Thanks to a fresh new palette of Worsted Twist colors, our Basic Hats For Everyone are back in a whole new world of velvet blues and teacake pinks. Like a hydrangea forest, we love the vibe!

Basic Hats For Everyone In New Colors! | Purl Soho

And no pattern is better suited for color play than our Basic Hats For Everyone. A real classic, it includes instructions for four different brims, plus sizes from baby to grandpa.

Basic Hats For Everyone In New Colors! | Purl Soho

And one more choice: to pom pom or not to pom pom. Ours are so squishy cute it’s hard to say no. Worsted Twist adds fluffy softness, and our Pom Pom Maker Set churns out perfectly dense sweeties every time!

Basic Hats For Everyone In New Colors! | Purl Soho

The perfect marriage of simplicity, flexibility, and fun, this is the kind of pattern we turn to at every gift-giving opportunity. In the old days, we’d say that it was our most dog-eared pattern, but now, let’s just say it has a special place on our desktop!

Basic Hats For Everyone In New Colors! | Purl Soho

Designed for Purl Soho by Joelle Hoverson.

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Materials

Basic Hats For Everyone In New Colors! | Purl Soho
  • Purl Soho’s Worsted Twist, 100% merino wool. (NOTE: We no longer offer Worsted Twist, but choose from one of our other worsted/aran weight yarns.) For a one-color hat without a pom pom, you’ll need…
    • Rolled Brim Hat: 1 (1, 1, 1) skein
    • Ribbed Brim Hat: 1 (1, 1, 1) skein
    • Garter Brim Hat: 1 (1, 1, 2) skein(s)
    • Garter Brim Hat with Ear Flaps: 1 (1, 2, 2) skein(s)

NOTE: Pom poms take an additional 65-100 yards or so.

Here are the color combinations we used…

Basic Hats For Everyone In New Colors! | Purl Soho

Baby rib brim hat in Blue Pansy with Jumbo pom pom in Blue Blue

Basic Hats For Everyone In New Colors! | Purl Soho

Baby garter ear flap hat in Peony Pink with Blue Blue tassels

Basic Hats For Everyone In New Colors! | Purl Soho

Kid rib brim hat in Mountain Rose

Basic Hats For Everyone In New Colors! | Purl Soho

Kid garter brim hat in Reed Gray and Mountain Rose

Basic Hats For Everyone In New Colors! | Purl Soho

Adult Small garter ear flap hat in Mountain Blue with Extra Large pom pom in Blue Blue

Basic Hats For Everyone In New Colors! | Purl Soho

Adult Small roll brim hat in Blue Blue with Extra Large pom pom in Reed Gray

Gauge

20 stitches and 28 rounds = 4 inches in stockinette stitch

Sizes

Baby (Kid, Adult Small, Adult Large)

  • Finished Circumference: 14 (16, 18, 20) inches
  • Finished Height (from cast-on edge to top of crown): 7 (8, 9, 10) inches

Pattern

Basic Hats For Everyone In New Colors! | Purl Soho

The Basic Hats for Everyone Pattern is available for purchase as a PDF download.

Basic Hats For Everyone In New Colors! | Purl Soho
Basic Hats For Everyone In New Colors! | Purl Soho