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Striped skull baby beanie

Published: June 4, 2012 | Updated: November 13, 2019 | By Ashlee

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I started this sweet hat for Baby Boy in December after I came across this cover of Baby Talk! I loved it, but it used two new techniques I hadn’t worked with before. Remember I’m still a really new knitter! But I love learning knew things and I was dying to make my own version of this hat!

intarsia-skull-baby-beanie-pattern-front

Intarsia and Intarsia in the round.  This hat ended up being very VERY difficult, I ended up taking it apart at least a dozen times, starting over, but wanting to get it right, eventually it turned into January and I got super busy, so the hat got moved off to the side for awhile.  Last month when I finally finished all my conferences and cake orders I sat down and finished it!

intarsia-skull-baby-beanie-top

IT WAS TOO SMALL!!!!  Shoot me now.  If I’d just stopped and added a few rows it would still have been a bit tight, but so much better!  Oh well, I’m planning a slightly different version for this fall/winter (I’ve already started it) that includes another new technique- ear flaps!

intarsia-skull-baby-beanie-side

Intarsia in the round- basic instructions

you’ll knit back and forth as you would with flat knitting, but you’ll be making a join at the turn so you’re still working in the round. It definitely takes some getting used to but it’s really quite simple.

Work the last stitch of the round

Turn your work, so you’re now on the “other” side (inside or out, depending on your last row)

Make a yo (on what would be the “next” needle, the right if your right handed) and continue your row.  When you get to the end of the next round k2tog (or p2tog) the final stitch and the YO together, this will create the join!

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Stripped Skull Baby Beanie
size 3-6 months
INTERMEDIATE knitters only

Materials:
Medium weight Yarn in White and two other colors (I like to use Lion Brand yarns and baby soft so it won’t irritate his head)
size 4 double pointed needles (I use a long needle for the cast on)

Abbreviations:
k- Knit
p- Purl
k2tog- Knit two together (decrease)
ssk- slip one knitwise, slip another knitwise, insert left needle into front of both slipped stitches and knit (decrease)

Gauge:
12 stitches per 2 inches

intarsia-skull-baby-beanie-ribbing

Cast on: 100
I prefer to use the long tail cast on for hats, it leaves a clean and flexible edge.

divide stitches evenly onto double pointed needles and join

rows 1-5- a simple rib pattern: k2, p2 around in red (100)
rows 6-8- simple rib pattern: k2, p2 around in black (100)

Because we’re having an odd number of decreases with this hat (7) and didn’t want a decrease in the center of my skull I offset the pattern by 7 stitches, so this intarsia block starts at stitch 29, so your first white is at stitch 32

row 9-34 work this intarsia pattern, remembering to switch background color every 5 rows (100)

skull-striped-beanie-intarsia-pattern

I started my decreases at row 32, but since it was a little small on baby boy I wish I’d started at row 37 instead~  So depending on your baby make your own decision on that!

Crown:
row 1- (row 32 or 39)- k5, *k2tog, ssk, k10 repeat from *, k2tog, ssk, k11, *k2tog, ssk, k10 repeat from *, k2tog, ssk, k11, k2tog, ssk, k5 (86)
row 2- k around (86)

row 3- k4, *k2tog, ssk, k8 repeat from *, k2tog, ssk, k9, *k2tog, ssk, k9 repeat from *, k2tog, ssk, k9, k2tog, ssk, k4 (72)
row 4- k around (72)

row 5- k3, *k2tog, ssk, k6 repeat from *, k2tog, ssk, k7, *k2tog, ssk, k6 repeat from *, k2tog, ssk, k7, k2tog, ssk, k3 (58)
row 6- k around (58)

row 7- k2, *k2tog, ssk, k4 repeat from *, k2tog, ssk, k5, *k2tog, ssk, k4 repeat from *, k2tog, ssk, k5, k2tog, ssk, k2 (44)
row 8- k around (44)

row 9- k1, *k2tog, ssk, k2 repeat from *, k2tog, ssk, k3, *k2tog, ssk, k2 repeat from *, k2tog, ssk, k3, k2tog, ssk, k1 (30)
row 10- k around (30)

row 11- *k2tog, ssk repeat from * twice, k1, *k2tog, ssk repeat from * twice, k1, k2tog, ssk (16)

cut the yarn with several inches left.  With a needle pull the yarn through all the remaining loops, secure and weave in end.

intarsia-skull-baby-beanie-top-side

And your done! I’m making a new version for next fall/winter for Baby Boy right now, I’m sticking with the stripes, but wider, and the colors, but I’m adding ear flaps and of course making it BIGGER!!!!!

