Jamaica beanie
Sock yarn version
① Sandra Jaeger Dec. 2012 For individual, non-commercial use only
Story of this hat
A boy had seen a comic figure with such a “cool' beanie on his head and he liked it for christmas 2012. A friend of him and work collegue of me asked me if I could knit such a beanie. So the sock yarn version one was done. As he was freezing with the sock yarn version and liked a thicker one for skiing I knit another one in bulkier yarn Lana Grossa Bingo with 5.00 mm needles. The second one also became a bit larger and longer. My friend told me he is now walking around indoors and outdoors with the beanies and is the happiest boy on earth now. :-)
4-ply sock yarn version
This beanie is a one size beanie which due to the ribbing will fit almost all sizes. (54 - 60 cm head circumreference). For smaller heads it will be a very slouchy beanie, for bigger ones less slouchy. Length: about 32 cm (ribbing not folded), 26 cm (with folded ribbing) Knitting gauge: 1 x 1 inch: 7 stitches and 8 rows. You need: 35 g of cherry dark red 4-ply sock yarn, 35 g of grass green 4-ply sock yarn, 30 g of yellow 4-ply sock yarn (yardage about 210m/50g) lle 40 cm 3.5 mm and 5 double pointed needles size 3.00 mm for the top of the hea For smaller heads you can change to 3.00 mm needles instead of 3.5 mm. Cast on 128 stitches in red. Join being careful not to twist. Mark the beginning of the row e.g. with a different leftover yarn color. Knit one round in red. Do ribbing in red:
Ribbing:
\* Purl 2 stitches in red, knit 2 stitches through backloop in red \*. Repeat \* until ribbing measures 13 cm (or as long as you like →> it's folded up later so it should be double the length you like it to be) Knit 1 round in red increasing 16 stitches as follows: \* Knit 8 stitches, Make 1 stitch \*. Repeat \*. (144 stitches are on your needles.) Knit 4 cm in red in rounds (or as long as you like the red stripe to be). Change color to yellow: Knit 5.5 cm in yellow in rounds (or as long as you like the yellow stripe to be). Change color to green. Knit 5 cm in green in the round (or as long as you like the green stripe to be). Do swirl top decreases in green (you have 8 decrease sections of 18 stitches each) 1s round: \* Knit 16 stitches, knit 2 stitches together \*. Repeat \* Sandra Jaeger Dec. 2012 For individual, non-commercial use only 2"d round: \* Knit 15 stitches, knit 2 stitches together \*. Repeat \*. 3rd round: \* Knit 14 stitches, knit 2 stitches together \*. Repeat \*. Continue in this way until you have 16 stitches left. Then do a round of: \* Knit 2 stitches together \*. Repeat \*. 8 stitches are left. Cut yarn but leave the tail long enough to pull it twice through the remaining 8 stitches. And pull it from the outside to the inside of the beanie. Weave in the tails. ave in the tail of the ribbing so that it cannot be seen, when the ribbing is folded up Fold up the ribbing. Put it on and have fun! :-)
Bulky yarn version
You need: 2 red balls of Lana Grossa Bingo or similar yarn (knit with 5 mm needles) 1 ball of yellow yarn, 1 ball of green yarn. A circular needle 5.mm 40 cm A set of double pointed needles 4.5 mm for the top of the hat Cast on 96 stitches in red with the circular needle. being careful not to twist. Put a different yarn color as round marker into the ribbir Do ribbing: \* Purl 2 stitches, knit 2 stitches through backloop \*. Repeat \* until ribbing is long enough to be folded for your hat recepient. I did 17 cm of ribbing. Increase 8 stitches for the body of the beanie as follows: \* Knit 12 stitches, Make 1 stitch \*. Repeat \*. (104 stitches are on your needles) Knit 6.5 cm in red (or as long as you like the red stripe to be). Knit 7.5 cm in yellow (or as long as you like the yellow stripe to be). Knit about 6 cm in green (or as long as you like the green stripe to be). 1s round: \* Knit 11 stitches, knit 2 stitches together \*. Repeat \*. 2"d round: \* Knit 10 stitches, knit 2 stitches together \*. Repeat \* 3rd round: \* Knit 9 stitches, knit 2 stitches together \*. Repeat \*. Continue decreasing in this way until you have 8 stitches on your needles. Cut yarn but leave the tail long enough to pull it twice through the remaining 8 stitches. And pull it from the outside to the inside of the beanie. Weave in the tails. Please note: weave in the tail of the ribbing so that it cannot be seen, when the ribbing is folded up. Fold up the ribbing. Put it on and have fun! :-) For pattern support please can contact me at jaegerleins@web.de . Happy knitting!
