Knit an Easy Baby Beanie

A quick and easy baby beanie. It will take you a day to knit and is perfect for the beginner knitter. This pretty beanie is warm, cozy and feels soft to touch. Perfect for babies.

It is a lovely pattern and enjoyable to knit. The stocking stitch is broken by a few scattered purl stitches, which gives the beanie texture.

I hope you enjoy knitting this beanie as much as I have.

Materials FOR THE KNITTED BABY BEANIE

WOOL

10ply (Aran Weighted) Wool

I’ve used Manos del Uruguay wool. The 10ply (Aran Weighted) wool in this range, is the Manos Maxima. It is 100% Merino, Extra fine wool which is hand dyed in small batches to create stunning colours.

This wool is perfect for the beginner knitter and is quick to knit. This wool is divine when you’re knitting a baby beanie, it’s warm, soft, and feels beautiful.

NEEDLES

5mm Circular

I usually knit with circular needles so that there are no seams. Select circular needles with a shorter cord so that all of the stitches fit on.

Overview of the KNITTED baby beanie

Cast on 52 stitches 

The Band

Knit five rows of rib stitch

Rows 1-5. *K1, P1*

The Pattern

This pattern is an eight-row pattern

Rows 1-3. *Knit*

Row 4. *P4, K4*

Rows 5-7 *Knit*

Row 8. *K4, P4*

Knit the pattern 10 cm in length or 36 rows

DECREASE THE TOP OF THE BEANIE

To make the top/crown of your beanie you need to decrease for two rows.

Rows 1-2. *K1, K2together*

SEW BEANIE TOGETHER

Using a tapestry needle, gently place the stitches onto the needle, and feed the wool through the stitches.

Turn the beanie inside out, and very carefully pull the wool tight so the top of the beanie comes together.  Don’t pull too tightly or the wool could break. 

To secure the top of the beanie feed the yarn through a few of the stitches.

For the step by step knitting tutorial watch the YouTube video below.

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