Just Plain Hat (Multi-Pattern Bundle)
A simple, timeless hat for anyone on your list…
Make this classic beanie with in your choice of sizes from Preemie to Men’s Large in three yarn weights: bulky, worsted, and fingering. Gently rounded and worked from the brim up in the round, this cap is a pleasing shape that suits any age or gender. Make it as written or use this as a template for your own creativity. Instructions for pompoms and I-cord knots included. Great stash-buster!
PROJECT LEVEL: Easy
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About Collection
Just Plain Collection
Fast, fun, and easy. The Just Plain Collection is the perfect way for you to unleash your creativity.
Sized to include everyone, knitting patterns in this collection are written for multiple yarn weights (fingering, worsted, and bulky)*, with each weight written separately. As such, they are excellent starting points to create cozy garments and accessories when used as written, or as blank canvases so you can apply your own creativity.
Get started on the Just Plain Collection today!
* Except for the Just Plain Socks patterns, which are written for any size but only designed for fingering-weight yarn.
About Design
Construction
Hat is worked in the round from the bottom up.
Sizes
The age designations are an estimate. Dimensions are the head circumference, not the finished garment. Alteration instructions included.
Bulky Weight
- Preemie: 9.5 to 11.25 inches (or 24 to 28.5 cm)
- Infant (0 to 3 months): 13 to 15 inches (or 33 to 38 cm)
- Baby & Toddler (3 to 24 months): 16 to 18.75 inches (or 40.5 to 47.5 cm)
- Child & Youth (2 years +): 19.25 to 22.4 inches (or 49 to 57 cm)
- Adult: 22.4 to 25 inches (or 57 to 63.5 cm)
Worsted & Fingering Weights
- Preemie: 9 inches to 11.3 inches (or 23 to 29 cm)
- Newborn (0 to 3 months): 11 to 14 inches (or 28 to 35.5 cm)
- Baby (3 to 6 months): 13.5 to 16.5 inches (or 34.5 to 42 cm)
- Baby & Toddler (6 to 24 months): 15.75 to 18 inches (or 40 to 45.5 cm)
- Child & Youth (2 years +): 18.0 to 22.0 inches (or 45.5 to 56 cm)
- Adult Small: 21.0 to 23.5 inches (or 53.5 to 59.5 cm)
- Adult Large: 23.0 to 25.0 inches (or 58.5 to 63.5 cm)
Supplies & Gauge
Bulky Weight
Yarn
1 (1, 1, 1, 2) skeins bulky-weight yarn with 100.6 metres in 100 grams (or 110 yards in 3.53 ounces).
Needles
- Set of five 5.5 mm (US 9) double-pointed needles (or 60-cm [24-inch] circular needle).
- Set of five 6.0 mm (US 10) double-pointed needles (or 60-cm [24-inch] circular needle) OR SIZES NEEDED TO OBTAIN GAUGE.
Approximate yardages: 43 (58, 66, 83, 103) metres [or 47 (64, 73, 91, 113) yards].
Gauge
16 stitches and 22 rounds = 4 inches (or 10 cm) square over stockinette stitch in the round with larger needles.
Worsted Weight
Yarn
1 (1, 1, 1) (2, 2, 2) balls worsted-weight yarn with 100.6 metres in 100 grams (or 110 yards in 1.76 ounces).
Needles
- Set of five 4.5 mm (US 7) double-pointed needles (or 60-cm [24-inch] circular needle).
- Set of five 5.0 mm (US 8) double-pointed needles (or 60-cm [24-inch] circular needle) OR SIZES NEEDED TO OBTAIN GAUGE.
Approximate yardages: 39 (49, 66, 89) (120, 161, 202) metres [or 43 (54, 72, 97) (131, 177, 221) yards]
Gauge
22 stitches and 30 rounds = 4 inches (or 10 cm) square over stockinette stitch in the round with larger needles.
Fingering Weight
Yarn
1 (1, 1, 1) (1, 2, 2) balls fingering-weight yarn with 210 metres in 50 grams (or 230 yards in 1.76 ounces).
Needles
- Set of five 3.0 mm (US 2 ½) double-pointed needles (or 60-cm [24-inch] circular needle).
- Set of five 3.25 mm (US 3) double-pointed needles (or 60-cm [24-inch] circular needle) OR SIZES NEEDED TO OBTAIN GAUGE.
