Chunkeanie

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Description

Chunkeanie is a straightforward beanie. It starts with a classic ribbed brim and the body is worked entirely in reverse stocking stitch. The crown has double decreases along four lines, which makes the top of the Hat have a vaguely squarish shape.

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Yarn
160 yd/140 m/100g
Chunky weight, plied yarn.

Needles & Notions
Set 5mm/UK6/US8 DPNs/Circular or size needed to obtain gauge
Stitch marker as necessary
Tapestry needle

Sample details
Shown in Jamieson & Smith Shetland Chunky [160yd/148m per 100g; 100% Wool]

Gauge
16 sts x 20 rows to 4in/10cm on 5mm needles over St.St.

Sizes
To fit sizes: 19 [21, 23] in/48 [53.25, 58.5] cm
Finished size: 16 [18, 20] in/40.5 [45.75, 50.75] cm
Not sure which size to make? Check my handy size and measuring guide!

Skills required
Ribbing

Stocking Stitch

Knitting in the round

Increases & decreases

Alternate Cable cast-on

Abbreviations

K: knit

P: purl

rpt: repeat

st(s): stitch(es)

M1: pick up the horizontal loop before the next stitch, place it onto the left needle and knit into the back of it

SSK: slip next 2 sts knitwise, then knit these 2 sts together through the backs of the loops

k2tog: knit next 2sts together

How to

Using Alternate Cable cast-on method, cast on 64 [72, 80] sts. Join in the round, being careful not to twist sts. Place stitch marker to indicate start of round.

Brim

Now work K1, P1 rib until work measures 2.5 [2.75, 3] in/6.25 [7, 7.5] cm.

Body

Next Rnd: Purl all sts

Repeat this round, forming reverse stocking stitch, until work measures 6 [6.5, 7] in/15.25 [16.5, 17.75] cm including the brim.

Crown

19in size jump to Rnd 5, 21in size jump to Rnd 3, 23in size start at Rnd 1.

Rnd 1: *ssk, P16, k2tog; rpt from * to end [72 sts]

Rnd 2: *K1, P16, K1; rpt from * to end

Rnd 3: *ssk, P14, k2tog; rpt from * to end [64 sts]

Rnd 4: *K1, P14, K1; rpt from * to end

Rnd 5: *ssk, P12, k2tog; rpt from * to end [56 sts]

Rnd 6: *K1, P12, K1; rpt from * to end

Rnd 7: *ssk, P10, k2tog; rpt from * to end [48 sts]

Rnd 8: *K1, P10, K1; rpt from * to end

Rnd 9: *ssk, P8, k2tog; rpt from * to end [40 sts]

Rnd 10: *K1, P8, K1; rpt from * to end

Rnd 11: *ssk, P6, k2tog; rpt from * to end [32 sts]

Rnd 12: *K1, P6, K1; rpt from * to end

Rnd 13: *ssk, P4, k2tog; rpt from * to end [24 sts]

Rnd 14: *K1, P4, K1; rpt from * to end

Rnd 15: *ssk, P2, k2tog; rpt from * to end [16 sts]

Rnd 16: *K1, P2, K1; rpt from * to end

Rnd 17: *ssk, k2tog; rpt from * to end [8 sts]

Break yarn and draw through remaining 8 sts, tighten to close.

Finishing

Weave in all ends. Blocking isn't necessary but is recommended to help the crown shaping settle - block gently to avoid stretching the Hat.

One of the things high on my list of 'must do regulary' is to get a massage. Valentina (who modelled Alveare; not to be confused with the Ukranian Valentina who modelled Propello) is a friend of the Yard, and a damn good massage therapist, and we'll be seeing a lot more of her this year.

When we saw her last week, she asked if I could make a Hat for her brother, as a trade. He knew what he wanted, and hopefully I've designed it just right.

This isn't a style that especially suits Tom, worn high and tall like this, though I have noticed how popular it is with young Italian men so I'm not surprised it's what Valentina's brother wanted. However, by having a deep ribbed brim, the design becomes more versatile and can be worn folded up for a more fitted, traditional look.

He wanted a simple style, and simple it is. The key details are the deep ribbed brim and the 4 point crown shaping, worked in knit stitches against a reverse stocking stitch background. I could have worked the decreases into the ground stitch yet I felt that working them symmetrically, as a feature, made a simple Hat a little more interesting.

He also wanted grey, and he wanted warm. And that's where this yarn comes into it's own. It's the new Shetland Chunky from Jamieson & Smith, and it's a little different to their regular yarns because it's worsted spun, rather than woollen. It comes in all the same lovely colours that J&S are known for, and it is seriously warm.

And so I present Chunkeanie, named as such because, well, it's a chunky beanie. There are a million and one simple beanie patterns out there already, I know. But you know me, I can't help but write a pattern for any Hat I make. And hey, it's a freebie and I even wrote in a couple of extra sizes...