Beanpole Beanie: Materials
Beanpole Beanie: Materials
Beanpole Beanie: Materials
I live in the Windy City, so when I need a hat, the hat needs to mean business. I find the gauge
on most hat patterns to be too loosey-goosey, and I end up with an earache as a result. So Ive
gotten myself into the habit of automatically going up a yarn weight on most hat patterns. That
wont be necessary here. This pattern was written with a gauge of steel. The recommended gauge
on Cashmerino Chunky is 3.5 stitches per inch on US 10.5 needles, but I knit this hat on size 7
needles to obtain a gauge of 5.25 stitches per inch. This produces a windproof, but not at all stiff
fabric. If you prefer to use a yarn a little closer to standard gauge, substitute a worsted weight
yarn.
Materials:
3 skeins of Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Chunky (shown in shade 28). The hat shown only
needed a small amount of the third ball (total yardage roughly 165 yards). If youre
making yours smaller, you might only need two balls, but dont blame me if you run out!
16 size 5 circular needles for cabled ribbing or size needed to achieve a snug band
around your head
16 size 7 circular needles for main part of hat (or size needed to obtain gauge)
Size 7 dpns or long circular for magic loop method (or size needed to obtain gauge)
Size 3 dpns for i-cord (the exact size isnt crucial here, just something significantly
smaller than your main needle size)
1 stitch marker to mark beginning of round
1 tapestry needle to weave in ends
Size: Shown on my nearly 23 head, knit to a 6 depth before the decreases. (Yep, thats big.)
To adjust size, you may deduct stitches in 8-stitch increments and knit to a shorter depth. The
crown decreases add an additional 2.75 inches to the top center of the head (or 5.5 inches all the
way across) when knit at a row gauge of 26.5 rows per 4 inches.
If you have any problems with the pattern, feel free to email me at cerebralhem@gmail.com.
Enjoy!