Category: hat

Flicker Hat

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The past couple of months, my roommate and I have been doing a collaborative project called Stitch Party. I knit infinity scarves and colorwork hats, and she embroiders wall hangings and little notebooks. We’ve had a great response so far, and have been selling them at a local Tea Shop as well as Artist Markets. We are very excited to be able to show off our crafts! (You can follow us on instagram at @stitch_party )

The hat shown above is one of the hats I’ve been making for Stitch Party, and I received so many questions about the pattern. So I decided to write it and publish it on Ravelry! I have been using Lion Brand Wool Ease Thick & Quick, but prefer the yarn I used in the above picture, Sublime Lola (a super bulky weight merino wool yarn). It is unbelievably soft and the color palette is top notch. And of course, the pom pom makes it.

This hat is the perfect project for a beginner knitter who wants to enter into the world of simple colorwork! It is also a quick knit and makes a great gift!

Materials needed:

  • Super bulky weight yarn (60 yards of Main Color & 30 yards of Contrast Color)
  • 16” circular needles, #11 & #13
  • 1 set of DPNs, #13
  • Tapestry needle

For more info, please check out the pattern on Ravelry here!

New pattern: Pacific Hat


This hat matches these fingerless mitts. It was also raffled off to raise money for Cystic Fibrosis. I love the five-stranded braided cable! Fits like a beanie.

MATERIALS:
1 skein (150 yds) of dk weight yarn (I used Malabrigo Arroyo in 855 Aguas)
16″ circular needles, sizes 4 (3.5 mm) and 6 (4.0 mm)
1 set dpns in size 6 (4.0 mm)
cable needle
tapestry needle
2 stitch markers

PATTERN:
With smaller circular needles, CO 108 sts and join in round
Work in 2×2 rib (k2, p2 around) until work measures 1.25″
Switch to larger circular needles, placing a stitch marker to mark the beg of row
Next row: k12, m1, k8, p4, m1 *(p12, m1), repeat from * until end of row (117 sts)
K 20 sts, pm, purl to end of row
Your cable pattern will be worked over the first 20 sts of the row, between the stitch markers

CABLE PATTERN:
Row 1: C8B, k4, C8F
Rows 2, 3, 4: k20, purl to end
Row 5: K4, C8F, k8
Rows 6, 7, 8: k20, purl to end
Row 9: K8, C8B, k4
Rows 10, 11, 12: k20, purl to end

Work cable pattern 3 times.

DECREASE: cable decreases are in [ ]
Place 6 markers on hat so that stitches are divided as follows: 20, 19, 20, 19, 20, 19.
**Use a different colored marker for the beginning of your row.
Row 1: [C8B, k4, C8F], purl until end of row
Row 2: [k2tog, k16, ssk], *(p2tog, purl to 2 sts before marker, ssp), rpt from * to end of row
Row 3: [k18], purl until end of row
Row 4: [k3, k2tog, k8, ssk, k3], *(p2tog, purl to 2 sts before marker, ssp), rpt from * end end of row
Row 5: [k3, place 3 sts onto cn, hold front, k4 from left needle, knit 3 from cn, k6], purl until end of row
Row 6: [k2tog, k3, k2tog, k7, ssk], *(p2tog, purl to 2 sts before marker, ssp), rpt from * to end of row
Row 7: [k13], purl until end of row
Row 8: [k5, k2tog, k2, ssk, k2], *(p2tog, purl to 2 sts before marker, ssp), rpt from * to end of row
Row 9: [k4, place 3 sts onto cn, hold front, k2 from left needle, knit 3 from cn, k2], purl until end of row
Row 10: [k2tog, k7, ssk], *(p2tog, purl to 2 sts before marker, ssp), rpt from * end end of row
Row 11: [k3, k2tog, k2tog, k2], *(p2tog, purl to 2 sts before marker, ssp), rpt from * end end of row
Row 12: [k2tog, k3, ssk], *(p2tog, purl to 2 sts before marker, ssp), rpt from * end end of row
Row 13: [k2tog, k1, ssk], *(p2tog, purl to 2 sts before marker, ssp), rpt from * end end of row
Row 14: [sl 1, k2tog, psso], p2tog around until end of row

Rpt p2tog until you have only 3 sts left.
Cut yarn and pull through remaining sts. Weave in ends.


Be sure to check out my other designs here!

Kylen

New pattern: Chicago Hat

This is called Chicago hat because the majority of it was made on my most recent trip to the Windy City. It is a quick and easy knit with a broken rib pattern, and an i-cord tail on top.

MATERIALS:
2 skeins fingering weight yarn in contrasting colors
(I used Baa Ram Ewe Titus in Aire and Classic Elite Mohawk in 3306 Oatmeal)
16″ circular needles in sizes 4 (3.5 mm) and 6 (4.0 mm)
double pointed needles in size 6 (4.0 mm)
tapestry needle
stitch marker

PATTERN:
With smaller needles, CO 110 sts using both strands of yarn together
Begin 1×1 rib : *p1, k1 around
Repeat until hat measures 2″

Switch to larger needles and work in a broken rib pattern:
Row 1: k all sts
Row 2: *p1, k1 around

Repeat these 2 rows until hat measures 6.5″ ending with row 2

Decrease rows:
Row 1:   *k8, k2tog around
Row 2:   *p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k2 around
Row 3:   *k7, k2tog around
Row 4:   *p1, k1 around
Row 5:   *k6, k2tog around
Row 6:   *p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k2 around
Row 7:   *k5, k2tog around
Row 8:   *p1, k1 around
Row 9:   *k4, k2tog around
Row 10: *p1, k1, p1, k2 around
Rpw 11: *k3, k2tog around
Row 12: *p1, k1, k2tog around
Row 13: *k1, k2tog around
Row 14: *k2tog around
Row 15: *k2tog around
Row 16: *k2tog around

You should now have only 3 sts left. Make 1/2″ i-cord tail on top of hat, then knot and fold downward to create small loop. Bring end through to inside and weave in ends with tapestry needle.