Beanie Hat Knitting Pattern

Simple beanie hats are all the rage, from the London streets where they were popularized by football star David Beckham, to many American college and high school campuses, following the style of many popular music groups. Create your own hat from a beanie hat knitting pattern chosen to suit your own style.

The simplest beanie hat knitting pattern has a stretchy rib stitch border, so that it clings tightly to the head, and a straight forward one- or two-color design - often just a single or double stripe of a contrasting color toward the middle of the hat.

A particular problem you may encounter in knitting stripes in the round is the visible "jog" that happens when you switch colors. Here is one method to reduce this jog during knitting: when beginning a row or round with a new color, knit the first stitch as a double-ply knit stitch using both the old and the new color, then knit the second stitch with the new color alone. Later you can tug on the extra stitch in the first color from the reverse side of the fabric until the jog is hardly visible. Similarly, you can try tying the long tails of the two colors together in a tight knot on the reverse side - with practice, this can also tug the join into an invisible jog. (Do a search for "jogless jog" to find more techniques.)

Of course you can make fancier beanie hats with more decorative colors or stitch patterns if you wish. Multicolored yarns create many different effects, from variegated yarn that forms random pools of color to heathered or tweed colors that have flecks of different colors spun right into the yarn. Ribbon yarn can make excellent beanie hats, especially close-fitting caps like 1920s cloche-style beanie hats. And any basic beanie can be dressed up with a rolled or ribbed brim in a contrasting color, or in a different type of yarn altogether - chunky, loosely spun yarn can give a pleasing fuzzy brim, while eyelash yarn or "fun fur" can provide a delightfully fluffy edge.

Looking for a beanie hat pattern to suit your style may take a little while, as there are so many out there to choose from, but you're sure to be pleased with the result!