This simple, gender-neutral beanie is a beginner-friendly, knit flat hat pattern. Use a self-striping yarn to highlight the garter stitches, which, when assembled, will form vertical “stripes” on the hat. Best of all, it’s a one-skein project! This is the third pattern in the Holiday Stashbusting Knit Along.

This pattern is available for FREE on my blog HERE.

The free version is supported by advertising on my website. The downloadable PDF for sale on Ravelry includes the full pattern in one printable file without advertisements.

Skills Used
Basic knitting stitches: knit, purl, slip stitch
Knitting flat in rows
Seaming with mattress stitch (includes video tutorial)
Cinching a hat closed (links to photo tutorial)

Skill Level
Easy

Finished Sizes
Newborn (0-3 Months, 3-6 Months, 6-12 Months, 1-2 Years, 3-5 Years, 6-12 Years, Teen/Adult Small, Adult Medium, Adult Large). Photographed sample is 1-2 Years.

Newborn: 12” (30.5 cm) hat circumference x 5” (13 cm) height.

0-3 Months: 15” (38 cm) hat circumference x 6” (15 cm) height.

3-6 Months: 16” (40.5 cm) hat circumference x 6.25” (16 cm) height.

6-12 Months: 17” (43 cm) hat circumference x 6.75” (17 cm) height.

1-2 Years: 18” (45.5 cm) hat circumference x 7” (18 cm) height.

3-5 Years: 19” (48 cm) hat circumference x 7.5” (19 cm) height.

6-12 Years: 20” (51 cm) hat circumference x 8” (20.5 cm) height.

Teen/Adult Small: 21” (53.5 cm) hat circumference x 8.25” (21 cm) height.

Adult Medium: 22” (56 cm) hat circumference x 8.75” (22.5 cm) height.

Adult Large: 23” (58.5 cm) hat circumference x 9” (23 cm) height.

Materials
King Cole Acorn Aran yarn (80% acrylic/20% wool, 3.5 oz/100 g/216 yd/198 m) in 4953 Cranberry – 1 skein for all sizes, or approximately 60 yd (90 yd, 100 yd, 114 yd, 125 yd, 145 yd, 160 yd, 175 yd, 195 yd, 205 yd)/55 m (82.5 m, 91.5 m, 104 m, 114.5 m, 132.5 m, 146.5 m, 160 m, 178.5 m, 187.5 m) in any medium weight yarn.

US Size 8/5 mm straight knitting needles, or size needed to obtain gauge.

Clover bent tip yarn needle.

Gauge
16 sts = 4” (6.5 cm) across in garter stitch (knit every stitch of every row). For best fit, always check your gauge.