For several seasons now, the beanie hat has been popular among fashionistas and fashionistas. Top designers regularly present looks with this headdress model at shows. Most often, the beanie hat is knitted with knitting needles using techniques such as garter stitch or garter stitch. The advantage of the accessory is its ease of execution, so even novice craftswomen can handle the job.

Features of the model

A beanie hat is a headdress that has no fasteners or ties, but fits tightly around the head and does not fall off. Sometimes this model is called a beanie, since the word comes from the English beans. Visually, the elongated shape of the hat really does resemble a bean.The main distinguishing feature of the beanie is its versatility. It complements casual, sport, hippie, grunge styles. It looks equally stylish on women, men and children.

The variety of model types allows you to choose a hat for any face shape. Today, the most common styles are:

• voluminous – beanies knitted from thick yarn fit perfectly into oversized looks;
• with lapels - add extra volume, the width of the hem can be adjusted;
• in the form of a stocking - the free part can be tucked at the back of the head;
• in the form of a hatchet - the free edge visually resembles an axe;
• with ears or a pompom - looks cute and even flirty, suitable for teenage or children's looks.

Selecting yarn and tools

Knitting a fashionable beanie hat is possible from any yarn, most often the choice depends on the season in which the headdress will be worn. For the cold season, natural wool (mohair or angora), cashmere, bamboo fiber are suitable. For early spring or late autumn - semi-wool or yarn from thin merino, for the warm season - cotton, silk, viscose.

The size of the needles is usually indicated by the manufacturer on the yarn label. It is better to follow these instructions. If the threads do not have accompanying information, the rule will help you decide on the choice of needles: the thickness of the tool should be 1 unit larger than the thickness of the yarn.

If the threads are textured (with pile, sequins), it is better to take a tool 2-3 units thicker.

Beanie hats are knitted on straight and circular needles. The difference is in what kind of headwear you want to get as a result - seamless or with a seam.

A knitted beanie hat looks stylish in any color. Men prefer dark shades (black, gray, brown, dark blue), the women's model is distinguished by light, often pastel tones. Children's - always bright and rich colors: pink, mint, blue, orange.

Sizing

To ensure that a knitted beanie fits snugly on your head, you need to follow these rules:

1. Take measurements correctly. To determine the head circumference (HC), the tape measure should pass over the eyebrows, ears, and the most prominent point on the back of the head. The height is measured by laying the tape from ear to ear across the crown. The resulting value should be divided in half.
2. It is necessary to knit a sample initially. To do this, you need to cast on 20 loops, knit about 10 cm of the desired pattern. Next, the fabric is measured in width (it can be slightly stretched), a calculation is made. For example, 20 loops, 14 cm wide, the hat will be size 56. Multiply 20 by 56 and divide by 14, we get 80. This is the number of loops that need to be cast on for a hat of size 56.
3. Calculate the height of the beginning of decreases. First, calculate the radius using the formula: OG: 3.14: 2 (56: 3.14: 2 = 9). Next, determine the height of the beginning of increases (distance from ear to ear - 42 cm), it turns out 42: 2 - 9 = 12. This means that after knitting 12 cm, you need to start making decreases.

The height of the hat itself is individual in each individual case.

Manufacturing stages

Many girls find knitting difficult. A beanie hat is made simply with knitting needles, without using complex patterns or an abundance of shades in one product. It is beautiful in its laconicism and consistency in one color. There are many knitting options, the pattern of the selected model should be studied and calculated before starting work. This will help to achieve the desired result.

Classic beanie

This beanie hat is knitted with shortened rows of garter stitch. Materials and tools: yarn (110 m per 100 g), straight long knitting needles No. 8, a sewing needle.

