Rolled Rib Hat: Free Hat Knitting Pattern

Введение

Rolled Rib Hat

With its graphic 2×2 ribbing softened by a gentle rolled edge, our Rolled Rib Hat pattern feels like a classic, but its yarn is the newest addition to our family… What a warm welcome for our very beautiful new Echo Cashmere yarn!

Ninety-five percent recycled cashmere, Echo Cashmere gives a second life to beautiful fibers that might otherwise go to waste from the production process of cashmere yarn and sweaters and from recycled sweaters, too. The 5% of other fibers in Echo Cashmere depend on the sweaters being recycled. It’s mostly wool, sometimes a little nylon, but always fiber being saved!

Echo Cashmere is three delicate plies spun together into an elegant fingering-weight yarn that you hold double to knit your Rolled Rib Hat. The pattern’s ribbing adds the bounce-back you want in a hat but also lends a timeless beauty fitting for this cashmere yarn.

Because Echo Cashmere is dyed over a mix of cashmere fibers, each color in the palette has a layered richness and depth… A gorgeous earthiness that you will love!

And there’s even more to get excited about… Because this fiber is recycled it comes at a lower cost, giving you the chance to cast on with cashmere for a bit less. You can knit all but the largest Rolled Rib Hat with just one 50-gram ball of Echo Cashmere and experience the sheer joy of cashmere yarn!

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!

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Materials

1 (1, 1, 1, 2) ball(s) of Purl Soho’s Echo Cashmere, 95% recycled cashmere and 5% other fibers. Each ball is 236 yards/ 50 grams; approximately 135 (175, 220, 235, 310) total yards required.
US 6 (4 mm), 12 or 16-inch circular knitting needles, depending on size you are making OR US 6, 32-inch circular needles for Magic Loop
If using short circular needles: A set of US 6 double pointed needles
Stitch markers, including one unique

NOTE: We used the entire ball for the Adult Small/Medium size, so if you want to be sure you have enough, consider ordering an extra ball. If you don’t end up needing it, you can return it for a refund within 30 days of purchase, or within 6 months for store credit. Our Return Policy has all the details!

GAUGE

18½ stitches and 30 rounds = 4 inches in stockinette stitch with yarn doubled (see Notes)

SIZES

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

Finished Circumference: 13¾ (15½, 17¼, 19, 20¾) inches, comfortably stretching to approximately 14-16 (16-18, 18-20, 20-22, 22-24) inches
Finished Height (from cast-on edge, unrolled): 7 (8, 9, 9½, 10½) inches

Samples: We knit the Baby size in Flour Sack, the Kid size in Toasted Pecan, the Adult Small/Medium in Wild Currant, and the Adult Medium/Large in Osprey Nest (NOTE: Some colors are no longer available.)

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

NOTES

YARN DOUBLED

You will double the yarn throughout this pattern, pulling two strands together. To do this, you can 1) pull one strand from the inside of the ball and one strand for the outside, or 2) wind your ball into two separate but equally sized balls, or 3) if your size requires two balls, pull one strand from each ball.

PATTERN

BRIM

Using a basic Long Tail Cast On, cast on 64 (72, 80, 88, 96) stitches onto circular needles for Kid and Adult sizes or double pointed needles for Baby and Toddler sizes.

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

Knit 7 rows even.

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

Repeat last round for 1½ (1¾, 2, 2, 2¼) inches.

BODY

Knit every round for 2½ (3, 3½, 3¾, 4¼) inches. [Piece measures 5 (5¾, 6½, 6¾, 7½) inches from unrolled cast-on edge]

CROWN

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

Set-Up Round: Remove unique end-of-round marker, k3, replace unique marker for new end-of-round, [k16 (18, 20, 22, 24), place marker] 3 times, knit to end of round. [4 stitch markers placed, including end-of-round marker]

Decrease Round: [Slip slip knit (ssk) 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 6 (7, 8, 9, 10) more times. [8 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 any remaining ends and gently block.

LEARN ABOUT ECHO CASHMERE + ALL OUR BEAUTIFUL YARNS

We used Echo Cashmere for this project because it is a wonderfully affordable way to experience the joy of knitting with one of the word’s softest fibers! A delicate fingering-weight yarn to sport-weight yarn, it has the lightness and warmth of cashmere, and since it’s recycled, also the beauty of second chances!

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If you want to use a different yarn, be sure to take the time to get the correct gauge. Need help? Check our All About Gauge Tutorial, our Yarn Substitution article, and our Complete Guide To Yarn for lots of helpful information.

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