This knit hat pattern is an excellent project for anyone who wants to try knitting with two colours in their work.
This hat is perfect for the colder weather, worn with a warm coat or a chunky knit sweater.
This hat pattern is a great advanced beginner project for anyone who is learning how to knit in the round.
An Easy Level Knitting Pattern
This is an easy pattern for those of you who are advanced beginner level, and the techniques you will need to know are knit, purl, k2tog and knitting in the round.
Using mainly knit and purl stitches, it will also introduce you to decreasing and shaping.
If you have never knit in the round before you can watch my video tutorial here.
There is also stranded colourwork in the pattern, this means that you will knit with more than one colour.
*Please scroll down to see the free pattern*
Fair Isle Knitting
Fair Isle knitting, which also known more accurately as stranded knitting, is a technique for working two (or more) colours of yarn in the same row.
The colour changes in Fair Isle are close together, as this allows you to simply carry the yarn you aren’t knitting with across the back of the piece as you go.
You will pick up each strand as you need it and this leaves a strand of yarn on the inside of the work.
- Fair Isle knitting is pretty easy to do and in this case, makes a nice warm knitted hat because all those strands of yarn add extra bulk and warmth.
- Stranded knitting is often worked in the round, and it’s even easier to do that way than flat.
The Yarn I Used…
I made the beanie hat using two yarns – the first was Drops Eskimo Print which is 100% wool in the colour 28.
The colour is perfect for winter and reminds me of the forest with all of those different shades of green.
I also used Lion Brand Wool-Ease Thick and Quick yarn in fisherman 099 for the top of the hat and in the pom-pom.
This was knit up quite quickly and used only one skein of yarn from the Drops Eskimo print and scraps of the fisherman.
Any super bulky weight yarn 06 will be okay to use for this pattern.
Resources and tutorials you may find helpful in following this pattern:
This pattern is great for any advanced beginner knitters.
- You should be comfortable casting on and casting off, as well as knitting in garter stitch.
- You should be comfortable working the purl stitch.
- You should be comfortable knitting in the round.
- You should also be comfortable reading knitting patterns.
- And understanding knitting abbreviations and terms.
More Hat Patterns
If you would like to make more knitted items/hats for women, please take a look at the other patterns in the women’s knitting pattern library.
There are also hat patterns for women, men, baby and kids in the hat pattern library.
You may also like these free patterns for adult-sized hats:
- Knit Hat Pattern | Love Story
- Classic Ribbed Hat Pattern
- Easy beginner hat pattern
- The Sofia Hat Knitting Pattern
- The Alexia Hat Knitting Pattern
The Fir Hat Knitting Pattern
Purchase the inexpensive ad-free, PDF printable pattern in my shop here.
Notes
The hat knits up quickly in super bulky yarn, and the simple design makes for a relaxing and enjoyable knit.
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Skill Level – Easy
Size –
- Adult woman
- Height w/o pom = 8.5 inches / Width (flat and unstretched) = 8 inches
- To fit a head with circumference size – around 22-26 inches.
Gauge – 5 sts and 5 rounds in 2 inches
The Supplies You Need…
Yarn
- 1 skein or scraps of Lion Brand wool ease thick and quick in Fisherman 099
- 1 skein of super bulky yarn – Drops Eskimo Print in colour 28 (greens)
- Suitable for size 10.00mm (US 15) needles.
- Super bulky weight – 106 yards. / yarn weight guide
Needles
Notions
Other Tools
- Pom pom maker Clover 2 – 1/2 inch Large.
Abbreviations / Knitting Abbreviations List
- Approx = Approximately
- Beg = Begin(ning)
- Cont = Continue(ing)
- K = Knit
- K2tog = Knit next 2 stitches together
- P – Purl
- PM Place marker
- Rem = Remaining
- Rep = Repeat
- Rnd(s) = Round(s)
- St(s) = Stitch(es)
Hat Pattern
Yarn A – Main colour (green) Yarn B – Accent colour – (white)
- Cast on 38 sts, join in the round and pm, being careful not to twist the sts.
- K1, P1 every round in 1×1 rib until piece measures 2 inches.
- CO 1 stitch at the beg of the round, then knit the rem sts in yarn A. (39 sts).
- Knit 5 rounds in Yarn A.
- Knit 2 sts in Yarn A, Knit 1 st with Yarn B – add in this colour by knitting the next st and knitting with the accent colour.
*Tip – when you knit with the accent colour (yarn B) don’t pull tight, so that you will be able to see the stitches*
- Rep until the end of the round.
- Knit next round with Yarn A.
- Knit next round with Yarn A.
- Knit 2 sts in Yarn A, Knit 1 st with Yarn B – rep to the end of the round.
- Knit next round with Yarn A.
- Knit 1 st Yarn B, Knit 2 sts Yarn A – rep to the end of the round.
- Knit next round with Yarn B.
- Knit 2 sts in Yarn B, Knit 1 st with Yarn A – rep to the end of the round.
- Knit next round with Yarn B.
- Knit 1 st in Yarn A, Knit 2 sts with Yarn B – rep to the end of the round.
- Cont to knit hat with Yarn B for 11 rounds.
Decrease the crown
- *K1, K2tog* rep from * to * to the end of the round, K1.
- Cut a length of yarn and thread through the darning needle, then thread through the rem sts on the needles and pull up tight.
- Secure the top of the hat by pulling together and fastening off inside of the hat.
- Sew in any loose ends and make sure you secure the accent yarn that is loose on the inside of the hat.
- Add a pom pom if you wish.
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Happy Knitting! xoxo
Sabreen says
Hi, I put my hat project on pinterest, I didn’t have circular knitting needkes, so I used my straight needle, unfortunately my bulky yarn didn’t match the gauge so I didn’t make the pattern exactly, but you inspired me and sure my hat project refed to your pattern idea, thank you
handylittleme says
Hi Sabreen, I’m so happy you like the pattern and that it inspired you to make a hat! Happy knitting 🙂