RUNNER BEANIE (PHASEOLUS PILEUS)
BY MATT BABCOCK (MATTB ON RAVELRY) I designed this hat for running. It is thin, light, and washable, and doesn't have holes in it. It weighs an ounce and can be carried in a small pocket. Since I don't care for hats that cover my ears, it is short. Many thanks to my wife Sharon (sharonf on Ravelry), who knit it for me. She suggested using Judy's Magic caston to start, which doesn't leave a hole or bump. Sharon also translated my handwritten pattern into the neatly organized document below, and added clarifications to this second edition of the pattern. SIZE Adult
HATMEASUREMENTS
Head Circumference - 21 inches Crown Height - 5 3%4 inches Measurements taken after washing
YARN
Knit Picks Essential (now called Stroll Sock Yarn) (75% superwash merino wool, 25% nylon: 231yd/50gball) MC: about 25-27g (115-125yd), used Jester Multi (24352 - no longer available) CC: about 3g (14yd), used Wine Ketle Hand-Dyed (24749 - no longer available)
NEEDLES and NOTIONS
US Size #1.5 /2.5mm needles - either one long circular for magic loop, or DPNs and a short circular It may be helpful to decrease to a Size #1 needle for the brim depending on your gauge US Size #3 / 3.25mm needle for bind off - any sort of needle will do (12) stitch markers - one of them different to mark beginning of round Yarn needle
GAUGE
30 stitches x 45 rounds = 4 inches (after washing) Free pattern on ravelry.com Copyright 2011-2013 Matt Babcock Personal use only. All other rights reserved. Do not distribute pattern in print or electronic form without the express written permission of the author.
RUNNER BEANIE
CONSTRUCTION
Using Judy's Magic caston (directions available at http:/knitty.com/ISSUEspring06/FEATmagiccaston.html), cast on 6 stitches in MC over smaller needles (3 stitches on each needle), leaving a tail several inches long. Round 1: Knit around with working yarn and tail held together for each stitch. Drop tail. (12 sts) Round 2: Treat each loop from Round 1 as a separate stitch. \*Knit into the front and back of one st (kfb), k1, repeat from \* to end. (18 sts) If the first two rounds are too tight to work easily, try casting on and working Round 1 on the larger needles, then switching back to smaller needle for Round 2 and beyond. Round 3: \*Kfb, k2, repeat from \* to end. (24 sts) Round 4: \*Kfb, k3, repeat from \* to end. (30 sts) Round 5: \*Kfb, k4, repeat from \* to end. (36 sts) Round 6: Knit around. Round 7: \*Kfb, k5, repeat from \* to end. (42 sts) Round 8: \*Kfb, k6, repeat from \* to end. (48 sts) Round 9: Knit around. Round 10: \*Kfb, k3, place marker, kfb, k3, place marker, repeat from \* to end (60 sts) Rounds 11-12: Knit around. (2 rounds) Round 13: \*Kfb, knit to marker, slip marker, repeat from \* to end (72 sts) Rounds 14-15: Knit around. (2 rounds) Round 16: Repeat round 13. (84 sts) Rounds 17-19: Knit around. (3 rounds) Round 20: Repeat round 13. (96 sts) Rounds 21-23: Knit around. (3 rounds) Round 24: Repeat round 13. (108 sts) Rounds 25-28: Knit around. (4 rounds) Round 29: Repeat round 13. (120 sts) Rounds 30-33: Knit around. (4 rounds) Round 34: Repeat round 13. (132 sts) Rounds 35-39: Knit around. (5 rounds)
:ck gauge at this point to see if you should do the last round of increases or nc Round 40: Repeat round 13, if needed. Otherwise, knit around. (144 sts) Knit around for another 1 inch or until desired length above brim. At this point, it's a good idea to thread stitches onto a piece of waste yarn and launder hat as you plan to care for it. If you are using superwash wool, the hat may get a little longer with washing.
RUNNER BEANIE
Brim
Brim is approximately 1.75 inches wide. Round 1: Knit around in MC. Round 2: Purl around in MC. Rounds 3-6: Work Rounds 1-2 two more times. Round 7: Knit around in CC. Round 8: Purl around in CC. Cut CC. Rounds 9-24: Work Rounds 1-8 two more times or until desired length. Rounds 25-28: Work rounds 1-4.
Bind Off
With larger needle in R hand, purl 2 together. \* Slip stitch back to L needle. Purl this stitch together with next stitch. Repeat from \* to end. When one stitch remains, purl it together with first bound off stitch, break yarn, and pull end through final stitch.
Finishing
Weave in ends. Use duplicate stitch with CC tails to reduce color jog at end of CC rounds Glossary of Terms CC contrastcolor ggram(s) kknit kfb knit into front of stitch as usual; leave stitch on left needle and knit into back of the same stitch; 1 stitch increased Lleft MC main color mm millimeter(s) ppurl Rright st stitch yd yard(s)
V2 edits from V1
\*Added photos. \* Indicated yarn name change from Knit Picks Essential to Knit Picks Stroll. \*+ Added more detail about needles to use. \*Added link to Judy's Magic caston. \* Clarified Round 1 and added suggestion for making first two rounds easier. \* Delayed placement of markers until Round 10 because too fiddly to add them right at first. \* Clarified instructions for finishing bindoff. \*Added stitch glossary.
