Knitted Hat Patterns
Simple Colorwork Hat: A First Two-Color Band
A plain worsted-weight beanie with one small stranded band above the brim: a 4-stitch, 7-round chart with short floats, written out round by round for a first try at colorwork.
Hat Stitches
Hat patterns and guides grouped by stitch: ribbing, garter, seed stitch, stripes and simple colorwork, with notes on how each fabric behaves in a hat.
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Knitted Hat Patterns
Striped Knit Hat: Simple Color Changes in the Round
A fitted two-color beanie with even 4-round stripes, plus clear instructions for changing colors, carrying the unused yarn and smoothing the jog where each stripe starts.
Knitted Hat Patterns
Seed Stitch Hat: Easy Texture for a First Pattern
A textured worsted-weight hat with a 1x1 ribbed brim, a seed stitch body and a simple stockinette crown, using only knit, purl and one decrease.
Ribbed Hats
1×1 Ribbed Watch Cap Pattern
A snug watch cap in knit 1, purl 1 ribbing with a deep folded cuff and a smooth eight-section crown, written in three sizes for DK-weight yarn.
Ribbed Hats
2×2 Ribbed Beanie: A Stretchy Hat That Fits Almost Anyone
A beanie worked in knit 2, purl 2 ribbing from edge to crown, in three sizes, with a short version and a long fold-up cuff version.
Easy Knitted Hats
Garter Stitch Hat: Knit Every Row, Seam, Gather
A hat made from one flat rectangle of knit stitches, seamed up the side and gathered at the top. Three sizes, no purling and no circular needles.
Ribbed Hats
Ribbing for Hat Brims: 1×1, 2×2 and Twisted Rib Compared
How 1x1, 2x2 and twisted rib differ on a hat brim, which needle size to use, how deep to knit the band and how to fix a brim that flares.
Knitted Hat Patterns
The Best Stitches for Knitted Hats: Stockinette, Garter, Rib and Seed
Stockinette, garter, ribbing and seed stitch all use only knits and purls, but each makes a different hat fabric. Here is how they stretch, curl and fit.