The Hum Beanie has a flowy texture that is made up of right twisted stitches. I thought the design resembled little hummingbird wings, hence the name ‘Hum Beanie.’ It’s currently September here in Illinois and I’ve been slightly obsessed with watching the Hummingbirds in my yard. They’re so cute!

This pattern is written for 3 weights of yarn (worsted, bulky, and super bulky). You will see that I separated the instructions for each weight under each pattern section. Just follow along to the corresponding instructions for your weight. I’ve added quite a few yarn suggestions, but feel free to check gauge for other yarns of your choice. Lastly, I added a link to my video tutorial for the Right Twist (RT).

Gauge
Worsted:
Using US 8.0 (5.0mm) needles:
18 sts and 26 rows make a 4” (10cm) square in stockinette stitch, unblocked

Bulky:
Using US 10.5 (6.5mm) needles:
13.5 sts and 18.5 rows make a 4” (10cm) square in stockinette stitch, unblocked

Super Bulky:
Using US 15.0 (10.0mm) needles:
9 sts and 12 rows make a 4” (10cm) square in stockinette stitch, unblockedKnitting Needles

Materials
for Worsted:
122 yards (58g/112m) of worsted weight yarn
Suggested yarns: Malabrigo Worsted, Malabrigo Washted, Malabrigo Rios, Baah Yarn Shasta, Lion
Brand Wool Ease
US 6 (4.0mm) 16” (40cm) circular needles
US 8 (5.0mm) 16” (40cm) circular needles
US 8 (5.0mm) double pointed needles
Stitch marker
Tapestry needle for weaving in ends

for Bulky:
92 yards (88g/84m) of bulky weight yarn
Suggested yarns: Malabrigo Chunky, Wool and the Gang Alpachino Merino, Manos Del Uruguay
Franca, Juniper Moon Farm La Pampa, Ella Rae Chunky Merino
US 9 (5.5mm) 16” (40cm) circular needles
US 10.5 (6.5mm) 16” (40cm) circular needles
US 10.5 (6.5mm) double pointed needles
Stitch marker
Tapestry needle for weaving in ends

for Super Bulky:
82 yards (112g/75m) of super bulky weight yarn
Suggested yarns: Baah Yarn Mammoth, Malabrigo Rasta
US 13 (9.0mm) 16” (40cm) circular needles
US 15 (10.0mm) 16” (40cm) circular needles
US 15 (10.0mm) double pointed needles
Stitch marker
Tapestry needle for weaving in ends

Skills/stitches Required
Knit
Purl
Right Twsit (RT)
Knitting in the round on circular needles and dpns
Decrease stitches (k2tog)