Windsor Light Beanie

We love simple quick knits, especially ones that become every day staples and make great gifts.

The Windsor Lite hat is a simple hat pattern, great for beginners and advanced knitters alike. This classic hat features a 2 row repeat, making it an excellent travel buddy or tv knit.

Yarn: ~ 200 yards of Worsted weight (I used Mountain Meadow Wool Laramie)

Size: 16" (18", 20") / 40.5 (46, 51) cm / Depth: 9.5” / 24 cm

Needles:

US 5 / 3.75 mm 16” circular needles or dpns

US 7 / 4.5mm 16” circular needles or dpns

Notions: scissors, darning needle, stitch marker

Gauge: 20 sts x 30 rounds = 4” broken rib stitch on larger needles In the round or flat
Round / Row 1: K all
Round / Row 2: *k1, p1 ; repeat * to end

Abbreviations:

BOR - Beginning of round

CO - Cast On
K - Knit
K2tog - Knit 2 stitches together

P - Purl

PM - Place marker

Rnd(s) - Round(s)

St(s) - Stitch(es)

Instructions

Using smaller needles, and the German Twisted Cast On method, CO 84, (96, 108) sts. Join to knit in the round being careful not to twist stitches. PM to mark BOR.

Brim:
Round 1: *k1, p1 ; repeat * to end of round

Repeat k1,p1 sequence for 2” / 5cm or approximately 12 rounds total.

Body:

Switch to larger needles

Round 1: Knit all
Round 2: *k1, p1 ; repeat * to end of round

Repeat rounds 1 & 2 until piece measures approximately 8.5” / 21.5 cm from CO edge, or approximately 1” / 2.5 cm shorter than desired length.

Crown:

Round 1: K all
Round 2: *k1, k2tog ; repeat * to end of round (56 (64, 72) sts)

Round 3: K all
Round 4: *k2tog ; repeat * to end of round (28 (32, 36) sts

Round 5: K all
Round 6: *k2tog ; repeat * to end of round (14 (16, 18) sts

Close:

Break yarn, leaving a 12” long tail to close hat. Thread yarn into darning needle, and pull through remaining loops at crown. Close hole by pulling on thread. Weave in ends and block as desired.

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