Where can i get a good/simple striped knitting pattern?

Question

i really want to knit a cute striped beanie (for a boy), i can't seem to find one that is simple (beginner or easy), i just wanted a pattern that could possibly let me knit a hat like this; http://4imgs.com/227/x/faa046_FULL.jpg it would be great if there was a link but a website name would also be great, THANKS!!!!

Answer 1

You really don't need a pattern for stripes.  You just decide how thick you want the stripe & switch colors when the last stripe is big enough for your taste.  You can do the hat on either circular or straight, you will just have a seam if you use straight.  All you do is figure out how big your hat needs to be (measure the head you are making it for) & knit/purl your way back & forth on straight needles.  When you are two inches from the top of the hat, you start decreasing as you end the rows.  I usually do a k2t two stitches before the end of the row every knit row and p2t two stitches before the end of the purl rows.  This keeps things easy to keep track of & keeps the curves uniform.  When you have gotten the height on the hat you want, just sew it together.  Couldnt be easier.

Answer 2

As has been said, as long as you know the gauge of the yarn you are using and the size of the head it is for, you dont realy need a pattern, just swap colours when it lokos right. you can do stripes on circulars, just cut on colour strand and start knitting with the new colour at the start of the round where you want the stripes to be.

follow the decreases for any hat pattern.

this is a cute pattern http://kodymayknits.blogspot.com/2006_11... and using different colours and making it a bit bigger it would be suitable for a guy

oh and this could be made with stripes easily: http://stitchcafe.com/freepatterns.html

this website has a lot of good patterns www.knittingpatternhelp.

and this site has some nice patterns too: http://www.knittinghelp.com/patterns/fre...

again if you like the look of a plain hat but want to do it in sstripes, just change colours every few rows,