It’s so much fun experimenting with hat patterns. Nothing like fast, fun knits, I say! This pattern came up as a result of one of my earlier experimenting during my 2013 Hats-for-Homeless project. It is knit flat using garter stitch and is a great beginner project. It can be easily converted to knitting in round as well, for people who dislike seaming (alternate pattern included).
Feel free to knit as
many you wish for gifting / charity purposes but acknowledge the pattern copyright
to “Atreyee of createtcetera”. Feedback is, as ever, welcome.
Difficulty:
Beginner (Knowledge of
Cast On, Knit, Purl, Bind Off and Mattress Stitch Seaming required.)
Size:
Adult
Materials:
90 yards of Super
Bulky yarn (I used Loops & Threads Cozy Wool, but any similar weight yarn
would work
US size 11 straight
needles (or 32” US size 11 circular needles if using alternate pattern to knit
in round)
1 large Stitch marker
(if using alternate pattern to knit in round)
1 Darning needle
Gauge:
9 sts and 19 rows in 4 inches of garter stitch (using US size 11 needles)
Gauge:
9 sts and 19 rows in 4 inches of garter stitch (using US size 11 needles)
Abbrevations:
CO – Cast On
k – Knit
p – Purl
k2tog – Knit 2
stitches together
p2tog – Purl 2
stitches together
BO – Bind Off
sts - stitches
Pattern for knitting
flat (If you want to knit in round, skip this pattern and see below for “Alternate pattern for knitting in round”):
Using
US 11 needles (straight or circular) CO 48 sts.
Knit
every stitch of every row (garter stitch) till hat measures 7” from CO edge.
Continued in garter stitch, reducing as follows -
Row 1: *k6 k2tog* to the end (42 sts).
Row 2: *k5 k2tog* to the end (36 sts).
Row 3: *k4 k2tog* to the end (30 sts).
Row 4: *k3 k2tog* to the end (24 sts).
Row 5: *k2 k2tog* to the end (18 sts).
Continued in garter stitch, reducing as follows -
Row 1: *k6 k2tog* to the end (42 sts).
Row 2: *k5 k2tog* to the end (36 sts).
Row 3: *k4 k2tog* to the end (30 sts).
Row 4: *k3 k2tog* to the end (24 sts).
Row 5: *k2 k2tog* to the end (18 sts).
Row 6:
*k1 k2tog* to the end (12 sts).
Row 7: *k2tog* to the end (6 sts).
Cut off yarn leaving about 20” and slip through remaining stitches to fasten in a knot.
Row 7: *k2tog* to the end (6 sts).
Cut off yarn leaving about 20” and slip through remaining stitches to fasten in a knot.
Easy peasy!
Finishing:
Use
the 20” tail and a darning needle to mattress-stitch the sides together. Sew in
any remaining loose ends.
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Alternate pattern for knitting
in round:
Using
(at least 32”) US 11 circular needles CO 48 sts.
Join
in round using magic loop method being careful not to twist sts. Place a marker
to mark beginning of round.
Row
1: knit all sts.
Row
2: purl all sts.
Alternate
Rows 1 and 2 till hat measure 7” from CO edge.
Reduce
as follows:
Next
Row: *k6 k2tog* to the end (42 sts).
New
Row: *p5 p2tog* to the end (36 sts).
Next Row: *k4 k2tog* to the end (30 sts).
Next Row: *p3 p2tog* to the end (24 sts).
Next Row: *k2 k2tog* to the end (18 sts).
Next Row: *k4 k2tog* to the end (30 sts).
Next Row: *p3 p2tog* to the end (24 sts).
Next Row: *k2 k2tog* to the end (18 sts).
Next
Row: *p1 p2tog* to the end (12 sts).
Next Row: *k2tog* to the end (6 sts).
Next Row: *k2tog* to the end (6 sts).
Cut
off yarn and slip through remaining stitches and fasten in a knot.
Finishing:
Sew
in loose ends using darning needle.
Modeled by me :)
Photograph: (c) Ami Mathur
Yarn in the first photograph handspun by my friend Meredith Baber
Modeled by me :)
Photograph: (c) Ami Mathur
Yarn in the first photograph handspun by my friend Meredith Baber
I asked this a few days ago, but the comment hasn't posted yet, so I'm asking again. I'm knitting this on straight needles, and I'm on the last six stitches. Do I bind off, or do something else? The instructions are a bit murky.
ReplyDeleteHi Abby! Thanks for knitting my pattern!
DeleteI am sorry that you find the instructions confusing. Let me see if I can help.
Now that you are on the last six stitches, keep them on the needle and cut off yarn from your skein leaving a tail. Then thread the tail through a darning needle and slip the tail through the remaining stitches one at a time. When you thread it through the last stitch, nothing will be left on the needle and you can fasten it into a knot. Then use the rest of the tail to mattress stitch the sides of the hat in place.
Hope this helps! And thanks for pointing out that it is confusing. I am going to upload a picture of this part in a couple of days, which might help too. Let me know how it goes and do share a photo of your hat! Best :)