Start with the brim and work brioche for 4cm / 1.5" with circular needle, then add stitches using brioche 2 stitches increased technique. After 18cm / 7" of working simple brioche, shape the top with left and right decreases, at this point change circular needles with double point needles. Finish by turning beanie inside out, in order to meet the right side!

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Difficulty Level

Intermediate

Skill Required / Technique Used

• Brioche knit & Brioche purl
• Cast on
• Bind off
• Brioche increases
• Brioche Left Slant Decrease
• Brioche Right Slant Decrease
• Working in the round on circular needles
• Working small circumferences in the rounds on DPNs

Materials

Yarn

Lana Gatto Everest (95% Wool, 5% Viscose, 100 m / 109 yards per 50 gr skein) 2 skeins; sample uses color Perla Melange

Needles

3.5mm/U.S. size 4 40cm / 16" circular needle
3.5mm/U.S. size 4 DPNs needles for working crown

Notions

Tapestry needle

Gauge

18sts and 46 rounds in brioche knitting over 10cm / 4" on 3.5 mm / U.S. #4 needles

Size information

Size to fit 56-61cm / 22-24" head circumference

Finished Measurements approx. 50cm / 19" circumference x 20cm / 8" depth

Instructions

Beginning 

CO 88 sts
Round 1: (k1, sl1 yo) to end
Round 2: (sl1 yo, brp1) to end
Round 3: (brk1, sl1 yo) to end
Round 4: (sl1 yo, brp1) to end
Work Rounds 3 & 4 until piece measures 4cm / 1.5"

Body

Inc Round: [(brk1, sl1 yo) x 10, brkyobrk, sl1 yo] to end
Next Round: [(sl1 yo, brp1) x 10, sl1 yo, p1, sl1yo, brp1] to end
Work Rounds 3 & 4 until piece measures 18cm / 7"

Crown

Dec round 1: [brLsl dec, sl1 yo, (brk1, sl1 yo) x 8 times, brRsl dec, sl1 yo] x 4 times. 80sts on needle
Work rounds 2-4 once

Dec round 2: [brLsl dec, sl1 yo, (brk1, sl1 yo) x 6 times, brRsl dec, sl1 yo] x 4 times. 64sts on needle
Work rounds 2-4 once

Change needles to double point needles

Dec round 3: [brLsl dec, sl1 yo, (brk1, sl1 yo) x 4 times, brRsl dec, sl1 yo] x 4 times. 48sts on needles
Next round: (sl1 yo, brp1) to end

Dec round 4: [brLsl dec, sl1 yo, (brk1, sl1 yo) x 2 times, brRsl dec, sl1 yo] x 4 times. 32sts on needles
Next round: (sl1 yo, brp1) to end

Dec round 5: (brLsl dec, sl1 yo, brRsl dec, sl1 yo) to end. 16sts on needles
Next round: (sl1 yo, brp1) to end

Finishing

Work Dec round 5 once more (8sts on needle)

Break yarn leaving a long tail. Thread the yarn into a tapestry needle and pass it through stitches, draw up firmly to close the hole at the top of the crown. Weave in ends.

Finally, turn beanie inside out.