Designed by Kate Atherley, the Warm and Easy Hat is an ideal project for beginners to practice their knit stitches and working in the round. The beanie is a wardrobe staple and ideal for a first knitting project! This small project is relatively quick to knit and perfect for learning to knit in the round, work ribbing and get decreases down. With clear illustrated instructions and a full range of tutorials, the Warm and Easy Hat will help guide newbie knitters to build confidence and skills. It is also a lovely option for more experienced knitters who appreciate clean, minimalist design, and relaxing knitting with beautiful, affordable yarns. This kit is for a colorblock version of the hat in the &Make Super Bulky yarn. Kits are also available for colorblock versions of the and .

The Warm and Easy Hat is worked in the round, from the brim up to the crown. You will begin by casting on the main color and then working the brim with knit 1, purl 1 ribbing in that color. When the brim is finished, you will change your knitting yarn to two alternating blocks of one of the contrast colors and the main color to complete the body of the hat in Stockinette Stitch — knitting every round. When the body is finished, you will work decreases in the crown in the second contrast color until just a few stitches are left. Secure the stitches, weave in the ends, block your hat, and voila! Your first hat is ready to wear!

Yarn:

The Fibre Co. (100% Highland wool, 80 m (87 yd) per 100 g ball) - 1 ball (all sizes) of your main color choice and 1 ball of each of 2 contrast colors

Colors:

The photos show the main color in the teal shade Peacock Gang. The 1st contrast color is shown in the yellow shade Smiley and the 2nd is in light violet shade Potion.

Sizes and measurements:

The hat comes in 6 sizes, to fit babies and large adults. With 6 sizes this hat is worn with 0–5 cm (0–2 in) of negative ease.

Sizes 1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6) with finished measurements:
Circumference: 36 (40, 44, 51, 55, 62) cm / 14.5 (16, 17.5, 20.5, 22, 24.5) in
Height: 15 (18, 20, 22, 23, 25) cm / 6 (6.5, 7.5, 8.5, 9, 9.5) in

Techniques used:

Notes:

We have a fantastic 3-part series of free online knitting classes with Kate Atherley to help you knit the Warm and Easy Hat! All three classes were recorded and are available to view on YouTube .

This pattern is designed for use on mobile devices and is not optimized for printing. The instructions are spread out to provide a more accessible format for beginner knitters.