Free Beanie Knit Pattern – Comfy Cozy Beanie

The Comfy Cozy Beanie pattern is part of the Comfy Cozy Collection. The Comfy Cozy Cowl pattern and the arm warmers will be coming soon. I’m so pleased to present this free beanie knit pattern to you! It’s a beanie knit pattern that is EASY! The perfect knit hat pattern for beginners, especially for learning to knit in-the-round.

And it’s also the perfect solution for those last minute quick knit gifts that you need to make.

This pattern is available for free, but if you prefer a downloadable version, you may purchase one on Ravelry, Etsy or Payhip.

This post contains affiliate links. If you buy something through my links, I might get a little something as a thank you. There is absolutely no extra cost to you, I promise!

Who doesn’t love super soft yarn? Light as air, and soft as a puffy cloud – or cotton candy, but not sticky. Lion Brand’s Feels like Bliss yarn is an ABSOLUTE dream to touch. Knitting with it is a breeze, and wearing it is delightful!

And you don’t have to take my word for it – be sure to scroll down to the bottom of this post. Test knitters who opted to use Lion Brand’s Feels Like Bliss yarn for test knitting fell head over heels! I’m sure you will too. It comes in a variety of neutrals and muted tones that are perfect to knit for anyone (including you!). Soft to the touch, soft on the eyes – Feels Like Bliss will be on my needles again.

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Comfy Cozy Beanie Knit Pattern Free Introduction

Who doesn’t love a super soft beanie? Light as air and soft as a cloud, this bulky weight beanie will keep you warm and comfy-cozy. 

Knit in the round using the most classic stitches – stockinette and 2×2 ribbing. With a simple crown using center double decreases, you will find this bulky knit beanie finishes in no time! 

You may knit items from this pattern for yourself, others, or to sell. If selling items made from this pattern, then please credit me as the designer.

And if I can just get a little more personal, I’d love to share with you how and why I designed this beanie. Or you can just skip the mushy stuff – up to you!

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Knitting for loved ones

You may not know, but I have a step daughter, Ashlyn. I love her very much. She’s in her college era and living her best life in Southern California.

When she was 13, life was hard. You can imagine being a middle school girl, but added to that there was major life thing happening that I do not feel at liberty to discuss here. But, that is when she began struggling with stress induced Alopecia.

Can you imagine? Being 13, a middle school girl going completely bald? What a nightmare! Thankfully she can rock a bald head, and of course we got her some wigs.

Anyway, unfortunately the stress induced Alopecia has struck again. And once again bald headed, our beautiful daughter asked for a hand knit beanie. Which of course I was thrilled to make for her. So, I knit hat after hat after hat. None of them were good enough.

I don’t know why, or if you do this too, but when I want to knit for someone I love and it’s like I want it to be super special – I stress myself out. Nothing I knit is good enough.

So I ended up shopping for yarn – because what better way to make a perfect knit than to start with perfect yarn?

Agonizing over the color and texture of the yarn I ended up seeing the Lion Brand Feels Like Bliss. #affiliatelink. And while I love yarn that gives good stitch definition, and this yarn definitely doesn’t do that, I couldn’t resist it’s super soft texture! I ended up getting it. Then knowing my step daughter, I design a hat that is classic in style, and a little slouchy (the way she will wear it anyway).

And there you have it – the Comfy Cozy Beanie was born. And then I knit the matching cowl. Followed by some arm warmers.

Long story short (too late!), this beanie is great for someone who has a sensitive head, and if you use the Lion Brand Feels Like Bliss yarn it will also not be irritating to their skin – bonus points!

Skills needed to knit your Comfy Cozy Beanie

This project is suited for knitters who are comfortable with or who are open to learning the following skills and techniques:

Cast-on, center double decrease, knit, knit front and back, knitting in the round, purl

Not familiar with these techniques? No problem! The pattern includes links to helpful tutorial videos to guide you every step of the way.

Materials recommended and needed for your Comfy Cozy Cowl

Yarn recommendations

Lion Brand Yarns, Feels Like Bliss, fiber content: nylon 100%; 109 yards/100 meters; 3.5 oz/100 g, or similar yarn that knits to gauge.

Sample used 94 (120, 141) yards/86 (110, 129) meters; 3 (3.75, 4.5) oz/86 (110, 129) g; 1 (2, 2) ball(s). The sample size made was Teen using 2 balls in the Dusk colorway.

I highly, highly recommend this yarn. And not just because I am affiliated, because I enjoyed knitting with it and so did all of the test knitters who opted to use the recommended yarn. I doubt very much you will be disappointed.

But of course, you can choose whatever bulky weight yarn you like or have on hand – for some inspiration, please scroll to the bottom of this post to see what the test knitters used and what they had to say about yarn options.

Knitting needles

US size 9/5.5 mm and US size 11/8 mm, or size used to match gauge – circular for magic loop or 16” and/or DPNs as you prefer.

Notions

Beginning of round marker, six additional stitch markers, scissors, and a tapestry needle.

Gauge you need to knit your Comfy Cozy Cowl

14 sts x 18 rounds over 4″/10 cm in stockinette stitch in the round. 

