I am in love with the name of this beanie and what it stands for! The unique stitch curves up so it looks like a scallop, a wave, a smile, etc. while cinching the stitches together. The beanie makes me SO happy, puts a smile on my face and I feel like this world just needs more positivity in it. Naming it "Smile and Wave" would be a little reminder to be happy and act kind to one another. What a perfect fit! Just like this beanie will fit perfectly on YOU! 😉
In all seriousness, I know that it's just a name and it's knitting...but if we can do our part and try to spread kindness in this dark world any way we can, I know that it can make a huge impact and will spread like fire! No good deed goes unnoticed. Even if it's just a smile and a wave 😄👋
Okay let's get to the beanie! If you watched my video, I explained that I made this pattern almost 3 years ago and the reason why I kept it to myself. But I stumbled upon the beanie recently and saw how beautiful it was, that I decided now is the time to release it! I hope you love it just as much as I do. 💗
How I came up with the stitch. This was during the time where mermaid blankets were suuuuper popular. I was creating my own mermaid blanket and trying to find the perfect stitch for it. I wanted something really easy but stellar. So I was going for just a slip stitch. Well, easy was not the words I was murmuring when I was trying to get it to work! The slip stitch would make a huge hole, or the curve was too straight, or I needed to accomplish it in less rows, and so on and so forth. But finally, as I was messing with different ways to make a slip stitch, it worked! You betcha I recorded myself doing it right away so I wouldn't forget it lol.
I do give out a lot of my patterns for free, but this one will not be. I hope you can understand and will support me. I spent a lot of time perfecting it and making the written pattern clear, while also making a video tutorial and writing it out in different sizes too. (You will receive the video once you buy the pdf pattern.)
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THE SMILE AND WAVE BEANIE
Materials
(Size of yarn and needles vary depending on what size beanie you're making.)
-Size 5 bulky weight yarn (I used Bernat Roving yarn)
-Size 6 super bulky weight yarn (I used Cloudborn Highland Roving yarn, and Wool and the Gang - Crazy Sexy Wool)
The needles I used to make all these sizes is this needle set. Totally worth it! I have used multiple different needle sets and this one is my FAVORITE! Worth every penny, and you save $$$ because you can do everything with them!
-Size US 11(8mm) 16" Circular Needles
-Size US 13(9mm) 16" Circular Needles
-Size US 15(10mm) 16" Circular Needles
Note: You may need to use DPNs or a larger cable(to do the magic loop method) at the end of your beanie when you start decreasing but I did not need to.
-Stitch Marker
-Tapestry Needle
Level: Easy
You will need to know how to:
Slip knot, long tail CO, twisted rib, knit, slip stitch, k2tog, weave ends, attach a pom pom.
I show you how to do all of this in my video here: https://youtu.be/j4iyd-4VKe4
This is an original pattern by Christine Rosen of iKNITS.
*You may sell products made from this pattern by clearly crediting the design to me,
Christine Rosen of iKNITS with a link to my site: www.theiknits.com.*
Thank you for being respectful and for your understanding.
© 2020 Christine Rosen
