Superhero Beanie

To encourage people to stay at home during this covid 19 pandemic, I have decided to share this Peppa Pig pattern for free.  Hope you guy love her as much as my daughter does.

As this is a free pattern, pattern is for personal use only and may not be sold, photocopied or copied electronically or distributed in any way.   Please don't sell the toy you've made, and please provide credit for the design of the pattern to myself (Knitterbees).

Copyright 2020

Pattern designed and written by Knitterbees. This pattern is owned and copyrighted by Knitterbees. This pattern is for personal use only and may not be sold, photocopied or copied electronically or distributed in any way.   You may sell the toys you make, providing credit for the design is given to myself (Knitterbees).

Materials:

1.       8 ply weight wool (light worsted) or cotton in the colours listed below.

2.    3.75mm/ US-3, 100cm/ 40" long for magic-loop and DPNs.
3.    Polyester stuffing
4.    Yarn needle
5.    Embroidery needles
6.    Stitch holders
7.    Crochet hook 

Colours for Superhero Beanie

MC    – blue

CC1   - light blue

Beanie size:

Toddler:  16”

Small child: 18”

Size: Toddler / Small Child

Knitterbees stitch dictionary:

CC: contrasting color (CC1= contrasting color 1 etc.)

co: cast on

k: knit

k2tog: knit the next two stitches together.

MC: main color

p: purl

Rnd: Work in the ‘Round’

sl: slip

st(s): stitch(es)

Superhero beanie:

Before we start knitting, cut a 60cm long MC yarn for knitting later, put the yarn aside.  With the circular needle cast on 88/96.  Join work in the round. 

Rnd 1-5 (CC1):  (k2, p2) repeat to end 

Rnd 6 (CC1): (k2, p2)2 times, k2, bo10, k2, p2, k2, bo10, (k2, p2)2 times, k2  

Put the 6 sts between the bind off sts into a stitch holder.

Rnd 7 (CC1): (k2, p2)2 times, k2tog, turn work, sl, (k2, p2)to last 2 sts, p2tog, turn work

Rnd 8 (CC1): sl, (k2, p2)to end, turn work

Rnd 9 (CC1): sl, (k2, p2)to end, turn work

Rnd 10 (CC1): sl, (k2, p2)to end, turn work

Rnd 11 (CC1): sl, (k2, p2)to last 1 sts, pfb

Rnd 12 (CC1): sl, (k2, p2)to last 1 sts, kfb

Don’t cut yarn.

Now put the 6 sts on the stitch holder on to a dpn.  Reattach the 60cm yarn that you have put aside and we start knitting flat.

Row 7 (CC1): k2, p2, k2

Row 8 (CC1): sl, p1, k2, p2tog

Row 9 (CC1): sl, k1, p2, k2tog

Row 10 (CC1): sl, p1, k2, p2

Row 11 (CC1): sl, k1, p2, kfb

Row 12 (CC1): sl, p1, k2, pfb

Now we go back to where we left off from the main yarn and we start knitting in the rounds again

Rnd 13 (CC1): co10, knit the 6 sts on the dpn (k2, p2, k2), co10, (k2, p2)to end.

Rnd 14-18 (CC1): (k2, p2)to end

Change yarn to MC.

Rnd 19- (MC): k to end,

For toddler:  Repeat rnd 19 until it is 11cm from rnd 18

For small child:  Repeat rnd 19 until it is 12cm from rnd 18.

Then we start decreasing.

Rnd 1 (MC): (k6, k2tog) 11 times  /12 times

Rnd 2 (MC): (k5, k2tog) 11 times  /12 times

Rnd 3 (MC): k to end

Rnd 4 (MC): (k4, k2tog) 11 times  /12 times

Rnd 5 (MC): (k3, k2tog) 11 times  /12 times

Rnd 6 (MC): (k2, k2tog) 11 times  /12 times

Rnd 7 (MC): (k1, k2tog) 11 times  /12 times

Rnd 8 (MC): (k2tog) 11 times  /12 times

Cut yarn and draw tightly close through remaining sts.

Happy knitting!!!