While it’s good to get gauge, I would say it’s not really necessary for this pattern. Test knitters did not do swatches prior to test knitting this pattern. They found that they either got on the nose, or very close to matching gauge. You can always cast-on and see how your gauge is once you have on a some rounds. Of course, not matching gauge could mean that your beanie won’t fit – so proceed with caution!

Size Information

Child (Teen, Adult)

Finished measurements

Circumference x Height.

17 x 8.5 (20.5 x 10.25, 22.25 x 11) inches/43 x 21 (51.5 x 26, 55.5 x 28) cm.

Abbreviations used in this pattern

bor beginning of round

CDD center double decrease

CO cast-on

dec decrease

inc increase

k knit

kfb knit front and back

m marker

p purl

pm place marker

rep repeat

rnd(s) round(s)

RS Right Side

sm slip marker

st(s) stitch(es)

Techniques Used in the Comfy Cozy Beanie

Techniques Used to Knit the Comfy Cozy Beanie

Center double decrease

The Center Double Decrease (CDD) is a way to decrease by two stitches. You can follow these instructions to work the CDD. 

1. Slip two sts together knitwise 
2. Knit the third st
3. Pass the two slipped sts together over the k st

You can watch a video tutorial on my YouTube channel here. 

Knit front and back (kfb)

1. Insert your right needle into the st on your left needle as if to knit. 
2. Pull the yarn through the st, but do not drop the st from the left needle. 
3. Insert your right needle into the same st on your left needle from right to left along the back leg of the st on the left needle. 
4. Pull the yarn through the st and drop the st from the left needle. 

You may view a photo or video tutorial on the Tin Can Knits website here.

Comfy Cozy Beanie knit pattern free

Using the smaller knitting needles and your favorite stretchy cast-on method, CO 60 (72, 76) sts, place bor marker and join in the round.

Brim Knitting

RND 1: *K2, p2* to bor, sm.

Repeat RND 1 for a total of 10 (10, 9) RNDs worked. Switch to larger knitting needles.

SIZE – (-, Adult) ONLYRND 10: KFB, k37, kfb, k to bor, sm. Inc 2 sts. Total 78 sts.

Hat Knitting

RND 11: *K* to bor, sm.

Repeat RND 11 until your hat reaches 6.5 (8, 9) inches/16.5 (20.5, 21.5) cm from CO RND. 

Decrease RNDS

If you are working with short circular needles, you may wish to change to DPNs when there are too few sts to work comfortably on your circular needle. 

Set Up RND A: *K10 (12, 13), pm* to bor.

RND B: *K3 (4, 5), CDD, k4 (5, 5), sm* to bor. Dec 12 sts. Total sts remaining 48 (60, 66). 

RND C: *K* to bor, sm.

RND D: *K2 (3, 4), CDD, k3 (4, 4), sm* to bor. Dec 12 sts. Total sts remaining 36 (48, 54).

RND E: *K* to bor, sm.

RND F: *K1 (2, 3), CDD, k2 (3, 3), sm* to bor. Dec 12 sts. Total sts remaining 24 (36, 42).RND G: *K* to bor, sm.

RND H: *K0 (1, 2), CDD, k1 (2, 2), sm* to bor. Dec 12 sts. Total sts remaining 12 (24, 30). Size Child: proceed to finishing instructions. 

SIZES – (Teen, Adult) ONLY

RND I: *K* to bor, sm.

RND J: *K- (0, 1), CDD, k- (1, 1), sm* to bor. Dec 12 sts. Total sts remaining – (12, 18). Size Teen: proceed to finishing instructions. 

SIZE – (-, Adult) ONLY

RND K: *K* to bor, sm.

RND L: *CDD, sm* to bor. Dec 12 sts. Total sts remaining – (-, 6). Proceed to finishing instructions. 

Finishing

Cut a tail and weave through live sts. Close the hat by pulling the tail yarn tight. Weave in ends. Block as desired.

Looking for the rest of the Comfy Cozy Collection?

Do you love beanie knit patterns?

I have several beanie knit patterns (some for free!). If you enjoyed this pattern, you may enjoy my other patterns too.

To see these three that are available for sale, visit my Ravelry, Etsy or Payhip shops.

Test Knitter Gallery and Info

Take a look at these awesome test knits. You will find next to each photo information about the yarn used and any comments they allowed me to share. I hope you find inspiration here!

Test Knitters Using Lion Brand’s Feels Like Bliss Yarn

Comfy Cozy Beanie using Knit Picks Brava Bulky

Comfy Cozy Beanie knit with Indian Vardhaman

Comfy Cozy Beanie knit with Knit Picks Wonderfluff

Comfy Cozy Beanie Knit with Lion Brand Homespun

Thanks!

A huge thank you to all of the test knitters who contributed their time, valuable information, and feedback to make this pattern the best it can be. Your efforts are truly appreciated!

Thank you to Danna Williams for proofreading and making things easier to read and knit!

An extra special thank you goes to Bronwyn Hahn for tech editing. To learn more about Bronwyn, visit her website.

And finally, thank you dear reader! I hope you enjoyed this pattern, and will you share your finished photos with me? On Instagram @ozzylosiknits or email lois@ozz@ozzylosiknitdesigns.com

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