Super Soft Merino Hats for Everyone! | Purl Soho

I love the boisterous song that the colors of Super Soft Merino sing together, like the refrain that a group of merry hikers might belt out through a snow-covered forest!

Super Soft Merino Hats for Everyone! | Purl Soho

And what better way to have some fun with color than to knit up a whole gaggle of hats? Looking at them all together, I imagine a lollipop shop where all the surfaces are white and all the lollipops bob around with their candy bright heads!

Super Soft Merino Hats for Everyone! | Purl Soho

On Christmas morning, when all the wrapping paper is off these hats, I love that my whole family will be left with the same happy thoughts as I’m having now. What good cheer and warm feelings to bring to a holiday gathering!

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Super Soft Merino Hats for Everyone! | Purl Soho

Of course, an added bonus is that nothing’s faster to knit than a hat, and one that knits up at three stitches to the inch is, well, even faster! Purl Soho’s new Super Soft Merino is the perfect yarn to get the job done. Decadently soft, prettily spun, and wonderfully toasty, it is one heck of a beautiful hat yarn! -Whitney

Update

Super Soft Merino Hats for Everyone! | Purl Soho

We used this same basic hat pattern, plus some simple duplicate stitch, to make our adorable Monogrammed Hats for Everyone. Like the originals, these are knit up in Super Soft Merino and make a quick, easy, and very thoughtful gift!

Designed by Purl Soho designer, Whitney Van Nes.

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Materials

Super Soft Merino Hats for Everyone! | Purl Soho
  • Purl Soho’s Super Soft Merino, 100% merino wool yarn. Each skein of this bulky weight yarn is 87 yards/ 100 grams; approximately 36 (47, 58, 69, 80) yards required. I used the colors Heirloom White, Oyster Gray, Super Pink, Red Zinnia, Clementine Orange, Yellow Yellow, Extra Green, Desert Sky, Peacock Blue and Timeless Navy.
  • A US 11 (8 mm), 16-inch circular needle
  • A set of US 11 double pointed needles
  • jumbo stitch marker (optional)

Gauge

12 stitches = 4 inches in stockinette stitch

Sizes

Baby (Toddler, Kid, Women’s, Men’s)

  • Circumference: 12 (14, 16, 18, 20) inches
  • Height: 6 (6¾, 7½, 8¼, 9) inches

Note

This pattern includes one basic hat pattern (in five sizes), and four different ideas for stripes and color blocks. You can knit any size hat in any color design, or of course, it’s always fun to come up with your own color story!

Basic Hat Pattern

Super Soft Merino Hats for Everyone! | Purl Soho

SHOWN ABOVE: Baby hat in Extra Green and Women’s hat in Super Pink.

THE CUFF

Cast 36 (42, 48, 54, 60) stitches onto the circular needles. We used a basic Long Tail Cast On.

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

Round 1: *K3, p3, repeat from * to end of round.

Repeat Round 1 four (4, 5, 5, 6) more times.

THE BODY

Knit every round until piece measures 4 1/2 (5, 5 1/2, 6, 6 1/2) inches from the cast one edge.

THE CROWN

  • Baby: start the crown with Round 9
  • Toddler: start with Round 7
  • Kid: start with Round 5
  • Women’s: start with Round 3
  • Men’s: start with Round 1

Round 1: *K8, k2tog, repeat from * to end of round. (54 stitches)

Round 2: Knit.

Round 3: *K7, k2tog, repeat from * to end of round. (48 stitches)

Round 4: Knit.

Round 5: *K6, k2tog, repeat from * to end of round. (42 stitches)

Round 6: Knit.

Round 7: *K5, k2tog, repeat from * to end of round. (36 stitches)

Round 8: Knit.

Changing to double pointed needles…

Round 9: *K4, k2tog, repeat from * to end of round. (30 stitches)

Round 10: *K3, k2tog, repeat from * to end of round. (24 stitches)

Round 11: *K2, k2tog, repeat from * to end of round. (18 stitches)

Round 12: *K1, k2tog, repeat from * to end of round. (12 stitches)

Round 13: *K2tog, repeat from * to end of round. (6 stitches)

Cut the tail and thread it through the remaining stitches. Weave it into the inside of the hat. Weave in the other ends and you’re done!

One Stripe Hat

Super Soft Merino Hats for Everyone! | Purl Soho

SHOWN ABOVE: Baby hat in Heirloom White and Desert Sky; and Kid hat in Oyster Gray and Yellow Yellow.

Following the Basic Hat Pattern (above)…

With Color A, cast on and knit the cuff . Cut Color A.

With Color B, knit to 1/4 inch of crown. Cut Color B.

With Color A, knit 1 round and then knit the crown.

Three Stripes Hat

Super Soft Merino Hats for Everyone! | Purl Soho

SHOWN ABOVE: Kid hat in Oyster Gray, Clementine Orange and Red Zinnia; and Men’s hat in Heirloom White, Peacock Blue and Timeless Navy.

Following the Basic Hat Pattern (above)…

With Color A, knit the cuff and the body until piece measures 2 (2 1/4, 2 1/2, 2 3/4, 3) inches from the cast one edge. Cut Color A.

With Color B, continue to knit the body for 2 (2 1/4, 2 1/2, 2 3/4, 3) more inches. Cut Color B.

With Color C, knit 1 round, then knit the crown.

Pinstripe Hat

Super Soft Merino Hats for Everyone! | Purl Soho

SHOWN ABOVE: Toddler hat in Heirloom White and Extra Green; and Men’s hat in Heirloom White and Clementine Orange

Following the Basic Hat Pattern (above)…

With Color A, knit the cuff.

*With Color A, knit 2 rounds.

With Color B, knit 1 round.

Repeat from * to end of hat.

Rainbow Stripe Hat

Super Soft Merino Hats for Everyone! | Purl Soho

SHOWN ABOVE: Toddler hat in Oyster Gray with Red Zinnia, Clementine Orange, Yellow Yellow, Extra Green and Peacock Blue; Women’s hat in Heirloom White with Red Zinnia, Super Pink, Desert Sky, Peacock Blue and Timeless Navy

Following the Basic Hat Pattern (above)…

With Color A, knit the cuff.

Still with Color A, knit 3 (3, 3, 4, 4) rounds.

With Color B, knit 1 round.

*With Color A, knit 2 (3, 4, 4, 5) rounds.

With Color C, knit 1 round.

Changing colors for each stripe, repeat from * to end of hat.

Here’s where to start the crown shaping for each size hat:

  • Baby: Start crown shaping with the Color F (5th) stripe.
  • Toddler: After the Color E (4th) stripe, knit 1 round with Color A. Next round, start crown shaping.
  • Kid: Start crown shaping with the Color E (4th) stripe
  • Women’s: Knit Color E (4th) stripe. Next round, start crown shaping.
  • Men’s: After the Color D (3rd) stripe, knit 2 rounds with Color A. Next round, start crown shaping.

Remember to maintain the stripe pattern as you knit the crown!

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The best reason to use Super Soft Merino for this project is because it is the dreamiest, cuddliest, toastiest yarn you can imagine! A single ply of 100% merino wool, Super Soft Merino has a nice, loose spin that shows off the softness of its fiber and keeps it nice and lightweight. Its gauge ranges from a chunky/bulky-weight to super bulky-weight (2.75-3.25 stitches per inch), making it a great choice for quick (and beautiful!) hand-knit gifts. And more… Super Soft Merino comes in over 30 amazing colors, too!

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