whenever you make a hat, because once you begin decreasing you quickly reach a point where the stitches no longer fit on the circular needle. Hope that helps. :)

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  5. Am I missing something or is it the pattern? Row 46 ends with 90 stitches and row 47 has 81 but there is not decrease in between.

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    1. You're right. It should be "K2 P7 and repeat 10 times," not 9. Good catch.

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  6. Can you tell me the gauge?? I'm a bit of a beginner so I need to check my tension.

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