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Rolled Brim Hat Knitting Pattern
Cute and
jaunty rolled brim hats are wonderful accessories for your own
wardrobe, not to mention excellent gifts for the fashion-inclined among
your friends and relatives. Best of all, most patterns are very easy
and very quick to knit!
The
basic rolled brim hat knitting pattern produces a long tube worked
evenly in stockinette (stocking stitch) for several inches, followed by
several rows of decreases. This creates a squat, cylindrical
hat with a rim that rolls almost all by itself, due to the natural
curliness of stockinette.
Here's
a simple rolled brim hat knitting pattern from Claudia Krisniski
of Countrywool. You can substitute a different worsted weight yarn if
you choose, but be sure to knit a gauge swatch and measure to see if it
comes out to 4.5 stitches per inch. If not, adjust your needle size or
your knitting tension, or choose another yarn. (Or you may wish to do
the math to adjust the number of stitches and the frequency of
decreases to make the required rolled brim hat size.)
To Fit
Sizes:
small
(20")
medium
(21.25")
large
(22.5")
Materials:
1 skein
- Lamb's Pride Worsted (4 oz., 190 yards)
16"
circular # 6 or # 7 or size for gauge
set of
double pointed needles to match
darning
needle
stitch
markers
Gauge:
4.5 stitches = 1"
Instructions:
With 16" needle, cast on 90 (96, 102) stitches. Join and work in the
round.
Place marker here to denote the beginning of the round. Work in
stockinette stitch (meaning you will knit every round) for 6 inches.
Decrease the top of the hat as follows:
Round 1: *k 13 (14, 15), k2tog (together), repeat from * until you
reach the stitch marker at the end of the round.
[you will have 84 (90, 96) stitches after this row]
Round 2: k
Round 3: *k 12 (13, 14), k2tog, repeat from *
[you will have 78 (84, 90) stitches]
Round 4: k
Round 5: *k 11 (12, 13), k2tog, repeat from *
[you will have 72 (78, 84) stitches]
Round 6: k
Continue in this manner until 48 stitches remain, then decrease every
round until 6 stitches remain. Cut yarn and draw through last stitches,
and bind off. Weave all your cut ends into your hat, curl the brim, and
shape the hat as desired.
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