So, you don’t know how to knit (yet). If you’re interested, let’s fix that.

This is a pattern I that I recommend whenever someone asks me to teach them how to knit. Great big scarves and boring old washcloths tend to scare off new knitters, but hats are fun, useful, and quick projects. And, at the end you end up with a cute new hat with only a couple of weeks’ work. Win-win.

The n00b Hat is a basic beanie with a garter stitch brim. It’s knit flat and sewn up the back. It’s stretchy and squishy and pretty much one size fits all. And, of course it’s super cozy. I have a bunch that I’ve made over the years and I wear them all the time.

As you work on the hat you’ll learn how to cast on, knit, purl, decrease and finish a project, skills that constitute about 90% of all knitting. And, you will end up with a pretty nifty hat. Multi-tasking is the greatest, isn’t it?