The Easiest Beanie Knitting Pattern: A Guide for Beginners.

Hello friends! Welcome to our new blog with a beginner-friendly and unisex beanie knitting pattern!

This post is specially for beginners, because the beanie we’re making is very easy. We’ve used a simple knit and purl stitch pattern with worsted wool, and it looks beautiful once it’s finished.

This step-by-step beanie knitting pattern is ideal for beginners who want to knit an unisex beanie or try an easy chunky knit hat.

Knitting Material

Knitting Wool: Worsted wool.

Knitting Needles: 3.5mm Straight Knitting Needle.

Knitting Abbreviation

P2tog: Purl 2 sts together
K2tog: Knit 2 sts together
SL(P): Slip(Purl Wise)
K: Knit
P: Purl
STS: Stitches
RS: Right Side
WS: Wrong Side

Beginner-Friendly Unisex Beanie Knitting Pattern

Cast on: 97 sts (with worsted wool).
Sizes Available: One size.
Skill Level: Easy/Beginner.
Pattern Language: English.
Techniques used: Basic knitting skills- casting on, 2X2 Rib Stitch for brim, Shape your project by decreasing stitches & Join your work neatly to finish the project.

Knitting the Ribbed Brim

We’ll start the beanie with a simple 2×2 rib stitch edge, also known as the brim. Let’s begin knitting the brim together.

Row 1(RS): SL1(P), * K2, P2 * repeat from * to *
Row 2(WS): SL1(P), K1, * P2, K2 * repeat from * to * …………. last 3 sts P3
Repeat these two rows until you have a total of seven rows.
Row 8(WS): Purl all sts

How to Knit the Body of Your Beanie

The beanie is knitted using a combination of knit and purl stitches, and the pattern is worked over 20 rows that are repeated.
For the design, you’ll need to cast on stitches in a multiple of 8. In this beanie, stitches are also cast on in multiples of 8, with one extra stitch added for the edge.

The complete beanie knitting pattern and instructions on how to adjust the design are shared below.

Row 1: SL1(P), * K2, P6 * repeat from * to *
Row 2: Purl all sts
Row 3: Same as row 1
Row 4: Purl all sts
Row 5: Same as row 1
Row 6: Purl all sts
Row 7: Same as row 1
Row 8: Purl all sts
Row 9: Same as row 1
Row 10: Purl all sts
Row 11: SL1(P), P4, * K2, P6 * repeat from * to * ………….. last 4 sts K2, P2
Row 12: Purl all sts
Row 13: Same as row 11
Row 14: Purl all sts
Row 15: Same as row 11
Row 16: Purl all sts
Row 17: Same as row 11
Row 18: Purl all sts
Row 19: Same as row 11
Row 20: Purl all sts

Repeat these 20 rows to finish the beanie length. For my beanie, I knitted around 7 inches in total—1 inch for the 2×2 ribbed brim and 6 inches for the design. To achieve this length, the complete 20-row pattern was repeated 3 times.

How to Decrease for the Crown

The crown shaping is done by decreasing stitches as per the design. Here is the detailed crown decrease pattern for your beanie.

Row 1: SL1(P), * K2, P2tog, P2, P2tog * repeat from * to *
Now I have a total 73 stitches remaining.
Row 2: Purl all sts
Row 3: SL1(P), K2, P2tog, P2tog * repeat from * to *
Now I have a total 49 stitches remaining.
Row 4: Purl all sts
Row 5: SL1(P), * K2, P2tog * repeat from * to *
Now I have a total 37 stitches remaining.
Row 6: Purl all sts
Row 7: SL1(P), * P2tog, P2 * repeat from * to *
Now I have a total 25 stitches remaining.
Row 8: Purl all sts
Row 9: SL1(P), P2tog, P2tog, P2tog ……………
Now I have a total 13 stitches remaining.
Row 10: Purl all sts

Once the stitches are finished, place them on a needle, tighten to secure, and sew the beanie closed from the side. Your beginner-friendly unisex knit beanie pattern is now complete and ready to wear!

Congratulations! Your Beanie Is Ready

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I’ll continue posting more simple, step-by-step knitting tutorials and patterns to help you on your knitting journey.