(Eric) Man-Beanie
It is hard knitting for boys because there aren’t a ton of knitted boy gifts out there. And I know I don’t like spending too much time knitting presents for the boys in my family because they aren’t very appreciative. I get a lot of, ‘Oh, a hat. Thanks.’
If I’m going to get a, ‘Oh, a hat. Thanks.’, I might as well punch that hat out as quickly as possible. Enter size 11 needles and a hat pattern that is fun to knit and manly-cute enough for every boy in your life.
With a brim or without, any boy will love this hat! And a big thanks to Eric Mangini for being such a terrible football coach that lending his name to this pattern might be his most impressive accomplishment.
(Eric) Man-Beanie
(Eric) Man-Stocking Cap
The Sweatshop of Love
(Eric) Man-Beanie and (Eric) Man-Stocking Cap Pattern
Unlike this pattern’s namesake, Cleveland Browns head coach Eric Mangini, this hat is a winner! Using two strands of worsted weight yarn held together or bulky weight yarn and huge needles, you can knit this hat during the time it takes for the Browns to lose a game! With a seed stitch and stockinette stitch rib, this hat will look great on every boy you know. Or keep it yourself and impress people with your knowledge of terrible NFL coaches.
11/21/09 EDIT: If you are having trouble with this hat being too small, the stitch pattern is a 5 stitch repeat, so adding stitches in multiples of 5 – CO 55 sts, CO 60 sts – would make it bigger and preserve the stitch pattern.
If knitting the (Eric) Man-Beanie, skip down in the pattern past the (Eric) Man-Stocking Cap Only section.
Finished Measurements:
(Eric) Man-Stocking Cap – Length: 10 inches Width: 10 inches
(Eric) Man-Beanie – Length: 7 1/2 inches Width: 10 inches
Materials:
Any worsted or bulky weight yarn
Set of 5 size 11 double pointed needles
(Eric) Man-Stocking Cap
Directions:
With two strands of worsted weight yarn or one strand of bulky weight yarn, CO 50 sts. If knitting the beanie, skip down to (Eric) Man-Beanie.
(Eric) Man-Stocking Cap Only:
Round 1: P3, [K1, P4] to last 2 sts, K1, P1
Round 2: [P2, K1, P1, K1] around
Repeat both rounds 5 times total. Purl 1 round. Continue following (Eric) Man-Beanie instructions.
(Eric) Man-Beanie (both hats):
Round 1: K3, [P1, K4] to last 2 sts, P1, K1
Round 2: [K2, P1, K1, P1] around
Repeat both rounds for 5 inches, ending with a round 2.
Begin Cap Decrease Rounds
(Eric) Man-Stocking Cap
Round 1: [K2, P2tog, K1] around – 40 sts total
Round 2: [K3, P1] around
Round 3: K2, [P1, K3] around
Round 4: [K2, K2tog] around – 30 sts total
Round 5: [K2, P1] around
Round 6: K all sts
Round 7: [K2tog, P1] around – 20 sts total
Round 8: K all sts
Round 9: [K1, P1] around
Round 10: [K2tog, P2tog] around – 10 sts total
Round 11: K all sts
Cut yarn, pull through remaining sts and secure.
Finishing:
Weave in ends. Make sure to give this hat to a winner!
(Eric) Man-Beanie
(Eric) Man-Stocking Cap, Brim Up
(Eric) Man-Stocking Cap, Brim Down
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Comment by PT — November 8, 2009 @ 6:32 pm
this is awesome! thank you so much for posting the pattern- i want to try this for my boyfriend. i always want to knit him something but i know he totally won’t appreciate the effort that goes into it.. so this is perfect.
.-= joelle van dyne´s last blog ..joelle van dyne: with bells on her toes =-.
Comment by joelle van dyne — November 9, 2009 @ 12:03 pm
Isn’t it frustrating!? And I kept finding hat patterns using size 3 needles and dk weight yarn. Not going to happen! This will keep you from crying when he forgets the hat on the subway or, in the case of my little brother, accidentally drops it in a bonfire.
Comment by allyson — November 9, 2009 @ 12:08 pm
love your slouchy beret! will try this soon
my man definitely needs a hat
knits are always better d.i.y.
Comment by emily — August 23, 2010 @ 6:24 pm
i wrote you a while ago about your man-stocking cap and asked how to do the decreases if i cast on 70 stitches. you said it would work the same way and that it would be no problem. i should’ve tried to figure it out then ’cause…
now i’m there, and it doesn’t work!!!
now that i’m at row 3, i have extra stitches.
actually, though, when i look at your pattern, i don’t see how it works for you, either. it says that you should have 40 stitches, but that you should do K2 [P1, K3]. if you did that, you’d have 2 stitches left over when you get to 38. how does your pattern work? there must be a mistake somewhere. one person on ravelry also noticed this error, but a couple of others don’t mention it. maybe that one person and i are missing something; i hope there’s an easy solution!
i’m freaking out, because this is a christmas present, and i need to mail it out on monday
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how can i possibly finish this hat and have the decreases look like the rest of the hat? i tore out the third row–which i couldn’t complete–and am back at having finished the second row of decreases. i am left with 56 stitches. if i knit 2, then purl 1 and knit 3 for the rest of the row, i am left with 2 stitches.
please tell me how i can fix this! i really want to send this hat out on monday morning so it can get across the country to my stepdad.
i hope you get this in time! please pardon my stress; i wrote you a message on ravelry but decided to post it here too in the hopes of reaching you as soon as possible.
and i hope you have happy holidays, too, of course! i really appreciate all the help you’ve given me already and the pattern itself.
sincerely,
amanda
Comment by weyes — December 18, 2011 @ 12:11 am