Cozy Knitted Chain Beanie Hat Pattern — Easy Worsted-Weight Tutorial

This knitted Chain Beanie Hat pattern creates a cozy, textured beanie that’s comfortable and stylish for cold weather. The chain stitch gives a decorative, slightly stretchy fabric that works well in worsted-weight yarn. The sample uses Berroco Vintage; sizes range from newborn through large adult. Below you’ll find materials, gauge, sizing, the chain stitch pattern, and step-by-step instructions to work this hat in the round.

Knitted Chain Beanie showcasing the textured chain stitch and relaxed fit in worsted-weight yarn.

Materials Needed: 75-250yds worsted weight yarn (I used Berroco Vintage (218y/100g), size 7 (4.5mm) dpn or circular, yarn needle

Gauge: 20sts/10cms or 4ins

Sizes (appx head circumference) [appx finished measurements laid flat]:

• Newborn (33cms,13ins) [16.5x13cms, 6.5x5ins]
• baby (38cms, 15ins) [19×16.5cms, 7.5×6.5ins]
• toddler (43.5cms, 17ins) [22x18cms, 8.5x7ins]
• child (46cms,18ins) [23x19cms, 9×7.5ins]
• teen/small adult (51cms, 20ins) [25.5x18cms, 10×8.5ins]
• large adult (56cms, 22ins) [28x23cms, 11x9ins]

Chain Stitch Pattern

Set-up Round – [k2, p2] across

Round 1 – [k1, yo, k1, p2] across

Round 2 – [k3, p2] across

Round 3 – [k3, p2] across

Round 4 – [mcdd (sl1, k1, psso, put this st back on your working needle, k2tog knitting through the back loop of the st already decreased), p2] across

Repeat rounds 1-4

CHAIN BEANIE

Cast on 60, 72 (80, 92) 100, 112. Join in the round.

Work 2.5cms or 1ins k2p2 ribbing.

Work in Chain Stitch Pattern starting on the set-up round until your work measures appx 9, 10.5 (13.5, 14.5) 17, 19.5 cms or 3.5, 4 (5.25, 5.75) 6.5, 7.5 ins from cast on edge ending after completing a round 3.

DECREASES

Round 1 – [mcdd, p2tog] Repeat [to] across to last stitch, k1 (45, 54 (60, 69) 75, 84sts)

Round 2 – [k1, yo, k1, p1] across to last stitch, p1

Round 3 – [k3, p1] across to last stitch, k1

Round 4 – [k2, ssk] across to last stitch, k1 (45, 54 (60, 69) 75, 84sts)

Round 5 – [mcdd] Repeat [to] across to last stitch, k1(30, 36 (40, 46) 50, 56sts)

Round 6 – Knit around

Round 7 – [k2tog] around (15, 18 (20, 23) 25, 28sts)

Round 8 – knit around

Round 9 – [k2tog] around to last 1, 0 (0, 1) 1, ) sts, k1, 0 (0, 1) 1, 0)st [8, 9 (10, 12) 13, 14 sts]

Do not bind off. Cut yarn leaving a long enough tail to weave in ends. Pull yarn through remaining stitches and cinch the top tight. Weave in ends. Block as desired.

Stitch Key:

• K – knit
• p – purl
• st – stitch
• k2tog – knit 2 stitches together
• p2tog – purl 2 stitches together
• mcdd – sl1, k1, psso, put this st back on your working needle, k2tog knitting through the back loop of the st already decreased