This knitted beanie is cool and comfortable! It would be great to wear during the winter, and it would make as a great gift for the winter holidays. You need to use size 9 needles and use a worsted wool. And the pattern is: Row 1- Knit 3, Purl 3 (end with knit 1) Row 2- (Purl 1) knit 3, purl 3 -Continue until you have 6.5" 1. knit 3, purl 2 together, purl 1 (end with knit 1) 2. (purl 1) knit 2, purl 3 (66 stitches) 3. knit 3, purl 2 together, (end with knit 1) (53 stitches) 4. (purl 1) knit 1, purl 3 5. knit 2, knit 2 together (40 stitches) 6. Purl 7. knit 2, knit 2 together (30 stitches) 8. Purl 9. knit 1, knit 2 together (20 stitches) 10. Purl 11. knit 2 together (10 stitches) 12. Purl 13. knit 2 together 5 times (5 stitches) Cut a long tail and put it through your yarn needle and put the remaining stitches on your yarn needle. Then, pull the yarn through and tie a knot. Fold the hat in half and weave the two pieces together with the yarn needle. When your done weave in the remaining yarn.