Favorite Hat Free Knit Pattern
Free beginner-friendly knitting pattern for the Favorite Hat using bulky weight yarn. Features a simple garter stitch design with colorful stripes and a tapered crown.
SKILL LEVEL
Easy
FINISHED SIZE
Approx 20" (50.8 cm) circumference, unstretched
Hat will stretch to fit 21" to 22" (53.34 cm to 55.88 cm) head
MATERIALS
Bulky weight yarn (5)
[80% acrylic, 20% wool, 3.5 ounces, 106 yards (100 grams, 97 meters) per skein]
1 ball blue (A)
1 ball orange (B)
Note: Photographed model made with Red Heart® Heads Up #872 Royale (A) and #262 Tangelo (B)
Size 10½ (6.5 mm) knitting needles (or size required for gauge)
Yarn needle
GAUGE
11 sts = 4" (10.16 cm) in garter stitch (knit each row)
STITCH GUIDE
K: knit
K2tog: knit 2 stitches together; decreases one stitch
INSTRUCTIONS
With A, cast on 55 stitches.
Row 1 (wrong side): Knit across. Change to B.
Row 2: With B, knit across.
Row 3: With B, knit across.
Row 4: With B, knit across.
Row 5: With B, knit across. Change to A.
Row 6: With A, knit across.
Row 7: With A, knit across.
Rows 8 through 11: Repeat Rows 2, 3, 4 and 5.
At the end of Row 11, cut B, and work remainder of hat with A only.
Knit every row until the piece measures 5" (12.7 cm), ending with a wrong side row.
Crown (top of hat)
Row 1 (right side): *K9, K2tog; repeat from * across: 50 stitches.
Row 2: Knit across.
Row 3: *K8, K2tog; repeat from * across: 45 stitches.
Row 4: Knit across.
Row 5: *K7, K2tog; repeat from * across: 40 stitches.
Row 6: Knit across.
Row 7: *K6, K2tog; repeat from * across: 35 stitches.
Row 8: Knit across.
Row 9: *K5, K2tog; repeat from * across: 30 stitches.
Row 10: Knit across.
Row 11: *K4, K2tog; repeat from * across: 25 stitches.
Row 12: Knit across.
Row 13: *K3, K2tog; repeat from * across: 20 stitches.
Row 14: Knit across.
Row 15: *K2, K2tog; repeat from * across: 15 stitches.
Row 16: Knit across.
Row 17: *K1, K2tog; repeat from * across: 10 stitches.
Row 18: Knit across.
Row 19: *K2tog; repeat from * across: 5 stitches.
Row 20: *Knit across.
Cut A, leaving a long tail. Thread the tail through the remaining 5 stitches and remove them from the needle. Pull to gather. Sew the side edges together for the back seam.
--- GLOSSARY ---
K: Knit
K2tog: Knit 2 stitches together
RS: Right Side
WS: Wrong Side
Sts: Stitches
