Family Beanies - 8ply

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Easy Knitting
Who doesn’t love a set of matching beanies for the whole family? Kit out everyone in this set of beanies, from small baby through to large adult and in coordinating yarns. This simple design can be used as a blank canvas of your choice of colourwork patterns, or use up scraps with stripes! The average adult will take the adult size, whereas the large adult size is there for people with lots of wild hair and a big noggin (like me). Head sizes vary a lot, so choose the size based on measurement rather than these approximate ages.

Sizes
Small Baby (Large Baby, Small Child, Large Child, Adult, Large Adult),
to fit head sizes 40 (45, 50, 52, 55, 60) cm

Materials
Yarn – 1 (1, 1, 1, 2, 2) balls Adorn Silky Merino DK, Bellissimo 8ply, Zealana Rimu, or 1 (1, 1, 2, 2, 2) balls Heirloom Merino Magic Medley 8ply, Cleckheaton Country 8ply, Cleckheaton Country Naturals 8ply, or 1 skein Fiori DK
Needles – 4mm 40cm circular needle and dpns (baby sizes use dpns throughout), and 3.25mm 40cm circular needle/dpns
Extras – 8 stitchmarkers (use a contrasting marker for start of round), tape measure, yarn needle for sewing in ends, optional pompom (additional yarn may be required)
Tension – 22sts and 30 rows to 10cm in Stocking Stitch, on larger needles. Check your tension for an accurate fit.

Pictured: Adorn Silky Merino DK in 120 Blush - Large Child

Pattern updated Nov 2025: No changes to the beanie itself, just clarifying size labels and row formatting.