There seems to be no end to the popularity of the “Despicable Me” knitting patterns, and I admit, they are cute. This one is the Edith beanie as she wears in the film, oversized and with ear flaps.
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This hat is adult-teen sized, knitted in the round and oversized as Edith wears it.
You will need:
Size 4mm needles – dp and circular
Dark and pale pink dk yarn
Stitch marker
Cast on 5 in pale on 4mm
1 knit
2 Knit
3 K2, yrn, k2 tog, k1
4 Knit row
5 K1 front and back, k2, k1 front and back, k1
6 knit 2, purl to last 2, knit 2
7 K1 front and back, k4, k1 front and back, k1
8 knit 2purl to last 2, knit 2
9 K1 front and back, k6, k1 front and back, k1
10 knit 2, purl to last 2, knit 2
11 K1 front and back, k8, k1 front and back, k1
12 knit 2,purl to last 2, knit 2
13 knit 1 front and back, k10, k1 front and back, k1
14 knit 2, purl to last 2, knit 2
15 K1 front and back, k12, k1 front and back, k1
16 knit 2, purl to last 2, knit 2
17 K1 front and back, k14, k1 front and back, k1
18 knit 2, purl to last 2, knit 2
19 K1 front and back, k16, k1 front and back, k1
20 knit 2, purl to last 2, knit 2
21 K1 front and back, k18, k1 front and back, k1
22 knit 2, purl to last 2, knit 2
23 knit
24 knit 2, purl to last 2, knit 2
25 knit
26 knit 2, purl to last 2, knit 2
27 knit
28 knit 2, purl to last 2, knit 2
Leave on needle, and make another.
Slide the first flap onto a circular needle. Cast on 30 stitches. Slide on other flap. Cast on 30 stitches.
Change to dark pink.
Knit 1 row.
Purl 1 row.
Knit 8 rows
Purl 1 row
Change to pale pink
Knit 10 rows
Change to dark pink.
Knit 1 row.
Purl 1 row.
Knit 8 rows
Purl 1 row
Change to pale pink
Knit 10 rows
Change to dark pink.
Knit 1 row.
Purl 1 row.
Knit 8 rows
Purl 1 row
Change to pale pink
Knit 4 rows
K3, k2 together over the whole row
Knit
K2, k2 together over the whole row
Knit
K1, k2 together over the whole row – I changed to 4 needles at this point.
Knit
K2 together over the whole row
Knit
K2 together over the whole row
Cut yarn, leaving 30cm, thread all stitches onto the yarn, pull to tighten
Cut 3 sets of 6 lengths of yarn. Fold the first set in half, stitch to the top of the hat, braid the tassels and tie a knot at the end. The other 2 sets should be folded in half and threaded through the holes in the ear flaps, braided and tied.
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What is your gauge? St per inch?
Hello…. Hopefully this makes sense…
For a 10cm by 10cm square: 22 stitches, 30 rows.
Looking at the pattern, I cannot see how many balls of wool to get?
Hiya, this hat needs 2 balls of wool. One in the pale pink and one in the dark pink. 😀
hi on the ear flaps its all in knit is this correct. How can i make this smaller for a child plz x
Heya Helen, this hat fits most children. To make it smaller, reduce the needle size to 3.5mm… that is the easiest way.
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Do you have toddler sized pattern or child size?
Not specifically – but the difference in size is most easily made by increasing the ear flaps to only 21 stitches, and casting on 20 after the ear flap, which would give you 82 stitches in total – which is about what a toddlers hat would be. In the striped sections I would have 6 rows of each colour. The decrease would have left over stitches at the end of each row for a bit, but just knit those (it really won’t affect the overall hat design). Does that help?
Thank you
Hi, I’m totally new to knitting and trying to start your Edith hat for an adult size for myself. What length should the 4mm Circular needles be for this project? Thanks
Love this hat and want to make it for daughter. On row 3, what does yrn mean. Thanks
Righto – so it’s “yarn ‘round needle” – basically bringing the yarn around the needle to create an extra stitch that also creates a small hole in the fabric that the tassel will later thread through.
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hi! does this fit oversized on teen or oversized on kids?
Oversized on kids, fitted on teens and adults.