Description
My Blakely Hat was the inspiration for this new hat design. I love the simplicity of the Blakely hat with its slipped stitch ridges running up the hat. I wanted to play with this technique of slipped stitches. With this hat, Woodward, I created columns of slipped stitches held in the front of the work. This creates a horizontal yarn strand in front of the knit stitches. I really liked how this design element worked out and I hope you do, too. Woodward is a very simple and fast hat, yet there are professional details within this hat that make it extra special, such as: optional provisional cast-on, and Kitchener stitch, to build your knitting skills.
Woodward comes with two brim options; a grafted folded brim or just a folded brim. The Woodward stitch pattern is used in both versions. After the ribbed brim is worked in the round, the Woodward stitch pattern is then worked for the body of the hat. I have color blocked these hats, but you can easily continue the hat body in one color if you prefer. The Woodward stitch pattern stops at the crown shaping and you only knit in the round as you make decreases. The hat end is then grafted together to give it a flawless final touch.
Adventurous Beginner
Maker is comfortable with both knitting and crocheting.
Skills Needed: provisional cast-on, slipped stitches, knitting and purling in the round, basic decreases, and Kitchener stitch
Materials
Worsted weight yarn. Total approx. yarn used for finished hat, swatch and pompom not included in yardage:
For Hat: Baby (Toddler, Child, Adult Small/Medium, Adult Large)
- 185 (200, 225, 252, 300) yards
- 170 (183, 206, 231, 275) meters
For Pompom: additional yardage needed, depending on size of pompom:
- 35-50 yards
- 32-46 meters
Sample shown in Custom Woolen Mills 2 ply, 100% Natural Wool, 217 yards/ 198 meters per 112g per skein. Colorways shown: Natural White, Grey, Medium Grey, and Black.
NOTE: Yardage/Meterage used is dependent on matching your gauge to pattern.
Needles & Hook
- 3.75 mm/F-5, crochet hook, for provisional cast-on
- 3.75 mm/US# 5,16 in/40 cm circular, or two sizes smaller than gauge needle for ribbing
- 4.50 mm/US# 7,16 in/40 cm circular, or size needed to obtain gauge for body of hat
- 3.75 mm/US# 5, dpn’s or 40 in/100 cm for Magic Loop, or two sizes smaller than gauge needle to work crown shaping
- 4.50 mm/US# 7, spare circ needle for grafting sts together on brim and end of hat
Notions
- Scrap worsted weight yarn in contrasting color for provisional cast-on
- 1 removable marker of a different color to denote beginning of round
- Blocking mat & blocking pins or wires
- Tapestry needle
Gauge
19 sts/32 rounds = 4 in /10 cm in Woodward stitch pattern using 4.50 mm/US #7 needles after blocking in worsted weight yarn
Size Information
Woodward has a snug wide ribbed brim and a slightly looser hat body. This hat is more on the fitted size than the slouchy size, although it is very easy to make this hat slouchier if desired.
To Fit Head Circumferences
Baby (Toddler, Child, Adult Small/Medium, Adult Large)
- 16 (18, 20, 22, 23) in
- 40.5 (45.5, 51, 56, 58.5) cm
Finished Measurements
Unstretched Hat Body Circumference
- 14.25 (15.25, 16.75, 18.5, 20.25) in
- 36.5 (38.5, 43, 47, 51.5) cm
Hat Height
- 5.5 (6.75, 7.25, 7.75, 8.75) in, or desired height
- 14 (17.5, 18.5, 20, 22.5) cm, or desired height
NOTE
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