Approximate yardages: 55 (68, 91, 123) (166, 223, 279) metres [or 60 (74, 100, 135) (181, 244, 306) yards].
Notions
- Yarn needle
- Stitch markers
Gauge
32 stitches and 44 rounds = 4 inches (or 10 cm) square over stockinette stitch in the round with larger needles.
About Samples
Adult Green Bulky:
Knit Picks Biggo, a plied 50% merino Superwash wool and 50% nylon bulky-weight yarn with 101 metres in 100 grams (or 110 yards in 3.53 ounces) that works up to 12 to 15 stitches over 4 inches (10 cm) on size 6.0 to 8.0 mm (US size 10 to 11) needles. Discontinued.
- Size: Bulky Size 5 (Adult)
- Colourway: Bamboo Heather
Suggested substitute:
Knit Picks Wool of the Andes Superwash Bulky, a plied 100% Superwash merino wool bulky-weight yarn with 125 metres in 100 grams (or 137 yards in 3.53 ounces) that works up to 12 to 15 stitches in 4 inches (or 10 centimetres) on size 6.0 to 8.0 mm (US size 10 to 11) needles over stockinette stitch knit flat.
Variegated Pink Worsted with Pompom:
Knit Picks Muse Handpainted Tonal, a single-ply 100% merino Superwash aran-weight yarn with 104 metres in 100 grams (or 114 yards in 3.53 ounces) that works up to 16 to 18 stitches over 4 inches (10 cm) on size 4.5 to 5.5 mm (US size 7 to 9) needles.
- Size: Worsted Size 5, being modelled by a fourteen-year-old boy
- Colourway: Infatuation
Small Pink Worsted:
Knit Picks Swish Worsted, a plied 100% merino Superwash wool worsted-weight yarn with 101 metres in 50 grams (or 110 yards in 1.76 ounces) that works up to 18 to 20 stitches over 4 inches (10 cm) on size 4.0 to 5.5 mm (US size 6 to 9) needles.
- Size: Worsted Size 2
- Colourway: Blossom Heather
Small Striped Fingering:
Knit Picks Capretta Superwash, a plied 80% merino Superwash wool, 10% cashmere, and 10% nylon fingering-weight yarn with 210 metres in 50 grams (or 230 yards in 1.76 ounces) that works up to 28 to 32 stitches over 4 inches (10 cm) on size 2.25 to 3.25 mm (US size 1 to 3) needles.
- Size: Fingering Size 2
- Colourways: Moonstone Heather and White
Techniques & Resources
Skills you will need:
- Knit
- Purl
- Make a gauge swatch in stockinette stitch.
All other required stitches are explained.
Techniques used:
- Knitting in the round using circular or double-pointed needles
- One-by-one ribbing
- Basic decreases
- Super-Stretchy Cast On
Included resources:
- A comprehensive list of links to online tutorials on my website for necessary skills. Tutorials are screen-reader accessible, with instructions relayed fully in text, and also include videos and downloadable photo tutorials.
- Full glossary
- Schematic
- Instructions for alterations
Publishing Information
Release Date: 2019
Most recent revision: June 2023
Publisher: My Secret Wish Publishing
Knitting pattern type: Multiple Yarn Weight Options
Project type: Hat, Toque, Beanie
Page Count (Bookmarked PDF): 10
Page Count (Large Print PDF): 52
ISBN (eBook): 978-1-989800-26-3
ISBN (Bookmarked PDF): 978-1-989800-27-0
ISBN (Large Print SRA PDF): 978-1-989800-28-7
COPYRIGHT AND LICENSING NOTICE: This pattern is copyright My Secret Wish by Talena. Your purchase of this pattern gives you the right to use it for personal, non-profit use only. To license the pattern to use for profit, please e-mail me for permission. You do NOT have the right to print the pattern for other people (unless they reside in your household) or to transfer the digital file to any other person. This pattern may not be sold, copied, or distributed in any way.
Update History
April 3, 2022:
Revised formatting of PDF to align with current template style. Clarified language where necessary.
June 10, 2023:
- Updated URLs to go to new website locations and social platforms.
- Created screen reader accessible large-print version
- Created ePUB (eBook) version
- Corrected some measurement conversions from inches to centimetres
