Today, I’m sharing the first pattern in the Two of a Kind Hat & Scarf Knit Along: an easy knit beanie pattern in 10 sizes! The Caralinda Beanie has a cabled hat band to add a bold look, but is mostly made with just knit stitches.
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Caralinda Beanie
Knit Beanie Pattern by Underground Crafter
This easy knit beanie pattern starts with a simple cable worked flat and continues with stockinette stitch in the round. This pattern is available in 10 sizes from newborn through adult large so you can make a matching set for the whole family. This is the first pattern in the Two of a Kind Hat & Scarf Knit Along.
Finished Sizes
- Newborn (0-3 Months, 3-6 Months, 6-12 Months, Toddler, Child Small, Child Large, Teen/Adult Small, Adult Medium, Adult Large). Photographed sample is size Child Small.
- Newborn: 12” (30.5 cm) hat circumference x 5.5” (14 cm) height.
- 0-3 Months: 14” (35.5 cm) hat circumference x 6.5” (16.5 cm) height.
- 3-6 Months: 15” (38 cm) hat circumference x 6.75” (17 cm) height.
- 6-12 Months: 16” (40.5 cm) hat circumference x 7.25” (18.5 cm) height.
- Toddler: 17” (43 cm) hat circumference x 7.5” (19 cm) height.
- Child Small: 18” (45.5 cm) hat circumference x 8” (20.5 cm) height.
- Child Large: 19” (48 cm) hat circumference x 8.5” (21.5 cm) height.
- Teen/Adult Small: 20” (51 cm) hat circumference x 8.75” (22.5 cm) height.
- Adult Medium: 21” (53.5 cm) hat circumference x 9.25” (23.5 cm) height.
- Adult Large: 22” (56 cm) hat circumference x 9.5” (24 cm) height.
Materials
- Cascade Yarns Pacific yarn (available from Jimmy Beans | LoveCrafts) (60% acrylic/40% superwash Merino wool, 3.5 oz/100 g/213 yd/195 m) – 1 skein each in 65 Denim Heather (CA) and 180 Dusty Blue (CB), or approximately 35 yd (40 yd, 45 yd, 45 yd, 50 yd, 50 yd, 55 yd, 55 yd, 60 yd, 60 yd)/32 m (36.5 m, 41 m, 41 m, 46 m, 46 m, 50.5 m, 50.5 m, 55 m, 55 m) in CA and 35 yd (45 yd, 55 yd, 60 yd, 70 yd, 75 yd, 85 yd, 95 yd, 105 yd, 115 yd)/32 m (41 m, 50.5 m, 55 m, 64 m, 68.5 m, 78 m, 87 m, 96 m, 105 m) in CB in any medium weight yarn.
- US Size 7/4.5 mm straight knitting needles, or size needed to obtain gauge.
- US Size 8/5 mm circular knitting needles, or size needed to obtain gauge.
- Clover Quick Locking Stitch Markers (available from Amazon | Jimmy Beans | WeCrochet).
- Cable needle.
- Yarn needle.
Gauge
- Hat Band = 1.25” (3 cm) unblocked in pattern with smaller needle. For best fit, always check your gauge.
- 13.5 sts = 4” (10 cm) blocked in stockinette stitch with larger needle. For best fit, always check your gauge.
Abbreviations Used in This Pattern
- C6F – 6-stitch cable – Sl 3 sts to cn, hold cn at front, k3, k3 from cn. A helpful video tutorial for this stitch is available below.
- If you can’t see the video above for the C6F, click HERE to watch it on YouTube.
- CA – Color A
- CB – Color B
- cn – cable needle
- CO – cast on
- k – knit
- p – purl
- sl – slip stitch knitwise
- st(s) – stitch(es)
- [] Repeat instructions within brackets as indicated.
Pattern Notes
- The Hat Band is knit flat in rows and seamed. Stitches are picked up around the circumference. The rest of the hat is worked in the round. The crown is seamed closed.
- A helpful video tutorial for seaming with the mattress stitch is available below.
- If you can’t see the video above demonstrating the mattres stitch, click HERE to watch it on YouTube.
- A helpful video tutorial for picking up stitches in knitting is available below.
- If you can’t see the video above demonstrating picking up stitches, click HERE to watch it on YouTube.
- A helpful video tutorial demonstrating how to cinch a bottom up knit hat closed is available below.
- If you can’t see the video above demonstrating how to finish a hat, click HERE to watch it on YouTube.
- You can find helpful explanations and videos for blocking here.
Pattern Instructions
Hat Band – All Sizes
- With smaller needles and CA, CO 14 sts.
- Row 1: (Right Side) P4, k6, p4.
- Row 2: K4, p6, k4.
- Rows 3-4: Repeat Rows 1-2 once.
- Row 5: (Right Side) P4, C6F, p4.
- Row 6: Repeat Row 2 once.
- Repeat Rows 1-6 until Hat Band measures approximately 12” (14”, 15”, 16”, 17”, 18”, 19”, 20”, 21”, 22”)/30.5 cm/(35.5 cm, 38 cm, 40.5 cm, 43 cm, 45.5 cm, 48 cm, 51 cm, 53.5 cm, 56 cm), ending after a repeat of Row 6
- Fasten off CA with long yarn tail (approximately 18”/45.5 cm) for seaming.
- Fold Hat Band so short edges are together, being careful not to twist. Thread yarn needle with yarn tail from final row and seam short edges together with mattress stitch (see Pattern Notes).
Pick Up Stitches – All Sizes
- Set Up Round: Change to larger needles and CB. With Right Side facing, pick up 42 (48, 52, 56, 60, 62, 66, 68, 72, 76) sts (see Pattern Notes).
Work Even
- Place stitch marker after last st of previous round and move up each round to mark position. Begin knitting in the round.
- Round 1: (Right Side) Knit across. – 42 (48, 52, 56, 60, 62, 66, 68, 72, 76) sts
- Repeat Round 1 until hat measures approximately 5.5” (6.5”, 6.75”, 7.25”, 7.5”, 8”, 8.5”, 8.75”, 9.25”, 9.5”)/14 cm (16.5 cm, 17 cm, 18.5 cm, 19 cm, 20.5 cm, 21.5 cm, 22.5 cm, 23.5 cm, 24 cm).
- Fasten off CB with long yarn tail, approximately 24” (61 cm) long.
Finishing
- To close crown (see Pattern Notes), thread yarn needle with CB yarn tail from final Round. With yarn needle, draw yarn tail through remaining sts, remove sts from needles.
- Wet block stockinette section to width of Hat Band (see Pattern Notes). Pull CB from final Round tight and secure to close crown
- With yarn needle, weave in ends on inside of hat.
