Anna's Easy – The Beanie

The shape is taken from the seventies – the tall, soft beanie that sat a little towards the back of the head. It is soft and giving, with a small pinch at the top. The beanie belongs with Camel, the other beanie in Cabin at Midnight, and the two can be knitted as a pair.

• Your very first beanie – no decreases and no circular needle
• A project that is finished in an evening or two
• A way to use up two small leftover balls
• Gold thread that glints without taking over
• A seventies shape that sits high

• Digital knitting pattern (PDF) in mobile format, in five languages
• One step per page with a tick-off box
• Every section given in both rows and garter ridges
• Cosy Cues with useful technical tips
• Links to help videos where the technique is used
• A4 print sheet and notes page at the back

Natural white it is not – here it goes the other way. Brown and blue held together at the bottom, then a gold thread through the middle, and at the top pure polar night. The square is sewn together at the centre back and gathered at the top. Anyone who has never knitted a beanie before can manage this one.

Cabin at Midnight is the collection for the dark hours – warm colours, simple shapes and garments that belong in the winter landscape.

A Head Full of Dreams is a collection inspired by dreams, colour and hope. The designs are made to keep both your head and your thoughts warm – with soft materials, strong colours and a playful look. These are garments that remind you to dream big, create freely and never give up. The beanie series has its starting point in the collection CosyMonday designed for Odd Molly.

One Size

Height 25 cm
Width 25 cm flat

Fits head circumferences of 54–58 cm.

Recommended yarn

Tjukk Mohair – Rauma Garn, two strands.

091 Polarnatt: 2 balls
080 Brun: 1 ball
Concorde gold thread: 1 spool

Polarnatt is the one you use most of – around 107 metres. Brown and gold each use less than half, so leftovers are perfect here.

Needles
Straight needle or circular needle no. 9

Notions

• Darning needle with a large eye
• Scissors
• Tape measure

10 stitches × 20 rows = 10 × 10 cm in garter stitch on needle 9 with two strands. 2 rows = 1 garter ridge.

The beanie is knitted flat as a square, 50 stitches wide and 50 rows high. The 50 stitches become the circumference, not the height. First 20 rows in brown and blue, then 14 rows with gold thread, a transition ridge, 8 rows of pure polar night and 6 rows of stockinette at the top. There is no bind-off – the live stitches are gathered together once the square has been sewn together at the centre back.

• Stretchy cast-on
• Garter stitch
• Holding several strands together
• Zigzag stitch
• Gathering a crown

Techniques explained in Knittipedia: Garter stitch

CosyMonday is founded and run by Anne-Turid, a Norwegian knitwear designer trained in fashion at Moteskolen Esmod AS. Every pattern is designed with clean lines, real quality yarn and the details that make a garment your own. When you choose a CosyMonday pattern, you become part of a growing community of knitters who share the same love of good craft and timeless design. Welcome into the universe.