Quick and Easy Knitting Hat Pattern for Beginners

It’s very easy to knit a hat with strong needles. It’s an ideal variant for beginners because of the few rows and few stitches; you can knit it in one evening.
Head Size
Headsize: 52-56 cm.
Main Pattern
Main pattern — 2х2: rib (stitches quantity is equal to 4)
1r.: * 2 knits, 2 purls. *
2r.: due to pattern
Materials Required
You’ll need:
- Thick yarn Lanasalpaca Muka, 100gr/40m — 1.5 rap;
- Strong needles №15
Instructions
RND 1: Gather 33 stitches (32 plus 1 for circle closing) and knit 30 rows with the main pattern circle-wise. In order to connect stitches in a circle carefully, you need to knit the first and last stitches together in a purl.
RND 2: How to narrow the hat, knitted with thick threads?
RND 3: 31r.: Knit 2 knits from the previous row with the knit, and two purls with the purl. The quantity of stitches will be decreased by two (=16 stitches).
32r.: due to pattern
33r.: all stitches in 2 at a time (=8 st.)
34r.: once again in 2 at a time (=4 st.)
RND 4: Tighten the remaining stitches with working yarn and fasten strongly.