Snuggly Slouchy Beret

In January 2013, I embarked on a year long charity project where I knit one hat every month to be given away in the Christmas season to homeless people in my part of the world. This year, I am continuing the project. While experimenting with various hat patterns and yarn weights, I came up with a few patterns of my own. I haven't written all of them down yet, but today all that changes. This is my first hat pattern. It is knit with warm and snuggly, super bulky weight yarn and knits up quickly, thanks to the large sized needles. This makes it a great charity knit or a quick gift for a loved one.

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Feel free to knit as many you wish for gifting / charity purposes.

The copyright of this pattern belongs to “Atreyee of createtcetera”. Feedback welcome.

Difficulty: 

Beginner (Knowledge of long tail Long Tail Cast On, Knit, Purl, and Working in the Round via Magic Loop method required.)

Size:

Adult

Materials:

90 yards of Super Bulky yarn (I used Loops & Threads Cozy Wool, but any similar weight yarn would work.

32” US size 11 circular needles

32” US size 17 circular needles

1 large stitch marker

Darning needle

Gauge:
8 sts and 11 rows in 4 inches (using US size 17 needles)

Abbrevations:

CO – Cast On

k – Knit

p – Purl
k2tog – Knit 2 stitches together
p2tog – Purl 2 stitches together

BO – Bind Off

sts - stitches

Pattern:

With smaller needles, use Long Tail Cast On method to CO 48 stitches.

Join in the round being careful not to twist stitches.

Place a marker at the beginning of round. 
Row 1-10: *k2p2* to the end. 
Row 11-12: k all stitches. 
Row 13: Use larger needles to k all stitches. (At the end of this row, all the stitches are on the larger needle.)
Row 14-23: k all stitches (At the end of this, hat should measure 7 inches from CO edge.)
Row 24: *k6 k2tog* to the end (42 sts). 
Row 25: k all stitches. 
Row 26: *k5 k2tog* to the end (36 sts). 
Row 27: k all stitches. 
Row 28: *k4 k2tog* to the end (30 sts). 
Row 29: k all stitches. 
Row 30: *k3 k2tog* to the end (24 sts). 
Row 31: *k2 k2tog* to the end (18 sts). 

Row 32: *k1 k2tog* to the end (12 sts). 
Row 33: *k2tog* to the end (6 sts).  
Cut off yarn and slip through remaining stitches and fasten in a knot. 

Finishing:

Sew in loose ends using darning needle.

Photograph - (c) Atreyee Ghosh
Modeled by my lovely friend - Shraddha Bodhe