Are you in fall hat mode yet? If you've done the basic ribbed hat, or rolled-brim beanie, and want to try something just a teensy bit more involved, go find yourself a copy of the Fall 2010 Interweave Knits and open up to the Brattleboro Hat.
Wool/cotton blend :: 215 yards
Cost of materials: $11.70
This hat begins at the brim, just a short strip of ribbing that feels like you're making a dapper little scarf for a mouse -- short little rows, back and forth, until your strip is a length equal to the circumference of your head.
This strip suddenly becomes the brim of the hat, as you turn it sideways and pick up stitches around the edge with your circular needle, and now suddenly you're knitting in the round, in a way that feels familiar.
The other wonderful little touch to this hat is the entire rest of it, including the crown, is knit in moss stitch. This is similar to seed stitch (where you alternate knit one/purl one all the way through the round, but offset that pattern by one stitch each round so that the ribs don't line up).
The only difference between these two stitches is that you only offset this potential rib every other round, giving the fabric a cool, patterned texture -- especially if you're using a colorful variegated yarn like I was!
The only difference between these two stitches is that you only offset this potential rib every other round, giving the fabric a cool, patterned texture -- especially if you're using a colorful variegated yarn like I was!
Knitted in worsted weight yarn, this hat is fantastically quick, and looks more sophisticated than the skills required. Plus, I love that the ribbed band around the brim keeps the hat nice and snug, much more so than your basic ribbed cap. Cover those ears!
3 comments:
that looks so nice I can't wait to try it.
I love love love this hat! I've tried to find this magazine but it's already been taken off news stands. Do you know where else I can find this pattern?
Hmm, you're right -- I did some research myself, and didn't realize it was such a hard one to track down after the magazine's gone!
It looks like it's also been published in one of Interweave's books, which is available on Amazon (http://amzn.to/a6hEj0).
Sometimes you can also find those at the library (depending on how knitter-friendly your library is :)), if you don't want to shell out money for the whole book!
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