Seersucker Beanie - Free Knitted Baby Beanie Pattern
The Seersucker Beanie is a beautiful, double brimmed beanie with a lovely texture pattern. You can find the Baby’s size free pattern below!
The double brim keeps your ears extra warm. the texture used on the beanie is timeless and beautiful. It is meant to be worn with 1”-2” / 2.5cm - 5cm of negative ease (which means 1”-2” / 2.5cm - 5cm smaller than your actual head measurement).
This beanie is made from the bottom-up in once piece. It is a seamless design that is worked in the round. In the instructions, you’ll find two different methods to construct the double-layered brim.
The yarn I chose for this beanie was the Cascade 128. This soft and squishy yarn is also machine washable. The solid color shows off the texture of the beanie really well. It is made with 100% Superwash Merino Wool and comes in a large assortment of colors.
You can also purchase the pattern on Ravelry or Payhip or scroll down for the pattern. In the paid pattern, you’ll find a beautifully formatted pattern which includes sizes for Baby, Child, Adult Small and Adult Large as well as charts for the stitch pattern and decrease portion.
Seersucker Beanie Pattern
Who doesn’t love a good beanie? And who wouldn’t want a family of beanies to match with their loved ones? This double-brimmed beanie keeps your ears extra toasty and features a fun, simple design made with purls and knits.
PATTERN INFORMATION:
This beanie is made from the bottom-up in one piece.
It includes two different methods of constructing the brim.
The simple design on the body of the beanie is provided as written instructions as well as a chart.
Shown in size Child and Adult Small
Materials:
Needles: US 10.5 (6.5 mm) double-pointed needles or preferred method for small circumference knitting.
Notions:
Optional for provisional cast-on: Scrap yarn or stitch holder
1 - Stitch marker
Darning needle
Finished size
Baby: 15" x 8.5" / 38cm x 21cm (To be worn with 1"- 2" (2.5 cm-5 cm) negative ease)
Gauge
13 sts x 22 rounds = 4” (10 cm) with US 10.5 (6.5 mm) in stockinette.
Yarn
80 yards / 75m
Yarn used
Cascade 128. (Bulky Weight; 100% Superwash Merino Wool; 100g; 128 yards/ 117 meters). 1 skein. Color used: Silver (1946).
ABBREVIATIONS
BORM beginning of round marker
CO cast on
K knit
K2tog knit 2 sts together
P purl
P2tog purl 2 sts together
PM place marker
PU pick up
RH right hand
Rnd round
st(s) stitch(es)
PATTERN INSTRUCTIONS
Setup: Using knitted cast-on OR provisional cast-on, CO 48 sts. PM and join into round, being sure stitches are not twisted.
BRIM
Knit 18 (24, 28, 30) rounds, slipping BORM as needed.
For knitted cast-on: Using spare circular needles and starting at CO tail, PU 48 sts at CO edge.
For provisional cast-on: Transfer 48 sts from waste yarn to spare circular needle.
Fold brim in half with WS facing in. Line up the working circular needle and spare circular needle so the working circular needle is in front of the spare circular needle.
Take RH needle through one st from each needle and knit together.
Continue to knit together one st from each needle until row is completed.
BODY OF BEANIE
Work SEERSUCKER pattern around, working chart twice. (16 rnds total)
Rnd 1: [K2, p1, k1].
Rnd 2: [K2, p1, k1].
Rnd 3: [K1, p1].
Rnd 4: [K1, p1].
Rnd 5: [P1, k3].
Rnd 6: [P1, k3].
Rnd 7: [K1, p1].
Rnd 8: [K1, p1].
DECREASE
Note: As you decrease, switch to DPN or small circumference knitting as needed.
Rnd 1: [K2, p1, k3, p2tog]. 42 sts remaining.
Rnd 2: [K2, p1, k3, p1].
Rnd 3: [K1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p2tog]. 36 sts remaining.
Rnd 4: [K1, p1].
Rnd 5: [P1, k3, p2tog]. 30 sts remaining.
Rnd 6: [P1, k3, p1].
Rnd 7: [K1, p1, k1, p2tog]. 24 sts remaining.
Rnd 8: [K1, p1].
Rnd 9: [K2, p2tog]. 18 sts remaining.
Rnd 10: [K2, p1].
Rnd 11: [K1, p2tog]. 12 sts remaining.
Rnd 12: [K2tog]. 6 sts remaining.
FINISHING
Cut yarn leaving an 8"/ 20.5cm tail. Using darning needle, take tail through remaining sts 2-3 times, pulling taut to close hole.
Weave in the ends and gently block to measurements.
