We gave this pattern away to so many of you at Handmade the other weekend, and then I went to knit a second and found...a bunch of errors! I'm so sorry! I'd made a whole lot of fixes after my first test of this pattern and they seem to have got all mixed up when I wrote up the final version. Hopefully this is ok, but knowing my occasional inability to count to 3, there may be the odd slip-up in numbers. I'm going to re-knit it for a 4th time to check again, and will post any errata as soon as I can. Here you go!

 

Pattern updated 26 November 2014 for the following errata:

The row that previously directed:

Next row: p4, p2tog, p1, *k2tog, k5, repeat from * to last 6sts, p3, k3 (9 sts decreased, 56 sts remain)

now is:

Next row: p3, p2tog, *k2tog, k5, repeat from * to last 6sts, p3, k3 (9 sts decreased, 58 sts remain)

 

The Flat Hat by Tash Barneveld

Free pdf version available in our Patterns section.

A simple hat to practice switching between knit and purl, with the added bonus of some decreases. Easy enough for a beginner, the hat is knit flat and then seamed. The design is intended to help hide dodgy sewing skills, and make for more interesting knitting. 

 

 

 

Yarn: 1 ball of Zealana Rimu 8ply in Kakariki Blue R23 or 1 ball of Silver Lining in Red Triangle (coming soon!)

Needles: 4mm (these can be straight or circular, up to you)

Other stuff: darning needle, scissors

Size: adult - it's pretty stretchy, but if you need to go bigger, use a 10ply yarn and 4.5mm needles. 

 

Abbreviations:

K – knit

P – purl

Sts - stitches

K2tog – knit two stitches together

P2tog – purl two stitches together

 

 

Cast on 104sts

Next row: *k2, p2, repeat from * to end

Repeat this row until work measures 2cm

 

Row 1: p 6, k to last 10 sts, p6, k4

Row 2: p4, k6, p to last 6 sts, k6

 

repeat these two rows until work measures 13cm from cast on edge.

 

 

Start to decrease for the crown:

Next row: p6, *k2tog, k9, repeat from * to last 10 sts, p2tog, p4, k4(9 sts decreased, 95 sts remain)

 

Next row: p4, k5, p to last 6 sts, k6

Next row: p6, k to last 7 sts, p5, k4

Next row: p4, k5, p to last 6 sts, k6

 

Next row: p6, *k2tog, k8, repeat from * to last 9 sts, p2tog, p3, k4 (9 sts decreased, 86 sts remain)

 

Next row: p4, k4, p to last 6 sts, k6

Next row: p6, k to last 7 sts, p4, k4

Next row: p4, k4, p to last 6 sts, k6

 

Next row: p2, p2 tog, p2, *k2tog, k7, repeat from * to last 7 sts, p4, k2tog, k2 (9 sts decreased, 76 sts remain)

 

Next row: p3, k4, p to last 5 sts, k5 (no decrease)

 

Next row: p5, *k2tog, k6, repeat from * to last 7 sts, p2tog, p2, k3 (9 sts decreased, 67 sts remain)

 

Next row: p3, k3, p to last 5 sts, k5 (no decrease)

 

Next row: p3, p2tog, *k2tog, k5, repeat from * to last 6sts, p3, k3 (9 sts decreased, 58 sts remain)

 

Next row: p3, k3, p to last 4 sts, k4 (no decrease)

 

Next row: p4, *k2tog, k4, repeat from * to last 6 sts, p3, k2tog, k1 (9 sts decreased, 49 sts remain)

 

Next row: p2, k3, p to last 4 sts, k4 (no decrease)

 

Next row: p2, p2tog, *k2tog, k3, repeat from * to last 5 sts, p3, k2 (9 sts decreased, 40 sts remain)

 

Next row: p2, k3, p to last 3 sts, p3 (no decrease)

 

Next row: p1, p2tog, *k2tog, k2, repeat from * to last 5 sts, p2tog, p1, k2 (10 sts decreased, 30 sts remain)

 

Next row: p2, k2tog, *p2tog, *repeat from * to last 2 sts, k2tog (16 sts remain)

 

Next row: *k2tog, repeat from * to end (8 sts remain)

 

Next row: break yarn with a 40cm tail. Pull through 8 remaining live stitches and weave in the end.

 

To finish: Using your darning needle, seam together to complete the hat shape. Weave in the end and wear. Hooray!

 

For a great tutorial on how to seam knit fabric together, see Knitty’s great mattress stitch step-by-step: http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEspring04/mattress.html