Colorful Crafting with Jen: His + Her Knit Hats
December 16, 2008

Materials

Yarn (to make one hat)
• 2 or 3 skeins of Jade Sapphire 12 ply cashmere (two skeins of the main color and one skein of the contrast color if you make a striped hat like mine, or if you choose to make your hat all one color, it will take 2 skeins of that color). If you would like to use a different yarn, you will need approximately 140 yards of a chunky yarn per hat. You can find all of our chunky yarns at this link.
Tools
• US size 9, 16-inch circular needle (or size needed to get the correct gauge)
• US size 9, double pointed needles (or size needed to get the correct gauge)
• stitch marker

Gauge
3.75 stitches = 1-inch in rib pattern

Finished Measurements
Men’s Hat
22-inches circumference
Women’s Hat
20-inches circumference

The Patterns

Men’s Hat
With Main Color cast on 81 stitches (dark blue in hat shown), place marker and join into a round, being careful not to twist stitches around the needle.

Rounds 1 - 3: K3, p3, k3; repeat from to end of round.
Rounds 4 - 6: K2, p3, k3; repeat from to last stitch, end with p1.
Rounds 7 - 9: K1, p3, k3; repeat from to last two stitches, end with p2.
Rounds 10 - 12: P3, k3; repeat from to end of round.
Rounds 13 - 15: P2, k3, p3; repeat from to last stitch, end with k1.
Rounds 16 - 18: P1* k3, p3 to last two stitches, end with k2.

Switch to contrast color (light blue in hat shown)

Rounds 19 - 21: K3, p3; repeat from to end of round.
Rounds 22 - 24: K2, p3, k3; repeat from to last stitch, end with p1.
Rows 25 - 27: K1, p3, k3; repeat from to last two stitches, end with p2.

Switch back to main color

Rounds 28- 30: P3, k3; repeat from to end of round.
Rounds 31 - 33: P2, k3, p3; repeat from to last stitch, end with a k1.
Rounds 34 - 36: P1, k3, p3; repeat from to last two stitches, end with k2.
Rounds 37 - 39: K3, p3; repeat from to end of round.

Decrease Round:
Round 40: K2, p1, p2tog, k3; repeat from to last stitch, end with p1 (68 stitches).
Rounds 41 - 42: K2, p2, k3; repeat from to last stitch, end with p1.

Decrease Round:
Round 43: K1, p2, k1, k2tog; repeat from to last two stitches, end with p2 (55 stitches).
Rounds 44 - 45: K1, p2, k2; repeat from to last two stitches, end with p2.

Decrease Round:
Round 46: P2tog, k2; repeat from to last stitch, end with a k1 (41 stitches).
Rounds 47 - 48: P1, k2; repeat from to last stitch, end with k1.

Decrease Round:
Round 49: P1, k2tog; repeat from to last stitch, end with k1 (28 stitches).

if you haven’t switched to double pointed needles yet, now would be a good time to do so!
Round 50: P1, k1; repeat from to end of round.
Round 51: K2tog; repeat from to end of round (14 stitches).
Round 52: K2tog; repeat from to end of round (7 stitches).

If you end with a bit more than 7 stitches (or a bit less) its nothing to worry about.

Thread yarn through remaining stitches and pull tightly. Weave in ends and you’re done!

Women’s Hat

With Main Color cast on 75 stitches (light blue in hat shown), place marker and join into a round, being careful not to twist stitches around the needle.

Rounds 1 - 3: K3, p3, k3; repeat from to end of round.
Rounds 4 - 6: K2, p3, k3; repeat from to last stitch, end with p1.
Rounds 7 - 9: K1, p3, k3; repeat from to last two stitches, end with p2.
Rounds 10 - 12: P3, k3; repeat from to end of round.
Rounds 13 - 15: P2, k3, p3; repeat from to last stitch, end with k1.
Rounds 16 - 18: P1, k3, p3; repeat from to last two stitches, end with k2.

Switch to contrast color (dark blue in hat shown)

Rounds 19 - 21: K3, p3, k3; repeat from to end of round.
Rounds 22 - 24: K2, p3, k3; repeat from to last stitch, end with p1.
Rounds 25 - 27: K1, p3, k3; repeat from to last two stitches, end with p2.

Switch back to main color

Rounds 28- 30: P3, k3, p3; repeat from to end of round.
Rounds 31 - 33: P2, k3, p3; repeat from to last stitch, end with k1.
Rounds 34 - 36: P1, k3, p3; repeat from to last two stitches, end with k2.

Decrease Round:
Round 37: K3, p2tog, p1; repeat from to end of round (63 stitches).

Rounds 38 - 39: K3, p2; repeat from to end of round.

Decrease Round:
Round 40: K2tog, p2, K1, k2tog, p2; repeat from to last stitch, end with p1 (50 stitches).
Rounds 41 - 42: K1, p2, k2; repeat from to last stitch, end with p1.

Decrease Round
Round 43: P2tog, K2; repeat from to last two stitches, end with p2tog (37 stitches).
Round 44 - 45: P1, k2; repeat from to last stitch, end with p1.

If you haven’t switched to double pointed needles yet, now would be a good time to do so!

Decrease Round
Round 46: P1, k2tog; repeat from to end of round (25 stitches).
Round 47: P1, k1; repeat from to end of round.

Decrease Rounds:
Round 48: K2tog; repeat from to last stitch, end with k1 (13 stitches).
Round 49: K2tog; repeat from to last stitch, end with k1 (7 stitches).

If you end with a bit more than 7 stitches (or a bit less) its nothing to worry about!

Thread yarn through remaining stitches and pull tightly. Weave in ends and you’re done!

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