These comfortable seed stitch textured beanies are designed to fit snugly on the head. If you prefer a slouchier beanie, go up one size.

These seed stitch hats were designed using Caron Simply Soft yarn. You can substitute almost any worsted weight yarn in this pattern successfully; just check your gauge before you start.

These beanies are knit in the round, working from the bottom up. The larger sizes of this pattern have instructions for using circular needles, as I find working with a circular needle is just a bit faster than DPNs. However, if you don’t have these needles in your collection, you can make these hats with just No. 5 and No. 8 DPNs. You can also substitute long circular needles and the magic loop method if you are familiar with that knitting skill.