Maile Beanie Knitting Pattern: A Coordinating Accessory Inspired by Nikki Van De Car's Maile Sweater Design

Maile Beanie

By Leeana Gardiner

The Maile Beanie was inspired by Nikki Van De Car's Maile Sweater. I designed this beanie to coordinate with the sweater using one of the lace patterns and the garter stitch edging. Alternatively, this beanie could be made without the lace pattern, for a more basic beanie with a lovely garter stitch edge. If you would also like to make Nikki's beautiful Maile Sweater, you can find her pattern on Ravelry or on her blog here: What to Knit When You're Expecting

Photograph copyright Katerina Simpson 2014 MaileBeaniewith Maile Sweater

Sizing

Materials

Yarn: Sock yarn (4 ply/fingering weight) Gauge: 28 sts and 36 rounds to 10cm (4") over stocking stitch Needles: 3.25mm (US 3) circular knitting needles or size required to obtain correct gauge Notions: darning needle for sewing in ends, stitch marker

stitch Glossary

Knit k2tog Knit 2 stitches together. Purl pm Place stitch marker skp Slip 1, knit 1, pass slipped stitch over yo Yarn over

Copyright

This pattern and all images, unless otherwise stated, are copyright Leeana Gardiner, 2014@. Please don't reproduce or distribute this pattern in any way, other than printing out a copy for personal use. This pattern is intended for non-commercial use only. The lace pattern and original Maile Sweater pattern belong to Nikki Van De Car. Cast on 80 stitches, pm and join in the round Start garter stitch band Round 1: knit Round 2: purl Repeat these two rounds 4 more times (10 Rounds total)

Begin main piece:

Knit 5 rounds Begin lace pattern: Round 1: k3, k2tog, yo, kl, yo, skp, \*k5, k2tog, yo, kl, yo, skp; Repeat from \* to last 2 stitches, k2 Round 2 and all even rounds: knit Round 3: k2, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, skp, \*k3, k2tog yo, k3, yo, skp; Repeat from \* to last stitch, k1 Rounds 5 & 7: As round 1. Please see Nikki's blog for this Lace Pattern Chart (Lace Pattern #1) Knit until piece measures 3.5" from cast on edge

Begin crown shaping:

Round 1: [ k8 k2tog] repeat to end of round - 72 stitches Round 2 and all even Rounds: k Round 3: [k7 K2tog] repeat to end of round - 64 stitches Round 5: [k6 K2tog] repeat to end of round - 56 stitches Round 7: [k5 K2tog] repeat to end of round - 48 stitches Round 9: [k4 K2tog] repeat to end of round - 40 stitches Round 11: [k3 K2tog] repeat to end of round - 32 stitches Round 13: [k2 K2tog] repeat to end of round - 24 stitches Round 15: [kl K2tog] repeat to end of round - 16 stitches Round 17: k2tog repeat to end of round - 8 stitches Round 18: k2Tog repeat to end of round - 4 stitches

Finishing:

Cut yarn, thread darning needle and draw through all stitches. Pull tight, secure end and weave in all ends Block lightly.

Thank you

I want to thank Nikki Van De Car for allowing me to use her pattern as inspiration for this design as well as allowing me to use her lace pattern from her website.