Elevate Your Knitting Game with the Chic Bun Beanie! 🎉

Tired of squishing your messy bun or ponytail into a regular beanie? Meet the Chic Bun Beanie—the stylish solution designed to showcase your hair while keeping you cozy and comfortable. This clever pattern features a perfectly placed opening, so your bun, curls, dreadlocks or ponytail can shine without awkward adjustments.

Perfect for advanced beginners, these are the techniques we’ll be using:
✨ Long-tail cast on
✨ One-by-one ribbing
✨ Stockinette stitch
✨ Knit two together
✨ 3-stitch bobble (with video tutorial!)
✨ Jeny’s Surprisingly Stretchy Bind-Off (with video tutorial!)
✨ Optional Bobble motifs for added charm

Customizable and fun, the Chic Bun Beanie lets you go bold with playful bobbles or keep it subtle for timeless flair. It’s more than a beanie—it’s a reflection of YOU, lovingly crafted to match your style.

This pattern was professionally tech-edited by Hannah Middleton at WorksofOurHands.com and test-knitted by Shelvia (@drdisneycrochet) and Mary (@knitorthat) on Instagram. A heartfelt thank you to my amazing test knitters for allowing me to share their stunning finished object photos—they’ve brought this design to life in ways beyond what I could have envisioned.

Let’s create something amazing together! 🧶

Suggested Yarn

50 g / 100 yrds / 91 m of Worsted Weight Yarn 

Wraps Per Inch: 9 - 11 

Sample knitted in Loops and Threads Soft Classic Solid Yarn

Recommended Needles & Notions

US Size 7 / 4.5 mm circular needle with 16 in / 40 cm cable for brim and body and

US Size 5 / 3.75 mm circular needle with 16 in / 40 cm cable for round 6

Ruler or tape Measure, one beginning round marker (BOR),  several locking stitch markers, scissors, darning needle, optional US 7 Double Pointed Needles (DPNs) for crown shaping. 

Gauge

19 stitches x 28 rounds = 4 in / 10 cm in Stockinette Stitch using US Size 7 / 4.5 mm blocked 

18 stitches x 32 rounds = 4 in / 10 cm in 1x1 Ribbed Pattern using US Size 7 / 4.5 mm blocked

Adjust needle size to obtain gauge.

Sizing

Small (Medium, Large). This pattern is created to have about 4 (2, 5) in negative ease for a snug fit.