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Classic Slouchy Beanie

April 13, 2015 4 Comments

Click to get the Classic Slouchy Beanie knitting pattern for free!
Who doesn’t need a slouchy beanie? They’re great for everything from keeping warm to making a fashion statement to even covering a bad hair day! They knit up quickly, which is awesome, because you can make a whole collection of these in every color to match any outfit.

Click to get the Classic Slouchy Beanie knitting pattern for free!

Classic Slouchy Beanie Pattern

While made of wool, you can swap just about any similar weight yarn to make this hat warmer weather-friendly. A nice cotton would swap in well (Sugar’n Cream comes to mind and is on sale all the time at JoAnn’s). Making this classic beanie in cotton would make it fit right in with the beanie-plus-tshirt trend that keeps coming back.

Supplies

2 skeins (85g) Patons Classic Wool DK Superwash
size 6 double pointed needles or circular needle
scissors
tapestry needle/crochet hook for weaving in ends

Abbreviations
CO – cast on
sts – stitches
k – knit
p – purl
k2tog – knit 2 sts together

CO 110 sts

Rows 1-58. k1, p1 around

Row 59. {(k1, p1) 4 times, k1, k2tog, (p1, k1) 4 times, p1, k2tog}, repeat from { to } around. (100 sts)

Row 60. {(k1, p1) 4 times, k2, (p1, k1) 5 times}, repeat from { to } around

Row 61. {(k1, p1) 4 times, k2tog, (p1, k1) 4 times, k2tog}, repeat from { to } around. (90 sts)

Row 62. {(k1, p,1) 8 times, k2}, repeat from { to } around

Row 63. {(k1, p1) 3 times, k1, k2tog, (p1, k1) 3 times, p1, k2tog}, repeat from { to } around. (80 sts)

Row 64. {(k1 p1) 3 times, k2, (p1, k1) 4 times}, repeat from { to } around

Row 65. {(k1, p1) 3 times, k2tog, (p1, k1) 3 times, k2tog}, repeat from { to } around. , repeat from { to } around. 70 sts

Row 66. {(k1, p1) 6 times, k1}, repeat from { to } around

Row 67. {(k1, p1) 2 times, k1, k2tog, (p1, k1) 2 times, p1, k2tog}, repeat from { to } around. (60 sts)

Row 68. {(k1, p1) 2 times, k2, (p1, k1) 3 times}, repeat from { to } around

Row 69. {(k1, p1) 2 times, k2tog, (p1, k1) 2 times, k2tog}, repeat from { to } around. (50 sts)

Row 70. {(k1, p1) 4 times, k2}, repeat from { to } around

Row 71. {k1, p1, k1, k2tog}, repeat from { to } around. (40 sts)

Row 72. {k1, p1, k2, p1, k1, p1, k1}, repeat from { to } around

Row 73. {k1, p1, k2tog, p1, k1, k2tog}, repeat from { to } around. (30 sts)

Row 74. {k1, p1, k1, p1, k2}, repeat from { to } around

Row 75. {k1, k2tog, p1, k2tog}, repeat from { to } around. (20 sts)

Row 76. {k2, p1, k1}, repeat from { to } around

Row 77. {k2 tog} , repeat from { to } around. (10 sts)

Row 78. k2tog twice. (80 sts)

Break yarn, sew it through the remaining loops, and weave in ends to finish.

Click to get the Classic Slouchy Beanie knitting pattern for free!

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Heidi Gustad is a craft book author & content creator in love with primary colors & vintage vibes. She specializes in knitting, crochet, latch hook and macramé, and her first book, Latch Hook: 12 Projects for the Modern Maker, is out now!

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Comments

  1. Julie

    April 14, 2015 at 9:07 am

    love it! what a great classic shape and hat. Looks so fantastic on you.

    Reply
  2. marissa | rae gun ramblings

    April 17, 2015 at 12:05 am

    you are the cutest!

    Reply
  3. karie

    May 11, 2015 at 3:46 pm

    I love this hat! I was wondering if you could do a post about being in a knitting rut? I’ve been knitting a lot over the past year or so but find myself unmotivated and not really loving any project lined up in my queue. Any advice?

    Reply
    • Heidi

      May 11, 2015 at 10:49 pm

      Consider this post requested! Great suggestion! :)

      Reply

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