Black Cats Beanie EN

Black Cats beanie
Note:
This pattern is derived partly from my Black Cat chart published on Ravelry for free in October
2010. It uses the sitting black cat. I changed the chart so that it fits on a 12-stitch repeat.
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/black-cats-chart
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This beanie will fit a head cirumreference of about 52 – 56 cm (depending on your gauge and
needle size).
Knitting gauge in stranded pattern: 1 x 1 inch: 7 stitches and 8 rows (2 x 2 cm: 6 stitches and 7
rows).
You need:
about 40 g of black 4-ply sock yarn, 25g of blue 4-ply sock yarn and 30 g of off-white 4-ply sock
yarn (yardage 209 – 210 m/50g).
Note: you can also use 5-ply yarn (like Buttinette Madeleine Merino yardage about 150 m/50g).
Then the beanie will get a bit bigger.
A tapestry needle to weave in the ends.
Circular needle size 3.0 mm 40 cm (for the single coloured ribbing version you need a circular
needle 2.5 mm).
5 double pointed needles size 3.0 mm for the top of the beanie.
Note: For bigger heads, a sloppier look or if you are a tighter knitter use needle size 3.5mm or 5-ply
yarn or both.
Cast on 144 stitches in black (e.g. with the long-tail cast-on) for a single coloured ribbing use 2.5
mm needle size, for a two- coloured ribbing use 3.0 mm needle size.
Join, being careful not to twist.
Mark the beginning of the row e.g. with a different leftover yarn colour.
Purl one round in black.

Do one!! of the two ribbing versions.
Corrugated (two-coulured) ribbing:

* Purl 2 in black, knit 2 in white *. Repeat * until ribbing measures 3.5 cm.
Alternative one coloured ribbing:

Use needle size 2.5 mm for the ribbing, otherwise it will get far to wide!
* Purl 2 in black, knit 2 through backloop *. Repeat * until ribbing measures 3.5 cm.
Change to needle size 3.0 mm.
Knit one round in black.

Knit Chart 1.
Note: if the not knitted yarn goes over more than 3 to 4 stitches, cross it.
But always do this at alternating positions in every row. Otherwise the not knitted yarn will show
through.
Chart 1
Continue in black only.

Knit one round in black.
Start decreasing for the top. The top will consist of 6 pyramid-like sections (144 : 6 = 24 stitches in
each section)
* Slip 1 stitch, knit 1 stitch, pull slipped stitch over knitted stitch, Knit 20 stitches, knit 2 stitches
together *. Repeat *.
Knit one round without decreasing.

Continue in this way until only 12 stitches are left.
Choose your beanie ending (one of the following 2 versions):
Simple beanie version:

Last round: * Knit 2 stitches together*. Repeat *.
Break yarn. Draw the yarn through the remaining 6 stitches twice. Pull the yarn through the center
and weave in all ends.
Cat tail beanie version:

Continue knitting in the round over the last 12 stitches until the tail is long enough to make a knot at
the top of the beanie (but do not pull too tight!), and long enough for you to resemble a cat-tail.
If you like you can certainly also make the tail in stripes 3 rounds in black, 3 rounds in white.
When the tail is long enough it's time for the last round:
Last round: * Knit 2 stitches together*. Repeat *.
Break yarn. Draw the yarn through the remaining 6 stitches twice. Pull the yarn through the center
and weave in all ends.
Note: The longer the tail gets, the harder it will be to turn it inside out for weaving in the ends. But
it can be managed.
For a sloppier or wider fit you may block the beanie.

Rinse it in cold water, and put it over a ball, balloon or stuff a rolled-up towel inside and let it dry.
Pompon
For the blue pompon you can either use a pompon maker set or cut a circle from a cardboard and
make a hole in the middle. The hole should not be too small.
Cut a long strand of blue yarn, put a tapestry needle into the middle of the yarn.
Tightly twist the yarn from the outer edge of your ring through the hole in the middle and back to
the edge again all around.
When you yarn is used up, weave the tail through other loops so it will not come loose.
Take another strand as desribed before. Weave the tail through other loops (so it will not come
loose).
Continue in this way until the hole is completely covered.
For the pompon maker set version: Cut open the strands at the edge. Take another blue strand and
twist it through the now open gap between the pompon maker parts. And make a knot. Do this

several times so the pompon will not come loose. Cautiously remove the pompon maker elements.
If in doubt just look at the instruction that comes with your pompon maker.
For the cardboard version: take another blue strand and put it through all loops at the side next to
the hole. Pull tight. Make a knot. Do this several times. Cut the pompon at the edge. Remove the
cardboard. You can simply tear it apart.
Cut the edges evenly. Use the tails of the pompon knot strand to weave the pompon to the beanie
top (weave the strand through the loops at the top of the beanie and several times up and down
through the whole pompon being careful not to weave in the single strands of the pompon).
Be careful to weave it in so that the blue strands can not be seen from the outside!
Happy knitting!

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© Sandra Jäger March 2012 Page 1 of 5

Purl one round in black.

Corrugated (two-coulured) ribbing:

Alternative one coloured ribbing:

Knit one round in black.

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Continue in black only.

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Simple beanie version:

Cat tail beanie version:

For a sloppier or wider fit you may block the beanie.

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