Over the course of the past several years I’ve made maybe half a dozen hats, and all of them have been variations on a very simple pattern. My favorite of the three that I’ve kept for myself, however, is a pattern that I will probably repeat. It’s a simple ribbed “beanie” style hat. This is definitely a pattern that you can play around with; experiment with different needles and yarns and figure out what you like best.

For my hat, I used two strands of Caron® Simply Soft® Tweed (I used black, but they have several other fun colors) on US size 9 (5.5mm) 14” straight needles.