how to knit a simple beanie hat in the round?

Hi. I’ve never worked with circular needles before, but I understand the concept and am eager to get started. I want to make my brother a simple beanie that looks like a swirl at the top, like a spiral if you know what I mean. I want it to be seamless basically. I can’t find any simple patterns. Literally. I don’t want any ribs or cables, just the knit stitches to show on the outside. No border unless it’s super simple and not too girly. Does anyone know of a hat pattern like this? Thanks.

here are some pattern that i found and are simple and not too girly

http://www.lionbrand.com/cgi-bin/patternFinder.fcgi?craft=Knit&search=Search&searchText=beanie

http://www.knitting-and.com/knitting/patterns/hats/london-beanie.htm

http://www.chicknits.com/chichatpattern.shtml

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3 Responses to “how to knit a simple beanie hat in the round?”

hot_hermione on January 30th, 2010 at 3:05 am

here are some pattern that i found and are simple and not too girly

http://www.lionbrand.com/cgi-bin/patternFinder.fcgi?craft=Knit&search=Search&searchText=beanie

http://www.knitting-and.com/knitting/patterns/hats/london-beanie.htm

http://www.chicknits.com/chichatpattern.shtml
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hawaiigrl314 on January 30th, 2010 at 3:22 am

I made this pattern ive made it for boys
cast on 34 wit size 13 knit 5 rws in 1×1 rib.
Knit until hat measures 5 in. , then do the following rows
Rw 1: Knit 2, *K2tog, K2, repeat from * 8 times. k1
Rw 2 and 4: purl
Rsw 3 K 1, *K2tog, K 1, repeat from * 8 times, K1
Rw 5 K1, K2tog 8 times, K1
Drow yarn through sts and end
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Jam_Til_Impact on January 30th, 2010 at 3:37 am

One thing to think about might be going with a multicolored yarn from Red Heart. Here is an example I did.

http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.editAlbumPhoto&albumID=1178099&imageID=10995842&MyToken=19f1bf7a-cf94-410c-bd18-fa88c4dea008

This one was done for charity using Red Heard Supersaver Plum Pudding on a size 8 needle. It was done using all knit stitches. It doesn’t swirl in stitches, just the colors.

There are a lot of colors that would work for boys or men. Depending on the size, that would make how many stitches to cast on and how long to make the hat before shaping it for the crown.

There are many patterns available for hats on sites many sites such as the following.

http://www.lionbrand.com
http://www.coatsandclark.com
http://www.caron.com
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http://www.myspace.com/clminnick

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