Knitting the Scraptacular Beanie by Flynnknit
The Scraptacular Beanie by Courtney Flynn is a fair isle beanie pattern that is beautifully written, easy to follow, and has lots of tips and links to go to for extra help. Scraptacular and spectacular!
This pattern among other really wonderful creations by Flynnknit can be found right here.
The larger hat is for a 3 year old and the smaller hat for a baby. The smaller hat has a slipped stitch brim which isn’t very stretchy. The larger hat has a folded up single ribbed brim.
Continue on for yarn and needle suggestions!
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Skill Level → Intermediate with knowledge of fair isle knitting
Skills to know ↓
Yarn
The reason I love this yarn for hats is because it is an 75% acrylic and 25% wool blend that gives the hats some warmth but are not itchy.
The colors used are:
Poppy
Teal-A-Delphia
Dove (for the larger hat)
Pastel Yellow (for the small hat)
Related Post → Biddeford Baby Blanket and Hat
Needles
Knitpicks Caspian Options Short Interchangeable Circular Set
Size 7 and 8 needles with a 16″ cord and a gauge of 18 stitches per 4 inches. Check your gauge!
Related Post → The Boston Kid Beanie
A Note About Fair Isle Knitting
I have learned everything I know about fair isle knitting from this book – 200 Fair Isle Motifs by Mary Jane Mucklestone. Nearly every fair isle project I knit incorporates charts from this book. Every fair isle technique I have learned has come from this book. If you are going to attempt fair isle knitting for the first time, or if you are experienced in this knitting technique, either way this book is essential in my opinion.
Pattern
Knitting the Scraptacular
For the larger hat I used a K1 thru the back loop, P1. I like the definition of the rib.
For the smaller hat I used a slip stitch double brim as follows:
Row 1: with coordinating color, knit 1, slip 1* around
Row 2: with main color, slip 1, knit 1 * around
Continue for a total of 5″ from cast on edge.
Join the Lining of the Brim
Pick up stitches from the original cast on edge with another same size circular needle. Fold lining and brim together. Join the cast on edge to the live stitches by knitting one stitch off of each of the two left needles.
Pompom – Optional but fun
If you like a faux fur pompom try here: Etsy: faux fur pompoms. They come in different sizes, are beautifully made and less expensive than other Etsy shops!
It is also fun to make your own yarn pompoms. I like to use the Knitpicks Clover Pompom Maker. For help use this guide.
I hope you enjoy knitting this fun hat!
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