Starry Textured Beanie

1/15/2020

A couple of months ago, I created a lovely shawl using pink, mustard and cream colored yarns. I used up all of the pink, but had enough of the yellow and cream to make a beanie. I got to work, searching Pinterest for inspiration and found a brioche beanie using the star stitch. I thought it would be perfect, but I didn't have enough yarn for the brioche technique, so I wrote this pattern. Enjoy!

Pattern and images are copyrighted by Kristin Baird, owner of Kit’s Crafts. Products created from this pattern may be sold,but please give credit for pattern to Kit’s Crafts. Please direct any questions to kitscrafts2012@gmail.com.

For now, the pattern is free so that it can be tested out, however, I do plan to start selling it in a month or so.

Materials:

Cascade 128 Superwash or a bulky weight yarn (approximately 140 - 160 yards)
US 10 Circular Needle
US 10 Double Point Needles

Notes and abbreviations:
This hat is knit inside out as the star stitch is created on the purl side and is sized for an adult.
K: Knit
P: Purl
P2tog: Purl 2 stitches together
P4tog: Purl 4 stitches together
Make Star: Purl 3 stitches together; leaving them on the left needle, yarn over, then purl through the same 3 stitches and drop them from the left needle

Pattern:
Cast on 96 stitches using the long tail cast on method, place marker and prepare to knit in the round.
Rounds 1 - 10: (k1, p1) around
Round 11: (k1, p1) 3 times, k1, make star, *(k1, p1) 6 times, k1, make star, repeat from * 4 more times, (k1, p1) 3 times (6 stars)
Round 12: (k1, p1) 3 times, k1, p3 *(k1,p1) 6 times, k1, p3, repeat from * 4 more times, (k1, p1) 3 times
Round 13: (k1, p1) 2 times, k1, make star, p1, make star *(k1,p1) 4 times, k1, make star, p1, make star, repeat from * 4 more times, (k1, p1) 2 times (12 stars)
Round 14: (k1, p1) 2 times, k1, p7, *(k1,p1) 4 times, k1, p7, repeat from * 4 more times, (k1, p1) 2 times
Round 15: k1, p1, k1, (make star, p1) 2 times, make star, *(k1,p1) 2 times, k1, (make star, p1) 2 times, make star, repeat from * 4 more times, k1, p1 (18 stars)
Round 16: k1, p1, k1, p11, *(k1,p1) 2 times, k1, p11, repeat from * 4 more times, k1, p1 (18 stars)
Round 17: *k1, (make star, p1) 3 times, make star, repeat from * 5 more times (24 stars)
Round 18: *k1, p15, repeat from * 5 more times
Round 19: Remove marker, With yarn in front, slip 2 stitches purlwise, replace marker, *p1, make star, repeat from * around
Round 20: p all stitches
Rounds 21 to 26: repeat rounds 19 and 20
Switch colors.
Rounds 27 to 38: repeat rounds 19 and 20
Begin decrease rounds.
Round 39: Remove marker, with yarn in front, slip 2 stitches purlwise, replace marker, *p4tog, (p1, make star) 3 times, repeat from * 5 more times (18 stars)
Round 40: *p2tog, p11, repeat from * 5 more times
Rounds 41 and 42: repeat rounds 19 and 20
Round 43: Remove marker, with yarn in front, slip 2 stitches purlwise, replace marker, *p4tog, (p1, make star) 2 times, repeat from * 5 more times (12 stars)
Round 44: *p2tog, p7, repeat from * 5 more times
Round 45: Remove marker, with yarn in front, slip 2 stitches purlwise, replace marker, *p4tog, (p1, make star), repeat from * 5 more times (6 stars)
Round 46: *p2tog, p3, repeat from * 5 more times
Complete one more round of purls, cut yarn and thread through loops, tighten, tie knot. Flip beanie right side out, sew on 3” pom pom and weave in ends.

Gage is with a 1x1 ribbing

This beanie is worked inside out, so it will look like this as you are working it.

52 Comments

Nicky

1/16/2020 01:46:31 am

Good

eva

1/16/2020 02:49:47 am

good

Eleanor p

8/10/2022 01:46:58 pm

I love the pattern so much!!!!!!!!!;) :):):):):):)

Theresa Harr

1/16/2020 07:42:12 am

Thank you so much for sharing this pattern it is so cute and looks awesome in those colors.

Anita kuznia oi

1/16/2020 04:35:49 pm

Thank you! I Wii try to make one.

Stacey

1/16/2020 07:47:38 pm

Cute! Thank you:)

Jan

1/17/2020 11:22:37 am

Great looking hat. Thank you!

sandra rostie link

1/17/2020 01:07:16 pm

I am knitting for children ages 8-10, non profit children facing leukemia treatment... Any suggestions on adjustments to fit these children.

