Going in Circles Hat by Jennifer Arbuckle

Going in Circles Hat

Knitting
October 2026
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 24 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette
US 5 - 3.75 mm
US 7 - 4.5 mm
160 - 200 yards (146 - 183 m)
English
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Does it feel like things are all over the place? Are you spinning in place? This pattern celebrates going in circles, around and around a hat….with a simple color work pattern that can be knit in 2 colors or 5. You make that simple decision, and then you knit. This unisex pattern is one size only and is knit bottom-up in the round.

Finished size of hat = +/- 20” diameter and +/- 8” from CO edge to top of hat.

Materials:
• Main Color (MC) - 1 skein worsted weight yarn (+/- 60g or 110 yds)
• Contrast Color (CC) - 1 skein worsted weight yarn (+/- 20g if using one color, or +/- 8g of each if using multiple colors)
• US 5 (3.75 mm) and US 7 (4.5 mm) 16” circular needles and US 7 (4.5 mm) Double-pointed needles (or longer cord for Magic-loop knitters) to decrease at top of hat
• Removable stitch markers to mark beginning of round and charted section (6-8 markers)
• Tapestry needle (for weaving in ends)

Gauge: 20 st & 24 rows = 4” on US 7 (4.5 mm) needles in stockinette stitch.