Today’s pattern for the Jupiter Beanie is a simple cable knit hat pattern. This pattern combines the seed stitch with a central cable for a dramatic texture. It’s beginner friendly and is knit flat and then seamed.
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For this pattern, I used King Cole Big Value Super Chunky Stormy yarn. This is is a marled yarn that has beautifully subtle color effects.
I used one colorway for the hat band, and a different colorway for the rest of the hat.
I designed this simple cable knit hat with a central cable against a seed stitch background. To make the pattern more beginner friendly, I recommend putting stitch markers around the cable section so you don’t have to focus as much on stitch counts.
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Jupiter Beanie
Simple Cable Knit Hat Pattern by Underground Crafter
This simple cable knit hat pattern has a central cable on a seed stitch background. This is a beginner-friendly pattern that is knit flat and then seamed.
Finished Size
- Teen/Adult: 18” (45.5 cm) hat circumference x 9” (23 cm) height before blocking.
Materials
- King Cole Big Value Super Chunky Stormy yarn (100% acrylic, 3.5 oz/100 g, 88 yd/81 m) – 1 skein each in 4106 Thunder (CA) and 4110 Sleet (CB), or approximately 45 yd (41 m) in CA and 80 yd (73 m) in CB in any super bulky weight yarn.
- US Size 15/10 mm knitting needles, or size needed to obtain gauge.
- US Size 13/9 mm knitting needles, or size needed to obtain gauge.
- Locking stitch markers.
- Cable needle.
- Yarn needle.
Gauge
- 14 sts = 4.5” (11.5 cm) in seed stitch pattern. For best fit, always check your gauge.
Abbreviations Used in This Pattern
- BO – bind off
- C4F – 4-stitch left-leaning cable – Slip 4 sts to cn, hold cn at front, k2, k2 from cn. King Cole has a helpful video tutorial for this type of cable here.
- CA – Color A
- CB – Color B
- cn – cable needle
- k – knit
- k2tog – knit 2 stitches together (decrease) – AllFreeKnitting has a helpful video tutorial demonstrating the k2tog decrease here.
- p – purl
- p2tog – purl 2 stitches together (decrease) – AllFreeKnitting has a helpful video tutorial demonstrating the p2tog decrease here.
- pm – place stitch marker
- rep – repeat
- RS – right (front) side
- sl – slip stitch knitwise
- st(s) – stitch(es)
- WS – wrong (back) side
- [] Repeat instructions between brackets as indicated.
Gauge Swatch
- To work gauge swatch, cast on 14 sts with larger needle.
- Row 1: Sl1, [k1, p1] across to last st, p1.
- Row 2: Sl1, p1, [k1, p1] across.
- Rep Rows 1-2 until swatch measures approximately 4” (10 cm) long. BO. For best fit, always check your gauge.
- Your stitches should create a firm fabric that isn’t stiff, but doesn’t have holes or gaps between stitches. Pin your swatch flat without stretching to measure.
- If your swatch is much wider than 4.5” (11.5 cm), your stitches may be too large. You may want to go down a needle size to a US Size 13/9 mm needle. You will also need a second set of needles that is 1 size smaller than the needle size you choose to be your larger needle.
- If your swatch is much narrower than 4.5” (11.5 cm), your stitches may be too small. You may want to go up a needle size to a US Size 17/12 mm needle. You will also need a second set of needles that is 1 size smaller than the needle size you choose to be your larger needle.
Pattern Notes
- I used the Long-Tail Cast On. Very Pink Knits has a helpful video tutorial demonstrating this cast on here.
- If you have difficulty “reading” your stitches, place a locking stitch marker on the front of Row 1 to mark the right/front side.
- For the Work Even section, stitch markers or scrap yarn are moved up each round to mark position of cable.
Pattern Instructions
Hat Band
- With smaller needles and CA, cast on 12 sts.
- Row 1: (RS) Sl 1, [p1, k2] across to last 2 sts, p2.
- Row 2: Sl 1, k1, [p2, k1] across to last st, p1.
- Row 3: Rep Row 1.
- Row 4: Sl 1, k across to last st, p1.
- Rep Rows 1-4 until piece measures approximately 18” (45.5 cm) long. BO in pattern for Row 4. Fasten off with long yarn tail (approximately 9”/23 cm long) for seaming.
Work Even
- Turn the Hat Band to the WS. With larger needles and CB, pick up (see video below) 56 sts along the long edge with the WS facing you.
- If you can’t see the video tutorial demonstrating how to pick up stitches above, click HERE to watch it on YouTube.
- Row 1: (RS) Sl 1, p1, [k1, p1] 12 times/24 sts, pm, k4, pm (see Pattern Notes), [p1, k1] 12 times/24 sts across to last 2 sts, p2.
- Row 2 Sl 1, p1, [k1, p1] across to marker, p4, [p1, k1] across to last 2 sts, p2.
- Row 3: Sl 1, p1, [k1, p1] across to marker, k4, [p1, k1] across to last 2 sts, p2.
- Row 4: Rep Row 2.
- Row 5: Sl 1, p1, [k1, p1] across to marker, C4F, [p1, k1] across to last 2 sts, p2.
- Row 6: Rep Row 2.
- Row 7: Rep Row 3.
- Row 8: Rep Row 2.
- Rows 9-16: Rep Rows 1-8.
- Rows 17-22: Rep Rows 1-6. Do not fasten off.
Shape Crown
- Row 23: (RS) Sl 1, *[p2tog, k2tog] 6 times/12 sts,** p1, k2tog twice; rep from * to ** to last 2 sts, p2. (30 sts)
- Row 24: Sl 1, p1, [k1, p1] across to marker, p2, [p1, k1] across to last 2 sts, p2.
- Row 25: Sl 1, *[p2tog, k2tog] 3 times/6 sts,** p1, k2; rep from * to ** to last 2 sts, p2. (18 sts)
- Row 26: Rep Row 24.
- Row 27: Sl 1, *p2tog, k2tog, p2tog,** remove stitch marker, k2tog, k1, remove stitch marker; rep from * to ** to last 2 sts, k1, p1. (11 sts)
- Row 28: Sl 1, k1, p2tog, k2tog, p1, p2tog, k1, p1. (8 sts)
- Fasten off CB with long yarn tail, approximately 24” (61 cm) long.
Finishing
- To close crown (see video below), thread yarn needle with CB yarn tail from end of Row 28. With yarn needle, draw yarn tail through remaining sts, remove sts from needles, pull yarn tight and secure to close crown.
- If you can’t see the video tutorial for closing the crown on a bottom up knit hat above, click HERE to watch it on YouTube.
- Continuing with yarn needle threaded with CB, seam hat from crown to the end of CB section using mattress stitch (see video below).
- If you can’t see the video tutorial for seaming with the mattress stitch above, click HERE to watch it on YouTube.
- With yarn needle, weave in ends of CB on WS of hat.
- Thread yarn needle with CA yarn tail from end of Hat Band. With yarn needle threaded with CA, seam CA section of hat using mattress stitch.
- With yarn needle, weave in ends of CA on WS of hat.