so you think you can knit? : the beanie hat

this hat is totally adorable and easy. the trickiest part is starting.


you will need:
1 50gram or 75 meter ball of thinner yarn
5mm circular needles
1 or 2 place markers

cast on 91 stitches

do NOT turn your work around, spread the stitches around your needles so that the first stitch you cast on is at the top of the left hand needle and the last stitch you cast on is at the top of the right hand needle.

make sure that your stitch row is not twisted in any place.

place a marker at the first stitch you knit (it's also the first stitch you cast on)

start knitting as normal, the last stitch you cast on will magically become attached to the first stitch you cast on. you should now be knitting in a circle and each time you complete a circle, it's called one round. this is why you need the marker, you need to know where you began so you can keep count of rounds.

alright, are you with me still? if not, check out this site, or this one.

so we've cast on 91 stitches.

4 rounds of knit 1, purl 1, repeat
15 rounds of knit
knit 11, knit 2 together, repeat to the end of the round (k11, k2 tog, rp)
knit 1 round of which you should have 84 stitches (k84)
k10, k2 tog, rp
k77
k9, k2 tog, rp
k70
k8, k2 tog, rp
k63
k7, k2 tog, rp
k56
k6, k2 tog, rp
k49
k5, k2 tog, rp
k42
k4, k2 tog, rp
k35
5 rounds of knit (or until you reach the desired size)
weave the end of your yarn through the 35 stitches, pull tight and knot off. knot the beginning of your hat.

TA DA! you have a hat that you made all by yourself!