Adirondack Beanie - Free Fair Isle Hat Knitting Pattern (My Gift to You)

I decided to publish this hat knitting pattern for free as my gift to you this season. I wish you a wonderful holiday season spent with your family and friends, as well as a happy new year.

About the Adirondack Beanie pattern

The Adirondack Beanie is your new favorite companion for wintertime hiking in the Northeast woods! The layers of stranded colorwork make it extra warm so that you can stay out as long as you wish without getting cold.
I was inspired by the Adirondack mountains and woods in the north of the New York state. Trees and mountain peaks are decorating the beanie's body, crowned with a faux fur pom pom reminiscent of the local wildlife. I hope you enjoy this pattern as much as I did creating it!
Please let me know any comments and suggestion below.

Notes on construction

The beanie (or toboggan, if you prefer) is worked bottom-up. First, you work on the two-color brim, then you follow graphic chart A. When you complete the main body of the hat, you follow the second graphic chart and work crown shaping at the same time. After that, you draw yarn through the remaining stitches and finish the hat with a nice faux fur pom pom.

The Adirondack Beanie knitting pattern is a fast, fun project for long winter evenings and it’s great for using up your worsted-weight yarn scraps from other projects.

Size of the beanie

• Brim circumference: 19 ½ in/ 49 cm (2 ½ in/ 6.5 cm of negative ease)
• One size (Adult) - for 22 in/56 cm head circumference

Fit advice: To adjust the size slightly, you can either use smaller or larger needles. For example, if you use needles that are two sizes bigger, your final hat will be slightly bigger. Keep in mind that your beanie will likely loosen up overtime.

NOTE: Please note that this pattern wasn’t tech edited or tested as this is something I don’t have the funds or time for at the moment as a full-time working mom of an 11-month old. For this reason, I’m releasing it for free. You can let me know if you find any errors here in the comments or at and I will fix them.

What do you need to knit the hat?

Yarn:

Worsted/aran weight yarn. Yarn used for this design: Rauma Garn VAMS - 91 yards (83 meters) per 50 grams (1.76 ounces), 100% Norwegian wool

• 1 skein each of Black n. 36 (MC), White n. 0 (CC) and Spruce Heather n. 407 (CC1)

Other suitable yarns that can be used:

• Browse worsted-weight yarns
• Alpaca/wool blend yarn
• Merino wool/cashmere blend yarn

Knitting needles

• US 8 - 5.0 mm
• US 10 - 6.0 mm

Notions:

• Stitch markers (optional - to place around your stitch repeats)
• Tapestry needle for weaving in ends
• Faux fur pom pom

Pattern difficulty:

Intermediate (there are instances of working with three colors in one round which can be a challenge for a beginner)

Special techniques/stitch patterns used:

Alternating two-color long-tail cast, Ribbing stitch (both explained in the pattern)

Knitting gauge

16 stitches and 18 rows = 4 inches in St st on smaller needles

Let me know your comments below

If you got this far, you're probably interested in knitting this free fair isle hat knitting pattern. Stop hesitating and start knitting! You can find the download link below.

Let me know if you have any comments below. If you find any errors in the pattern, please write to me and I will make sure to correct them.

Hope you enjoy this knitting pattern! I would love to your projects. Feel free to post them on social media with the hashtags #wildernestknits #adirondackbeanie #adirondackbeaniepattern.

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