Easy Ribbed Gift Beanie for Him Knitting Pattern

Work from the brim up in the round. The stretchy 2×2 rib leads into a crown shaped in four sections. Finish by drawing the yarn through the last stitches and blocking your hat.

This project suits knitters who can knit in the round and work ssk and k2tog decreases. Preview the real written steps to see if it suits your skills.

Choose by head circumference. The ribbing stretches; the finished hat measurements below are unstretched.

Check your gauge first. The inch values here are converted from the PDF’s centimetre measurements.

• Sport-weight yarn: 144 (180, 270) m / 158 (197, 295) yd for S (M, XL).
• 3.25 mm / US 3 circular needles.
• Stitch markers and a darning needle.

Gauge: 36 stitches and 40 rounds per 10 cm / about 4 in in unstretched 2×2 rib.

Skills: cast on, knit, purl, work in the round, ssk, k2tog, shape a crown and block.

Pattern correction: In Crown Shaping 1, Round 8, work to 4 stitches before the marker, not 3.

A four-page PDF with three adult sizes, yarn amounts, gauge, written body and crown steps, photos and abbreviations.

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