Easy knit pattern for a fitted, slouchy or folded cuff beanie hat.
Ideal for beginners as a first circular needle project knitting in the round.

Sizing & Gauge
This hat pattern is one size to fit most adult heads.

While standard aran gauge of 18x24 is suggested, exact gauge is not important (especially vertical row gauge) as the hat is quite stretchy & you knit it to a certain length. The hat is your swatch, there’s no need for test squares. :smile:

5mm is the pattern needle size as that’s standard for aran yarn, but I suggest using the needle size on the yarn ball band. I used smaller 4.5mm needles to knit the lilac hat as that’s the standard size for Lion Brand Feels Like Butta.

Yarn Amounts
You need 2 small 50g balls of yarn or 1 larger ball to make a hat (with some leftover). My yarn usage as a guide:

• Fitted beanie (mustard): 45g (half a ball approx) of Lion Brand Wool Ease worsted yarn (lighter weight acrylic with wool mix)
• Standard beanie (pink): 68g (1.3 balls approx) of Drops Nepal aran yarn (heavier soft wool & alpaca mix)
• Slouchy beanie (lilac): 65g (2/3 ball approx) Lion Brand Feels Like Butta polyester yarn (heavy soft brushed cotton or velvety feel) with smaller 4.5mm needles as recommended on the ball band