My husband likes his clothes very simple. No tags, patterns, logos, images, etc. So knitting stuff for him is challenging, especially when one loves varied colors, patterns and textures like I do. Alas, I thought of a simple hat pattern that can be worn by men (and women), yet provides a little flourish to make process more interesting. This hat has a ribbed edge, not folded, with a basic stockinette body and a purled “swish” across it. It doesn’t take more than a skein and a day to make!

Depending on what yarn you want to use, your hat may have some stretchiness and softness or you may want to have a more durable hat but with enough give to fit nicely, hence the varied yarn recommendations.

11/25/25 - I made some minor changes to the pattern. I added instruction to lengthen the body of the hat, and I added rows during the decrease process.