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Jingle Bell Beanie

PG-007 · Knit in the round · intermediate

Jingle Bell Beanie

Free Fair Isle Christmas bell hat knitting pattern

Snow-white bells with little bows on cranberry red, knit in the round in two colours.

Engine-checkedA4 + US LetterColour + symbol charts3D knit-along code
FreePDF · 5 pages · A4 + US Letter
Free download, no sign-up. You also get a code that unlocks knit-along mode in the 3D viewer.

You will need

Yarn
Fingering · wool or wool blend, 4 ply, approx. 365–400 m / 100 g
Colours
2: Cranberry, Snow
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

SizeHeadFinishedCranberrySnow
Child42–45 cm16½–17¾ in40.0 cm15¾ in100 m109 yd15 m16 yd
Teen / Adult XS48–51 cm19–20 in45.7 cm18 in125 m137 yd20 m22 yd
Adult M53–58 cm20¾–22¾ in51.4 cm20¼ in145 m159 yd25 m27 yd
Adult L59–64 cm23¼–25¼ in57.1 cm22½ in165 m180 yd25 m27 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 (8, 16, 4 sts).
  • Every round of every chart uses at most 2 colours. Longest float: 8 sts; every float over 7 sts is marked for catching.
  • 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 27 printed counts and every round of every size match the row list.

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Look inside the PDF

Jingle Bell Beanie PDF, page 1: Cover & key facts
Page 1 · Cover & key facts
Jingle Bell Beanie PDF, page 2: Sizes, yarn, gauge, abbreviations
Page 2 · Sizes, yarn, gauge, abbreviations
Jingle Bell Beanie PDF, page 3: Written rounds with stitch counts
Page 3 · Written rounds with stitch counts
Jingle Bell Beanie PDF, page 4: Colour + symbol charts
Page 4 · Colour + symbol charts
Jingle Bell Beanie PDF, page 5: Schematic, 3D code, engine checks
Page 5 · Schematic, 3D code, engine checks

The charts

Chart A · Crosses · 8-st repeat
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Chart B · Bells · 16-st repeat
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Chart C · Dots · 4-st repeat
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