Resources and tutorials you may find helpful in following this pattern

This pattern is great for any advanced beginners or intermediate knitters.

• Knitting cast-on methods
• Knitting Lessons
• How to knit – a complete beginner’s guide
• How to cast on knitting
• How to cast off knitting for total beginners (step by step)
• How to knit garter stitch
• How to knit the purl stitch (for beginners + a video tutorial)
• How to knit stockinette stitch (for beginners)
• How to read knitting patterns for beginners
• Knitting abbreviations and terms (US and UK)
• How to knit rib stitch
• How to join knitting in the round with circular knitting needles
• You should be comfortable working cable stitches and using a cable needle.

An Easy And Quick One Skein Hat

A great quick knit project; you can make the hat in around 2-3 hours, depending on how fast you knit!

This warm hat uses less than one skein of Lion Brand Wool-Ease Thick and Quick yarn (a super bulky weight yarn).

You can also add a pom-pom made from yarn to the top of the hat or a faux fur pom pom.

It has a little slouch, but if you wish to make it more slouchy, you can adjust the length easily to make it a slouchy hat knit.

Easy (and Free!) Hat Knitting Patterns

If your budget is tight but you still need to keep warm, these free hat knitting patterns will get you there. These hats are easy to knit for newer knitters and will get your head cozy in no time.

Note: these are all worked in the round. If you’re not ready for that, check out my roundup of flat hat knitting patterns.

The Staple Stitch Knit Beanie from Premier Yarns is an easy, standard watchcap style knit hat. The tweedy look actually comes from carrying along a super fine yarn with a plain acrylic yarn, but you can try to make gauge without it. The hat comes in three sizes for adults.

Another super simple one is the Hat Shaped Hat by Lindsay Ingram on Ravelry. It uses super bulky yarn and has a deep ribbed foldover edge with a stockinette stitch body. She says more experience knitters can knock this one out in a few hours.

If you don’t want to bother with the ribbing, try Robyn Devine’s Simple Slouch Hat. It’s worked in worsted weight yarn and has a rolled edge instead of ribbing, making it super simple for new knitters or those who haven’t worked in the round before. The pattern has four sizes from baby to adult and you can find it on Ravelry.

Lion Brand has a chunky knit hat that you can probably stitch up in a weekend. It’s worked with thick and quick yarn with a ribbed edge and a seed stitch body. You can make the whole hat and pompom with just one ball of yarn.

Want to try a different stitch pattern? Lavanya Patricella’s Water is Life Hat (also free on Ravelry) uses bulky yarn and allover ribbing to make a cozy hat that fits a range of heads. Bonus: it only uses around 100 yards of yarn.

Next Pattern:

• Free and Easy Shamrock Knitting Patterns
• Easy to Knit Flat Hat Knitting Patterns
• Easy Hat Knitting Patterns Worked in the Round

Methods To Knit A Hat

If you’re a beginner, it’s likely that you will want to knit your hat flat. This means that you just knit it regularly (like a scarf) on two needles. Once you’re done, you seam it to finish!

You can also knit hats in the round. This is a technique that you can learn, and it’s super simple! I like this tutorial from Studio Knit on how to knit in the round, or you can find a lot of videos by doing a little search on YouTube.

You’ll see that the hats below that are both knit in the round, and knit flat – so you pick what works best for you!

My patterns tend to be knit flat, but I they can also be knit in the round. It’s nice to avoid having to do a seam.