Kristin

1/20/2020 09:56:32 am

I would say go down a needle size or two and use a lighter weight yarn. Like maybe an Aran or DK weight on size 7 or 8 needles would do the trick. Please let me know if that works.

Luuk

12/20/2020 12:42:27 am

I myself will start making one now with thicker yarn on larger needles, and decides to adjust the pattern by going from 6 to 5 repeats of the pattern with triangular tops in the round, if you get what I mean. Hope my needle size increase will match up with that one-sixth pattern decrease. And I will drop some rows of initial ribs on the bottom and stars in the top part to adjust for my higher row height because of the larger needle.

For kids you could do the same but stay with the suggested US10/6mm needle.
Of course it will give you only a specific size for a specific child head, but switching to a 9 or 8 needle will than give you some room for a larger smaller version.

Good luck

vivian Walmsley

1/17/2020 03:22:23 pm

I like to think I am a seasoned knitter but I have to say I am thankful I did not have to pay for this pattern. , I loved the look of the picture of it but wow doing it was horrible! Needless to say I didn't complete it , but ended up ripping it out.

1/20/2020 09:59:26 am

I'm sorry you had troubles. This pattern is brand new and hasn't been tested, which is why it is free. I'd be happy to help straighten out any issues you are having if you would like to email me with more details.

Zaana

11/19/2020 10:48:50 am

Hi there I'm stuck on row 11, I can only manage to do the (K1 P1) 3 times and then I don't have any more stitches to do the 6stars, did I do something wrong?

Sally

1/24/2020 01:22:31 pm

How to make star ? It doesn’t come out.Is there a video for this

2/21/2020 06:40:54 pm

This was my first time doing star stitch and I thought this was an excellent pattern - repeats were easy to follow and star stitch spiral was easy to see so I knew when I made a mistake and had to fix anything. Thanks!

Sanjyot Bhagwat

4/10/2020 10:41:38 pm

I would love a pdf of the pattern

Wendy

4/16/2020 07:36:09 pm

I completed the pattern, I love it!!! My hat fit my head perfectly around, for some reason the height is way off, how can I correct that???

Alice

4/26/2020 07:28:32 am

Seasoned knitted and I am having trouble with the height. Something is off. Decreases start to quickly?? I have ripped it out once and thought the mistake was mine, second time same problem. Help! I love the pattern and the colors. Spend $$ on yarn and want it to work.

Kristy

4/26/2020 12:10:21 pm

I tried round 11 and can only make 5 stars with on stitch left over...is the 96 stitch cast on correct? Or am I missing something?

4/27/2020 05:21:49 am

I found the 96 stitches was correct. The problem I had was the decreases come to early. I am going to try one more time and not begin my Decreases until row 35 or 37. Hopefully that will solve my problem.

KRISTY

4/27/2020 05:45:05 am

But then how do you get the 6 stars at the end of row 11?

Katie Riley link

6/24/2020 01:04:46 am

I love this hat can you me how to make it for a baby please.

Lesley

8/8/2020 03:57:47 pm

Thank you for this great looking pattern. I’ve started a beanie to include in my collection for the Cancer Council, hopefully it will look as good as yours!

SARA

9/13/2020 01:39:43 pm

Nice stitch but the hat doesn't really stay on well. The body is too short and the ribbing is too loose. Maybe the ribbing should be done with less stitches or smaller needles?

Cindy

9/14/2020 06:11:07 am

I really liked how it looked once I finished it but the hat was way too big. It was so bit that it was unwearable. I am planning on waging it to see if it shrinks.

Gayle Frediani

10/12/2020 08:30:57 am

I love the star pattern, and the colors you selected. I agree with others, the hat is much too big around. I tried to shorten the length at cast-on, fearing it was going to be too big, but the repeat prevented that. Maybe thinner yarn and smaller needles?

Bianca

11/6/2020 12:18:00 pm

Traduzione in italiano grazie

Ellen

11/12/2020 06:14:19 pm

I have a pretty worsted weight yarn I would like to use for this hat. 100 grams=approx. 200 yards. The label recommends a size 8 needle. Will this work? Should I hold two strands together to add bulk to my stitches?

Carmen patry link

12/14/2020 08:57:28 am

Est-ce traductible en francais.

12/23/2020 02:45:35 am

For your info: 7mm needle (between us 10.5 and us11) + thicker yarn won't work for sure. Just tried it as I miss circular needle 6mm/us10 at the moment. Ribbing circumference already clearly too big for an average adult.
Will retry now on a 5mm/us8!

