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YARN

You’ll need approximately 65 yards of Weight 5 Yarn, I suggest Knit Picks Brava, Lion Brand Color Made Easy or Red Heart Soft Essentials.

NEEDLES

6.5 mm Needles /16” Cable

SUPPLIES

• Stitch Marker
• Yarn Needle
• Scissors

GAUGE

6 sts and 10 rows = 2 inches

NOTES

• I was able to complete the decrease portion of the beanie using my 16” cable but if you find it tricky switching to DPN’s may be helpful.

ABBREVIATIONS

• sts  – Stitches
• pm – Place Marker
• k – Knit
• k2tog – Knit 2 sts Together
• p – Purl

DIMENSIONS

• Fits average sized teen or woman’s head (21 -23 inch circumference)
• Finished Messy Bun Beanie should measure approximately 8 inches tall and 8.5 inches wide

PATTERN

BRIM

Cast on 60 sts, pm and and join for working in the round.

ROW 1 – 8 

• *k1, p1*
• Repeat from * to * around (60 sts)

BODY

ROW 1 – 2

• K all sts (60 sts)

ROW 3 – 4

• *k1, p1*
• Repeat from * to * around (60 sts)

ROW 5 – 24

• Repeat Rows 1 – 4

DECREASE

ROW 1

• K all sts (60 sts)

ROW 2

• *k2tog*
• Repeat from * to * around (30 sts)

FINISHING

Loosely bind off all remaining sts knitwise, fasten off and weave in ends!