I borrowed the general pattern from the Textured Slipstitch Dishcloth and adapted it into a hat.
yarn: 2 skeins of Patons Merino Classic Wool. Hold 2 strands together throughout (I like thick hats). If you want a thinner hat you can use a single strand but see the note at the bottom for adjusting the pattern.
Color A – borders (green)
Color B – blocks (multi)
Hold 2 stands together throughout
needles: size 10.5 circulars 16” or 20” (I prefer 16”)
Note: While working the Main Pattern don’t cut your yarn when you switch colors.
Cast on 72 with A. Place a stitch marker to mark the start/end point.
Main Pattern
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Round 1 & 2: knit with A.
Round 3: *k5, sl wyib* with B
Round 4: *p5, sl wyib* with B
Round 5: repeat round 4
Round 6 & 7: knit with A
Round 8: k2, sl wyib. *k5, sl1 wyb* k3 with B
Round 9: p2, sl wyib. *p5, sl wyib* p3 with B
Round 10: repeat Round 9 with B
Repeat the Main Pattern 3 times (Rounds 1 through 10). Then repeat just Round 1 through 5.
Shaping the Crown
Note: You can switch to double point needles and keep decreasing on the top. I was able to get to Round 23 on my 16” circulars.
SH Round 1: *k10, k2tog* (66 stitches)
SH Round 2: knit
SH Round 3: *k9, k2tog* (60 stitches)
SH Round 4: knit
SH Round 5: *k8, k2tog* (54 stitches)
SH Round 6: knit
SH Round 7: *k7, k2tog* (48 stitches)
SH Round 8: knit
SH Round 9: *k6, k2tog* (42 stitches)
SH Round 10: knit
SH Round 11: *k5, k2tog* (36 stitches)
SH Round 12: *k4, k2tog* (30 stitches)
SH Round 13: *k3, k2tog* (24 stitches)
…and so on if you like
Cut the yarn leaving a long tail, and thread onto a yarn needle. Thread needle through all of the loops on the knitting needles and pull tight to close the top. Sew end in.
Add a pompom if desired and sew the ends in.
MODIFYING: This is a really easy pattern to adapt to any yarn or needle size. The only thing you really need to do is figure out how many blocks there will be in each row. To do this you need to make a test swatch. Cast on 18 stitches and do 2 repeats of the Main Pattern (Rounds 1-10). Then measure how wide each block is (6 stitches). The divide that into the circumference of the hat you are making. You need to have a multiple of 6 stitches, so you may need to add or subtract a few stitches. Then you will repeat rounds 1-10 until your hat is about 5 inches high. Then start the decreases. You will have to fudge this a bit, but since we started out with a multiple of 6 stitches its should be pretty easy. Just divide your total number of stitches by 6 (N). Then start the crown shaping section replacing the k12 in SH Round 1 with kN and decreasing N for each subsequent round.
I hope this all makes sense to you! Let me know if you catch any problems with this pattern as I’m writing it after I made the hat. I would love to see photos if anyone knits one, too.
UPDATES: Thanks for pointing out some mistakes I made in this pattern. Mainly that my asterik in rounds 8 and 9 was misplaced and also that I failed to mention I double stranded my yarn. I’ve updated this in the main text.
8 Comments
LOVE IT!!!!!
I’m knitting only hats right now, but have been wanting to try the dishcloth pattern–now I can AND knit a hat.
This is a very cool pattern. Thanks for posting it. I’m pretty sure, though, that for rounds 8 and 9, you mean to put the asterisk after the first slipped stitch. Otherwise, you change to a multiple of 7 + 5.
nikki – you are absolutely correct. Thanks for letting me know. I updated the pattern.
Great hat!
The pompom at the top is a swell idea!
personally i always make my BF wear the hat with the pompom and ill wear the one without the pompom
Not that he likes that plan but hey,… its a womans world
I am interested in this hat. Can you be more specific as to its dimensions for both single strand and double strand? Thanks.
I blogged this hat today, linking to your site for the pattern. Just a heads up about some online gushing :-}
Hi – Thanks so much for this pattern. I’ll post my finished project on ravelry (knittensilly).
I think there is an error in rounds 5, 7, 9, 11, etc…
Shouldn’t round 5 say *K8, k2tog*? And then each subsequent odd row decrease the number knitted?
SH Round 1: *k10, k2tog* (66 stitches)
SH Round 2: knit
SH Round 3: *k9, k2tog* (60 stitches)
SH Round 4: knit
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SH Round 5: *k9, k2tog* (54 stitches)
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SH Round 6: knit
SH Round 7: *k8, k2tog* (48 stitches)
SH Round 8: knit
SH Round 9: *k7, k2tog* (42 stitches)
SH Round 10: knit
SH Round 11: *k6, k2tog* (36 stitches)
SH Round 12: *k5, k2tog* (24 stitches)
SH Round 13: *k4, k2tog* (18 stitches)
Thanks for the pattern. I used different colors, but otherwise followed exactly. I had some leftover solid and marled Paton’s in denim and natural, so I used them. The hat knitted up quickly, and fit my large head quite nicely (and warmly). I was even asked for the pattern. I think I will make another, since mine has been “adopted:”, and try variagated instead of marled yarn. Thanks again!
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