Luuk Akkerman

12/29/2020 12:55:06 pm

Just finished the hat on 5mm needles.
Can only confirm some other testers here: the bottom 1x1 rib part is not balanced with the starry top part. Because of my choice to go one size smaller in needles the rib part circumference is about perfect, but the starry part to narrow. I can recon on the original needle size the starry part will be good and the rib too large.
And I would suggest 3 or 4x a row 19+20 repeat for additional height always.

Maybe I will retry later with the rib on 5mm and the starry part on 6mm.

Lynda Cohen

12/30/2020 10:31:16 am

I was already to do this hat but after reading the comments I was wondering if you were going to do an update of the corrections. I would love to try it-do cute

Jane G link

1/2/2021 01:05:08 pm

I used the recommended yarn & needles but the hat was way too loose. Found a video tutorial for the star stitch but was not happy with the look. After 5 inches I gave up.

Heidi

2/7/2021 06:15:26 am

I’m confused by the star. If you p3tog, yarn is in front- so yarn over puts it in the back. How do you purl the same three again with the yarn in back?

Tim

2/8/2021 05:42:31 pm

This is a great design. My wife Laura loves that I knit it for her.

Suhanya

3/16/2021 05:06:11 am

Very good design. I making it twice.

Karen Mowry

4/8/2021 05:53:17 am

Thank you for releasing this. After reading size comments, I am hesitant to start. Will you update with any changes, please? I love the colors you chose and the design is very pretty!

Hailey

10/8/2021 03:01:42 pm

I did this pattern on 7mm needles with a thinner(4) yarn.
It was fairly easy to follow the pattern, but it didn’t quite fit me. I’m trying now with a thicker yarn, and will add a few repeats of rows 19/20 I think before the decrease and hope for the best!
It really is a beautiful hat when complete!

Kerry

11/18/2021 08:11:34 am

The pattern came out way, waaaay too big! It would be nice to hace some instructions about how to decrease the size for kids or for normal sized heads :)

Karen M Santilli

11/26/2021 07:33:16 pm

Hi, I'm having a hard time with row 16 coming out correct by 2 stitches. Has anyone else have a problem with 16?

Judith Camp link

1/8/2022 07:37:06 am

I am old and stymied technologically, so the fault is mine, but I cannot find where to how to download this pattern. It is precious, and I would love to knit it.

Allain link

10/18/2022 03:37:26 pm

Round 17: Can only make numbers come out correctly if I knit the first, k1, only once on the entire round. Help?

Tanja

10/21/2022 02:36:14 pm

Hi, I love this but it’s driving me insane! After row 19/20 I seem to only go upwards in equal rows and not having the stars staggered like in the pic. What am I doing wrong please?? I’ve already restarted it once and have been on this for 2 weeks at this stage 😥

Emily

12/13/2022 11:29:36 am

I'm having the same problem! Did you figure it out???

1/19/2023 07:26:36 am

yea, it took me a while to wrap my head around it tho. You basically need to move the SM two further whenever you are starting a new row 19:
Remove marker, With yarn in front, slip 2 stitches purlwise, replace marker

Not sure why it didn't work in the beginning but it did in the end :D i hope this helps

Eva

12/13/2022 11:16:59 pm

This pattern worked up beautifully.
Used two strands of worsted weight yarn on #7 needles.
Thankyou

Liza

1/19/2023 06:26:01 am

Row 39 - p1 make star 3 times, will there be p1 in between the star? Eg, p1 make star, p1 make star, make star, is this correct? Pls help, thank u

1/19/2023 07:24:11 am

Hi Liza, there are no P1's in between the 3 stars. its p1, star, star, star, p1 and so on. Enjoy

1/19/2023 07:29:11 am

Thank u Tanya for yr prompt reply 🥰. Good job on the pattern, cant wait to finish the beanie

1/24/2023 02:32:32 am

I just completed the beanie n yes it is big for my head, this is my 1st project of knitting as i m a crotcheter, good experience though, thank u for the pattern 😊

Jessica Righi

2/13/2023 06:37:55 pm

So, I used a weight 5 bulky yarn for this pattern and it was WAY too big. I'll try reducing the number of stitches to see if I still get relatively the same results... But I'm a little disappointed. So glad it is free to use though

Allain Schnable link

2/25/2023 11:44:54 am

Admire yr creativity. Found the pattern difficult to follow. Had to figure out some rows mathematically to make come out right. Do love the overall look and only reason I persevered. Ending difficult. Plz write number of sts left after dec rows. Too tight at ending. Move to smaller circumference ndls?

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