This hat is warm and baggy. If you want a fitted hat you need to reduce the amount of stitches by a multiple of 4.


What we used:
Alpaca Misty, 3 balls
Rowan Kidsilk Haze, 1 Ball (not necessary, just to get the right look)
Pom pom maker
Circular needle 6 mm

How we did it:
Knit with two threads, one alpaca and on mohair.

Cast on 72 stitches on a small circular needle. Knit round and round.
Knit a rib, K2 P2 until the work is 5 cm.

You are now going to knit the moss stitch and a cable in front.

The moss stitch is done like this:
Row 1: K1 P1 the whole round.
Row 2: P1 K1 the whole round.
You always knit over a purl stitch and purl over a knit stitch.

Knit 30 moss stitches, then the cable diagram under, knit 30 moss stitches. Continue like this until the work measures 18 cm.
 

Knit one row while you’re decreasing every third stitch = about 56 stitches left.
Knit two rounds.

You’re now going to decrease on three different places. We’ve avoided decreasing in the cable pattern, as it would look terrible.
Work like this:
Start the round by knitting two stitches together. K 10, 2 stitches together, knit until you’re 10 stitches past the cable diagram, knit 2 stitches together.
Continue to decrease in the same spot 10 times in total (10 rounds).
Cut the yarn and pull a needle through the rest of the stitches. Tighten!
Make a giant pom pom and sew it on to the top of the hat.

This is a free hat knitting pattern from pickles.no. We’ll be thrilled if you use it. Please link to us if you do;)