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.

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The other day I saw a post from Pinterest about trends for summer and it said one of them was “cultivating whimsy.”

Well, I don’t know where Pinterest has been all this time, but we’ve been cultivating whimsy here at Craft Gossip for a long time. I love sharing projects that are a little different, things that make you smile when you see them, and will make you smile when you knit them and wear them or use them.

Such it is with the Tutti Frutti tee knitting pattern from Bea Creative Knits.

This cute little baby tee is worked top down in the round with contiguous shoulder construction to shape the sleeve caps. There are short rows for the neckline and folded hems with picot edging at the hemline, neckline and edges of the sleeves.

All of this would be great on its own, but then there’s the addition of a super cute fruit icon, which is added with duplicate stitch. There are a lot of options, including strawberry, banana, orange, cherries, watermelon, lemon, blueberries, kiwi, peach, dragon fruit, apple and pear, so it’s likely you can add on your favorite fruit.

It is offered in eight sizes, to fit a bust measurement ranging from 28-30 inches (71-76 cm) to 56-58 inches (142-147 cm). The design is meant to be worn with around 6.3 inches/16 cm of negative ease, but you can choose the fit you prefer. There’s also optional bust and waist shaping included in the pattern if you want to make it even curvier.

This is considered an advanced beginner or intermediate project because of all the skills involved, but it’s sure to be a lot of fun even if some of these techniques are new to you.

Grab a copy of the pattern for yourself form Bea Creative Knits on Etsy.

[Photo: Bea Creative Knits]

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