Description
Want to dip your toes into simple cable knitting? Or perhaps you just want something beautiful with an easy enough repeat that you can knit while binge-watching your favourite series.
The Slip a Beat Beanie uses simple cable stitches to create the illusion of stacked hearts, giving you plenty of texture without a complicated cable pattern to keep track of.
Written for five yarn weights from Aran/Worsted through to Super Chunky, the beanie is worked in the round from the bottom up. The design uses an eight-stitch, six-round repeat, so the circumference can also be adjusted if desired.
Skill Level ~
Adventurous beginner. Written and video tutorials are included, with instructions for working the cables with or without a cable needle.
Method ~
Knitted in the round from the bottom up using simple cable stitches.
Size ~
Approximately 16.5 cm / 6.5″ wide × 23 cm / 9″ tall, with slight variation depending on yarn weight.
Designed to fit an adult head circumference of approximately 56 cm / 22″. The textured design creates greater negative ease for a close, comfortable fit.
Yarn ~
Aran/Worsted: 130 m / 142 yds
With Folded Brim: 150 m / 164 yds
Light Chunky: 88 m / 96 yds
Chunky: 84 m / 92 yds
Light Super Chunky: 80 m / 88 yds
Super Chunky: 73 m / 80 yds
You can substitute another yarn provided you meet the stated gauge and achieve a suitable fabric.
Needles & Notions ~
40 cm / 16″ circular needles and DPNs in the sizes specified in the pattern for your chosen yarn weight
Cable needle
Stitch marker
Darning needle
Tag and pom-pom, if desired
Gauge ~
Gauge is measured over 10 cm × 10 cm / 4″ × 4″, worked in pattern and in the round using the larger recommended needle size for each yarn weight, unstretched and unblocked.
Aran/Worsted: 24 sts × 26 rnds; WPI 11
Light Chunky: 22 sts × 18 rnds; WPI 10
Chunky: 16 sts × 16 rnds; WPI 8
Light Super Chunky: 14 sts × 14 rnds; WPI 7
Super Chunky: 12 sts × 12 rnds; WPI 6
Techniques ~
Long-tail cast on, or preferred stretchy method
Knit
Purl
Slipped stitches
Simple cables
Decreases
Weaving in ends
Written and video tutorials are included to help you master the cable stitches.
This pattern has been tech edited by Holly Elliot.
This listing is for a digital PDF knitting pattern. No physical item will be sent.
This pattern and its images are protected by copyright and may not be copied, changed, sold or shared in whole or in part. You are welcome to sell finished items made from the pattern; pattern credit to Audacious Ewe is appreciated.
If you’re on Instagram, I’d love to see your finished beanie! Tag @audacious.ewe and use #slipabeatbeanie.
For pattern support, contact sales@audaciousewe.co.uk.
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