Textured Basketweave Hat Knitting Pattern Abruzzo Beanie

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The Abruzzo Beanie is made with simple knit stitches and purl stitches. This bottom up hat is a quick knit in super bulky yarn!

The textured hat design is achieved with alternating sections of 2 x 2 ribbing. It’s a simple pattern that’s relaxing to knit!

The free knitting pattern includes sizes for baby, toddler, child, teen, medium and large adult. Add a pom pom or leave it off, this beanie is fun to customize for the perfect gift this season!

I think this knitted hat pattern looks great as is, but a faux fur pom pom would kick it up a notch too!

This is a one skein knitting project, even for the largest size! Quick projects like this are my favorite to make for gifts.

Materials

• Lion Brand’s Wool Ease Thick and Quick* #6 super bulky weight yarn (80% Acrylic; 20% Wool, 87 yd (80 m) per 140 g skein) in shade Fossil — 1 [1, 1, 1, 1] skein.
• 9 mm (US Size 13) 36” circular knitting needles* (or size needed to meet gauge). 
• yarn needle, measuring tape, scissors
• Optional stitch markers.

Yarn By Size

Baby 0 – 12 mos ~ 40 yd (37 m)

Toddler 1 – 3 yrs ~ 45 yd (42 m)

Child 4+ yrs ~ 50 yd (46 m)

Teen/ Sm Adult ~ 60 yd (55 m)

Med/Lg Adult ~ 65 yd (60 m)

Notes

1. This pattern is worked bottom up, in the round. You will need to do magic loop method.
2. Stitch multiple is 4.

Gauge 

9 sts x 14 rnds (after blocking) to 4” (10 cm) measured in pattern

Skill Level

Easy

Fit/Adjustments

This hat has a suggested 2” / 5 cm of negative ease. This means the finished hat is 2” / 5 cm smaller than the actual head circumference, and will stretch to fit. 

This free hat pattern is intended to fit like a beanie, for a slouchy hat you can add another set of repeats to the body of the hat to increase the height at least 2″ before moving on to the decrease section.

Sizing

The pattern includes different sizes for head circumferences: 

To fit age ~ head circumferences: 

Baby 0 – 12 mos ~ 13” – 15” (33 cm – 38 cm)

Toddler 1 – 3 yrs ~ 15” – 17” (38 cm – 43 cm)

Child 4+ yrs ~ 17” – 19” (43 cm – 48.5 cm)

Teen/Sm Adult ~ 19” – 21”(48.5 cm – 53.5 cm)

Med/Lg Adult ~ 20” – 22” (51 – 56 cm)

Stitches / Abbreviations

US Terms

CO – cast on; I use the alternating cable cast on but you can cast on a different way if you prefer.

k – knit

k2tog – knit two together

p – purl

p2tog – purl two together

Tutorials

Alternating Cable Cast On this one blends right into our 2 x 2 pattern!

Join to Knit in the Round I love a simple technique and this is the easiest to me, but you can join in your preferred method as well.

Video

Watch the full video tutorial on my YouTube Channel.

Scroll down for the free pattern!

Pattern Instructions

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