Giving Hat: Free Hat Knitting Pattern

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Giving Hat

Quick and easy to knit, wonderfully soft, and toasty warm… Our Giving Hat pattern truly checks all the (gift) boxes! Cast on with our beautiful, bountiful Andean highland wool Till, a truly generous yarn for an equally generous hat.

Lickety-split to knit, you’ll move from a 2×2 ribbed cuff to a stockinette body to a crown formed by decreases in four neat spokes that align perfectly with the folded cuff’s knit columns. With sizes for babies all the way up and undeniable universal appeal, the Giving Hat is a pattern you’ll want to knit again and again—“for you, and you, and you!”

Till is a natural favorite for gift knitting, a big-hearted yarn with a timeless sensibility. This worsted- to chunky-weight yarn is 100% Andean highland wool and is thick but not too thick, easy to knit with, and affordably priced in a ton of amazing heathered colors. It even comes in a big, ready-to-knit ball with no winding required to cast on!

Pick from a gorgeous rainbow of colors that will make everyone happy, from the zing of Fresh Grapefruit to the calm complexity of Giant Sequoia. And since you only need one or two balls of Till for a Giving Hat, don’t be surprised if one turns into two… then three… then five. Good thing there are plenty of people to give them to!

Yarn lovers, if you adore the yarn used in this project, you’ll love exploring all of our other yarn collections! Discover over 55 thoughtfully designed yarns in nearly every natural fiber and in every spectacular color you can imagine. Only available here at Purl Soho’s online yarn store, where every skein is created with care and your creativity in mind!

Pattern designed and written by Purl Soho designer, Gianna Mueller. See even more of Gianna’s work on her Instagram!

Story written by Andrea Lotz for Purl Soho.

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Materials

1 (1, 1, 2, 2) ball(s) of Purl Soho’s Till, 100% Andean highland wool yarn. Each ball of this worsted- to chunky-weight yarn is 136 yards/ 100 grams; approximately 100 (115, 136, 165, 195) total yards required. We used the colors Fresh Grapefruit, Lemongrass Yellow, Giant Sequoia, Wine Berry, and Green Thicket.
US 7 (4.5 mm), 12 or 16-inch circular knitting needles, depending on size you are making OR US 7, 32-inch circular needles for Magic Loop
If using short circular needles: A set of US 7 double pointed needles
Stitch markers, including one unique

GAUGE

17½ stitches and 25 rounds = 4 inches in stockinette stitch

SIZES

For help choosing a hat size, check out our complete guide on How to Knit the Right Hat Size!

Baby (Toddler, Kid, Adult Small/Medium, Adult Medium/Large)

To fit actual head circumference of 14–16 (16–18, 18–20, 20–22, 22–24) inches

Finished Circumference: 13¾ (15½, 17½, 19¼, 21) inches
Finished Height: 10 (10½, 11½, 12¼, 13¼) inches, uncuffed

SAMPLE: The Fresh Grapefruit hat is the Baby size, the Lemongrass Yellow hat is the Kid size, the Giant Sequoia and Wine Berry hats are the Adult Small/Medium size, and the Green Thicket hat is the Adult Medium/Large size.

PATTERN

BRIM

Cast 60 (68, 76, 84, 92) stitches onto circular needles. We used a basic Long Tail Cast On.

Place unique marker and join for working in the round, being careful not to twist the stitches.

Round 1: *P2, k2, repeat from * to end of round.

Repeat Round 1 until piece measures 3½ (4, 4½, 5, 5) inches from cast-on edge.

BODY

Knit every round until piece measures 8 (8, 8¾, 9¼, 10) inches from cast-on edge.

CROWN

NOTE: If using short circular needles, change to double pointed needles when necessary.

Set-Up Round: Remove unique marker, k3, place unique marker for new end of round, [k15 (17, 19, 21, 23), place marker] 3 times, knit to end of round. [4 total stitch markers, including unique end-of-round marker]

Decrease Round: [Slip slip knit, knit to 2 stitches before next marker, knit 2 together, slip marker] 4 times. [8 stitches decreased]

Next Round: Knit to end of round.

Repeat last two rounds 5 (6, 7, 8, 9) more times. [12 stitches remain]

Cut yarn and thread tail onto a tapestry needle. Sew tail through remaining stitches. Pull taut and bring tail to inside of hat to weave in.

FINISHING

Weave in ends and block as desired.

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Learn About Till + All Our Beautiful Yarns

Everything you make with Till is destined to become an instant classic, and that’s why we chose it for this pattern! With a vintage sensibility and a timeless appeal, this 100% Andean highland wool yarn is toasty warm and soft to the touch. The bouncy 4-ply spin gives excellent stitch definition to everything from stockinette and garter stitch to cables, and it knits up beautifully at either a worsted weight or a chunky weight. With a stunning rainbow of 37 vibrant heathered colors to choose from, pick up all the Till you need for this project!

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