PG-005 · Knit in the round · intermediate
Gingerbread Parade Beanie
Free Fair Isle gingerbread man hat knitting pattern
A row of gingerbread men with icing eyes and buttons, knit in the round in two colours.
Engine-checkedA4 + US LetterColour + symbol charts3D knit-along code
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You will need
- Yarn
- Fingering · wool or wool blend, 4 ply, approx. 365–400 m / 100 g
- Colours
- 2: Cream, Ginger
- Gauge
- 28 sts × 32 rounds = 10 cm (4 in), in stockinette colourwork on larger needle, after blocking
- Needles
- 2.75 mm (US 2) 40 cm circular + DPNs or long circular for magic loop; 2.5 mm (US 1.5) 40 cm circular for the rib
- Sizes
- 4: Child, Teen / Adult XS, Adult M, Adult L
Sizes & yarn
| Size | Head | Finished | Cream | Ginger |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Child | 42–45 cm16½–17¾ in | 40.0 cm15¾ in | 95 m104 yd | 20 m22 yd |
| Teen / Adult XS | 48–51 cm19–20 in | 45.7 cm18 in | 120 m131 yd | 30 m33 yd |
| Adult M | 53–58 cm20¾–22¾ in | 51.4 cm20¼ in | 140 m153 yd | 30 m33 yd |
| Adult L | 59–64 cm23¼–25¼ in | 57.1 cm22½ in | 160 m175 yd | 35 m38 yd |
Yarn: engine estimate from the stitch count, with a 10–15% margin. The optional pompom is not included.
Checked by the engine
- Cast-on counts 112 (128, 144, 160) are exact multiples of the 4-st rib and of every chart repeat (4, 16, 4 sts).
- Every round of every chart uses at most 2 colours. Longest float: 6 sts; no float is longer than 7 sts.
- Crown: 8 sections; each decrease round removes exactly that many stitches and every size ends with 8 sts.
- Finished circumference gives 3–11% negative ease across the listed head ranges.
- Total height is within 0.6 cm of the target for every size; at least 2 plain rounds separate the colourwork from the crown.
- Written instructions re-knitted from the text alone: all 23 printed counts and every round of every size match the row list.
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The charts
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