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  1. michelle@somedaycrafts

    June 4, 2012 at 9:29 am

    He is such a cutie and you are too talented!!!! Great hat!

    Reply
    • Ashlee

      June 11, 2012 at 6:48 pm

      Thanks so much sweetie pie! I’m still bummed we didn’t get more catch up time at SNAP, but it was great to see you!

  2. Akshaya

    June 4, 2012 at 8:39 pm

    Sucha cute hat, i love the colour combination 🙂 thanks for sharing the pattern.

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    • Ashlee

      June 11, 2012 at 6:49 pm

      Thanks so much! I have loved this hat since the moment I started it (all 8 times I restarted it)

  3. Michelle Carter

    June 7, 2012 at 1:06 am

    Thanks for posting this striped baby hat pattern!!! Soooooo cute. I’m pregnant with a boy and am going to knit this up ASAP!!

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    • Ashlee

      June 11, 2012 at 7:01 pm

      Good luck! I’m the most nervous about this pattern since I’ve never created intarsia before and nervous! Let me know how it goes!

  4. Robin

    June 11, 2012 at 8:18 pm

    Super cute hat, but were the directions in English or code? Lol do you sell your wearable art and if so, where would I look? It’s just too cool!

    Thanks
    Robin

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    • Ashlee

      June 12, 2012 at 12:54 am

      Ha, English! but intermediate intarsia in the round, if you don’t know how to do intarsia, or read an intarsia pattern don’t attempt! It took me 4 months to finish it!

  5. Jolene b

    August 5, 2013 at 5:22 am

    Can you share the bigger pattern that you worked out?

    Reply
    • Ashlee

      August 7, 2013 at 12:21 am

      I never did work out a larger version. You can pretty easily just add an increase row or two, and add some length before you start doing the intarsia pattern.

  6. Kharen

    August 11, 2013 at 8:29 am

    How can get one? I been looking for somebody that make this beanie for me since 10 months ago

    Reply
    • Ashlee

      August 23, 2013 at 12:54 pm

      GAH, one about killed me, I won’t make another one, but I do allow people to use my patterns to make and sell items if you can find someone on etsy or someplace to commission it from.

  7. Jennifer (@momvstheboys)

    February 24, 2014 at 2:56 pm

    Love this! so cute!

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    • Ashlee

      April 14, 2014 at 11:33 pm

      thanks so much!

    • Sunita kohli

      March 26, 2018 at 10:52 pm

      Loved the hat Ashley. Thank you soo much for sharing the pattern. My daughter loves skulls and I will knit for her son. I just want to make sure is this seem free hat or do I need to sew it afterwords? Love

  8. Jeremiah

    March 18, 2015 at 11:15 pm

    I’m lookin to get a knit skull beanie and a matching one for me. James carter told me about you

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    • Jeremiah

      March 18, 2015 at 11:16 pm

      Like for an infant lol my bad

    • Ashlee

      April 7, 2015 at 11:22 pm

      I don’t sell items, just offer the free patterns. I do allow others to sell based on my patterns if you find a knitter to make one for you just send them to my site!

  9. Veronica

    September 30, 2015 at 7:10 pm

    Love this hat, but having difficulty with he first row. I don’t think the cast on of 98 is correct. Is it a typo? It doesn’t divide by four (k2p2) to keep the pattern. Should it be 96?

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    • Ashlee

      October 1, 2015 at 12:57 am

      not sure what happened! I rewrote it, sorry!

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