Brock Beanie

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Project Level:

Easy

Construction:

Hat is worked in the round from the bottom up. Crown is shaped with raglan decreases. Optional sewn tucks are created using a sewing machine after hat is complete.

Variants:

• Short beanie with an unrolled brim

• Long beanie (can be worn slouchy, slouchy with a tacked tuck, or snug with a rolled brim)

Sizes:

Four super-stretchy sizes that fit the following head circumferences:

1. Small (ages 2 to 4): 17.5 to 19.5 inches (or 44.5 to 49.5 cm)

2. Medium (Child): 19.5 to 21.5 inches (or 49.5 to 54.5 cm)

3. Large (Youth & Adult Small): 21.5 to 23.5 inches (54.5 to 59.5 cm)

4. Extra Large (Adult Large): 23.5 to 26 inches (57.5 to 66 cm)

Supplies:

Yarn:

Plied aran-weight yarn with 183 metres in 100 grams (or 200 yards in 3.53 ounces). Photos are in Bernat Satin (100% acrylic); see “About Samples” for more.

Short version: 1 (1, 1, 2) balls.
Approximate yardages: 101 (135, 161, 188) metres [or 110 (148, 176, 206) yards]

Slouchy or tucked version: 1 (1, 2, 2) balls.
Approximate yardages: 125 (167, 201, 238) metres [or 137 (182, 220, 260) yards]

Needles:

• 5.0 mm (US 8) 24-inch (60-cm) circular needle

• Set of five double-pointed needles of same size

• OR instead of using two separate sets of needles, use one 42-inch (105-cm) circular needle and the Magic Loop Method

Notions:

Yarn needle and four stitch markers.

Gauge:

20 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches (10 cm) over stockinette stitch knit flat

SKILLS YOU WILL NEED TO MAKE THIS PATTERN:

• Knit

• Purl

• Make a gauge swatch in stockinette stitch

All other required stitches are explained.

TECHNIQUES USED TO MAKE THIS PATTERN:

• Knitting in the round using one or two circular needles or double-pointed needles

• Basic decreases

• Super-Stretchy Cast On

INCLUDED RESOURCES:

• A comprehensive list of links to online tutorials on my website for necessary skills. Tutorials are screen-reader accessible, with instructions relayed fully in text, and also include videos and downloadable photo tutorials.

• Full glossary

• Chart for ribbing pattern

• Schematic

• Instructions for alterations

ALL SAMPLES made with Bernat Satin, a 100% acrylic plied aran-weight yarn with 183 metres in 100 grams (or 200 yards in 3.53 ounces) that knits up to 18 stitches in 4 inches (10 cm) with 5.0 mm (US 8) needles over stockinette stitch.

• Colourway: Forest Mist Heather.

• Slouchy (Tucked And Untucked): Size 4 (Adult Large).

• Short Beanie: Size 2 (Child).

Publishing Information:

Release Date: 2012

Most recent revision: November 15, 2023

Publisher: My Secret Wish Publishing

Knitting pattern type: Multiple Design Options

Project type: Hat, Beanie, Toque

ISBN (Bookmarked PDF): 978-1-989800-48-5

Page Count: 6

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSING NOTICE: This pattern is copyright My Secret Wish Publishing. Your purchase of this pattern gives you the right to use it for personal, non-profit use only. To license the pattern to use for profit, please e-mail me for permission. You do NOT have the right to print the pattern for other people (unless they reside in your household) or to transfer the digital file to any other person. This pattern may not be sold, copied, or distributed in any way.

Update History:

November 15, 2023:

• Revised formatting of PDF to align with current template style, adding more detail, where necessary.

• Clarified language where necessary.

• Updated URLs for new store and social links.

• Added schematic.

• Corrected errors in the decreases for the Small and Large sizes.

• Added yardage details.

Pattern Accessibility (all formats):

Colour Blind Accessible – all text is black or very high-contrast, and no colour is used to relay pattern instructions.

Left-Handed Inclusive – instructions are given in terms of hand dominance and working needles, not right and left hands.

PDF (standard):

• This document can be navigated using bookmarks that link directly to various sections.

• All images have ALT-text descriptions.

• Fonts are embedded in the document, and it retains its original formatting.

• Any charts are also fully written out.

• Text uses minimal abbreviations to make the pattern easier to understand, and is written in plain language.

• Best for printing or sighted knitters.

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