Basic Hats for Everyone Pattern Download
Purl Soho's Basic Hats for Everyone Pattern is a desert-island choice, the kind of pattern that you turn to again and again, year after year. It covers four hat styles: Rolled Brim, Ribbed Brim, Garter Brim, and Garter Brim with Ear Flaps and is sized to fit just about everyone, from baby to grandpa. Always have a hat to wear and to give! Choose one or two skeins of your favorite Worsted Twist colors, and don't wait until you're stranded on an island! For more information, including materials, gauge, and sizes, click Product Details, above.
NOTE: We've given this pattern a fresh look, but it has the same instructions as previous versions.
Materials
- Purl Soho’s Worsted Twist, 100% merino wool. For a one-color hat without a pom pom (pom poms take an additional 40 yards or so), 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)
- US 7, 16-inch circular needles
- US 7 double pointed needles
- Optional: Pom Pom Maker
NOTE: For our sample Hats we used combinations of the colors Blue Blue, Blue Pansy, Peony Pink, Mountain Rose, Reed Gray, and Mountain Blue.
Gauge
20 stitches and 28 rounds = 4 inches in stockinette stitch
Sizes
Baby (Child, 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