Knitting pattern:

1. Cast on 31 stitches (P). Slip the first stitch onto the needle without knitting. Then knit all stitches except the last three.
2. Then comes knitting the hat with shortened rows using knitting needles. When there are 3 sts left, place the working thread behind them from the wrong side. Remove one loop to the working knitting needle, throw the thread back to the front side and return the loop to the knitting needle from which it was removed. Turn the knitting, throw the thread behind the knitting needle and knit the entire row with front loops (the last loop is purl).
3. The next row of the beanie hat is knitted with knit stitches (except for the last 5). When 5 sts remain, knit a shortened row in the same way as described in the first step. Turn the knitting over, knit all stitches except the edge stitch.
4. Next row – all knits except the last seven. Before the seventh P – shortened row, turn the knitting, knit all loops as knits.
5. The next row is all knits except the last one. It is transferred from one knitting needle to another in the same way as in the second step. The first wedge is ready. Shortened rows in the work are needed to form wedges. Their number in the product depends on the head circumference. By shortening the loops, you get a neat crown.
6. When the required number of wedges is knitted, close the loops and assemble the hat with a knitted stitch.

A garter stitch beanie hat will suit both a woman's and a man's wardrobe. Often such hats can be seen on children.

The beanie hat with short rows knitting needles is not knitted in a circle. Only straight tools are suitable for work.

With a lapel

A beanie hat with an elegant lapel is knitted on circular needles. The pattern can be any - elastic, cables, braids. Materials and tools: yarn (100 g per 500 m), needles No. 5. The size of the hat is 54.

The English rib pattern is done like this:

• cast on an odd number of stitches;
• first row: remove the edge stitch, 1 loop – knit behind the front wall, yarn over, remove the next loop, knit behind the front wall, yarn over, remove the loop, continue to the end of the row;
• second row: remove edge stitch, yarn over, remove stitch, knit the combination of yarn over and removed stitch.
• repeat sequence until end of row.

Description of the main process:

1. Cast on and close 70 sts in a circle.
2. Knit with English elastic for about 35 cm (fold).
3. Next, knit with a regular 4 cm elastic (1 P - front, 1 P - back). Be sure to ensure that the pattern is not disturbed.
4. Next, the crown is formed. The loops must be knitted 2 together and the next row is knitted like this: throw the working thread behind the loops, remove one unknitted, make the next two loops into one. Knit like this until there are 18 pieces left.

Pull the remaining loops together with the working thread and secure. Hide the tip on the wrong side. The beautiful hat is ready.

Stockinette stitch

This master class will help you learn how to knit a beanie with the stockinette stitch. Materials: yarn (100 g per 350 m), circular knitting needles No. 4. Hat size – 57.

A diagram describing the work process step by step:

1. Cast on and join 132 stitches into a circle.
2. Knit them in a circle using the front stitch until the height of the hat reaches 23 cm.
3. Form the crown - divide all the loops into 4 wedges, mark with markers (there are 33 loops in each section).
4. The first row of the crown and the following odd ones (at the beginning of each wedge): 1 P knitwise, 2 P together behind the back wall, then all knitwise to the last two loops of the wedge (remove one of them, knit the other one and pass it through the unknitted one). Make each wedge in this way.
5. The second row of the crown and the subsequent even rows are all knit stitches without decreases.
6. Pull the last 3 remaining loops together with the working thread and secure.

Made from thick yarn

Knitted from thick yarn, the beanie turns out voluminous and textured. This model does not require a pattern, so the scheme is suitable for beginners. Materials: yarn (100 g per 40 m), circular knitting needles No. 10. Hat size - 52.

Step by step description of the process:

1. Cast on and join 46 stitches into a circle.
2. Knit with a rib pattern (1 front, one back) 35 rows.
3. The next 5-6 rows are evenly decreasing (knitting 2 loops together). As a result, 14 sts should remain.
4. Thread the working thread through the remaining loops, pull tightly and secure the crown.

You can knit a voluminous beanie hat in one evening. Thick yarn significantly reduces the amount of work, and the hat turns out beautiful and suits any style.

Decoding the diagram

Often in master classes, knitting a beanie hat is depicted schematically - in the form of columns, dots and hooks. Such diagrams and descriptions for them are quite difficult for a beginner needlewoman to understand.

The knitting pattern for a fashionable beanie hat is deciphered as follows:

• yarn over – circle or arc;
• two loops together with the front ones - a square divided diagonally into 2 triangles;
• unknitted loop – 2 dashes one above the other.
• face loops - vertical column;
• Purl stitches - dash.

A knitted beanie for a woman, man or child is a universal headdress. Its compatibility with different styles of clothing and wardrobe items will allow the model to be at the peak of popularity for a long time.

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