It's the first day of December, and if you're like me, you're still working on projects for yourself and for gifting loved ones this holiday season... Well, lucky for you, this Seed Stitch Beanie is a super quick knit, and needs less than 1 skein of super bulky yarn to whip up for your friends and family.
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Materials You'll Need:
Size U.S. 15 (10mm) circular knitting needles, 16 inches long 1 cable needle
Optional: Size U.S. 13 (9mm) circular knitting needles, 16 inches long
Weight: Super Bulky (6)
Recommended yarn: Lion Brand® Wool-Ease® Thick & Quick® Yarn
or Malabrigo Rasta
Yardage: 80-85 yards
Knitting Gauge: 12 stitches & 12 rows = 5 inches in stockinette stitch
Abbreviations
K = knit P = purl
PM = place beginning of round stitch marker
SM = slip marker
P2tgt = purl 2 together
K2tgt = knit 2 together
SSK = slip 2 knitwise, knit 2 together through back loop
Rep. = repeat
Measurements
18.5 inch circumference, 9 inch length, 9 inch width
INSTRUCTIONS
Knitting the brim:
With Size U.S. 15 circular needles, cast on 44 stitches. Join in Round. (For a tighter brim, cast on with U.S. 13 circular needles)
Round 1 - K1 P1
Repeat Round 1 until work measures 2 inches.
Knitting the body:
Row 1 - *P1, K1* rep. 20 times, P1, SSK (43 stitches)
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Row 2 - PM, *K1, P1* rep. 20 times, K1
Row 3 - SM *P1, K1* rep. 20 times, P1
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Rep. rows 2-3 until work measures 7.5 inches
Decrease:
Row 1 - SM *K1, P1* rep. 20 times, P2tgt (42 stitches)
Row 2 - *K2tgt, P1, K1, P1, K1, P1, P2tgt, K1, P1, K1, P1, K1* rep. 2 times (36 stitches)
Row 3 - *K2tgt, P1, K1, P1, K1, P2tgt, K1, P1, K1, P1* rep. 2 times (30 stitches)
Row 4 - *K2tgt, P1, K1, P1, P2tgt, K1, P1, K1* rep. 2 times (24 stitches)
Row 5 - *K2tgt, P1, K1, P2tgt, K1, P1* rep. 2 times (18 stitches)
Row 6 - *K2tgt, P1, P2tgt, K1* rep. 2 times (12 stitches)
Row 7 - *K2tgt, P2tgt* rep. 2 times (6 stitches)
Cut yarn, leaving approximately an 8 inch tail. Pull to close.
Happy Knitting!
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