Colorblock Timeless Hat
Like a stone-covered beach, with waves combing over piles of smooth pebbles, our Colorblock Timeless Hat displays a subtle play of browns and grays glinting in the sun.
This pattern knits up simply, showing off the crisp line of the color change. And like the white stripe around a wishing stone, the circle of purls around the brim is a lovely nod to small gestures.
The Colorblock Timeless Hat features our dreamy Cygnet yarn, which combines undyed white cashmere with natural-color baby alpaca, creating five delicate shades of gray-brown. Pick your favorite two for your own subtle contrast.
The soft glow of Cygnet’s color is matched by the incredible softness of its feel. Both light and warm, the Colorblock Timeless Hat will take you right from the cold of winter into the thaw of spring!
Designed for Purl Soho by Jake Canton.
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Materials
- Purl Soho’s Cygnet, 70% undyed white cashmere and 30% natural-color baby alpaca. Each skein is 164 yards/ 50 grams.
- Color A: 1 (1, 1, 1, 2) skein(s); approximately 80 (113, 150, 164, 200) yards required.
- Color B: 1 skein; approximately 36 (45, 55, 60, 70) yards required.
- US 2 (3 mm), 16-inch circular needles
- A set of US 2 double pointed needles
- Stitch markers, including one unique
We made our samples in the following colors and sizes…
Baby size (above, left): Color A: Silver Stone and Color B: Weathered Gray
Adult Small size (above, right): Color A: Ash Bark and Color B: Rock Salt
Gauge
31 stitches and 40 rounds = 4 inches in stockinette stitch
NOTE: To avoid running out of yarn for the Kid and Adult Small sizes, make your gauge swatch with Color B.
Sizes
Baby (Toddler, Kid, Adult Small, Adult Large)
- Finished Circumference: 15½ (17, 18½, 20, 21¾) inches
- Finished Height: 7 (8½, 10, 10½, 11½) inches
Pattern
With Color A, cast on 120 (132, 144, 156, 168) stitches. We used a basic Long Tail Cast On.
Place unique marker and join for working in the round, being careful not to twist the stitches.
Rounds 1–3: Knit to end of round.
Round 4: Purl to end of round.
Continue in stockinette stitch, knitting every round, until piece measures 4 (5¼, 6½, 6¾, 7½) inches from cast-on edge.
Cut Color A.
Join Color B and continue in stockinette for 3 more rounds.
CROWN
NOTE: Change to double pointed needles when necessary.
Set-Up Round: *K20 (22, 24, 26, 28), place marker, repeat from * to end of round.
Round 1: *Knit to 2 stitches before marker, knit 2 together, slip marker, repeat from * to end of round. [6 stitches decreased]
Round 2: Knit to end of round, slipping markers as you come to them.
Repeat Rounds 1 and 2 six (7, 8, 9, 10) more times. [78 (84, 90, 96, 102) stitches remain]
Repeat Round 1 twelve (13, 14, 15, 16) more times. [6 stitches remain]
Cut yarn and thread tail onto a tapestry needle. Thread tail through remaining stitches, pull taut, and bring tail to inside of hat to weave in.
FINISHING
Weave in remaining ends and gently wet block.
Hi to all – I love this pattern. I still have enough of your Line Weight yarn to knit this hat. What adjustments should I make? Would it work, or is it a bad idea? Thank you! 🙂
Hi Amy,
Thanks for writing in! Line Weight is actually a pretty similar gauge to Cygnet, so you should be able to work the pattern as written! However, I would recommend working a gauge swatch prior to beginning to ensure you are consistent or if you need to make any adjustments to your needle size.
I hope this helps, happy knitting!
Gianna
Hi Gianna – Right, I should make a swatch and figure it out from there, so that’s what I’ll do. I’ll let you know how it turns out. Thanks!
Love this hat. If I want to use one color only, will 1 Skein of Cygnet be sufficient?
Hi Barbara,
Thanks for reaching out. What size hat are you planning on making? The yardage varies based on the size, so you’ll be able to use 1 skein of Cygnet to make the Baby and Toddler sizes, but you’ll need 2 or 3 to make any of the other sizes. Hope this helps!
All the best,
Lili
What is the weight of the suggested yarn?
Hi Bj,
Thanks for reaching out. Cygnet is a fingering weight yarn!
All the best,
Lili
Hi there, i would like to (try!) to make this beautiful hat. I noticed in the messages that there was a question about using a different yarn, would a cotton yarn work?
Thanks
Karin
Hi Karin,
Thanks for reaching out! You could certainly use a different yarn for this pattern, I would suggest sticking to a fingering weight yarn as we used here so that you don’t need to make any changes to the pattern! Our lovely 100% organically grown cotton yarn, Buttercup Cotton, would be a perfect option for this hat! Just be sure to double-check your gauge prior to beginning!
I hope this helps, happy knitting!
Gianna
The pattern says Continue in stockinette stitch, knitting every round, until piece measures 4 (5¼, 6½, 6¾, 7½) inches from cast-on edge.– is it knit one row purl and then the next row knit or is it knit all rows?
Hi Susan,
Thanks for reaching out. All of the rounds are just knit stitches! Hope this clears things up.
All the best,
Lili
I’ve started this hat in baby alpaca fingering weight in the baby size. Just wondering if anyone else has had the dreaded curling up for which stockinette is notorious. I thought the row of purling might preclude it but I’m at the point where I should be changing color and the whole thing so far looks like a big bagel. Anyone else run into this?
Hi Cath,
Thanks for reaching out! Stockinette always has a tendency to curl, so that is completely natural. Luckily Blocking your finished hat will alieve most of the curling!
I hope this helps!
Gianna
Hi, wonder if I can use this yarn for the tiny striped hat?
Hi Emily,
Thanks for reaching out! Cygnet would be a perfect option for the Tiny Stripes Hat! I would suggest checking your gauge prior to beginning, but the gauge should be similar!
I hope this helps, happy knitting!
Gianna