This pattern is ideal for beginner knitters who want to knit their first hat and try their hand at a decorative stitch. Diagonal Rib stitch only requires knit and purl stitches to achieve, and yet it looks like a swirly beautiful cable pattern!

This hat is knitted flat, which means that knitters who only know how to knit using single-pointed needles don’t need to learn how to use double pointed or circular needles first in order to knit their first hat!

You’ll need…

• 1x pair 5mm single-pointed knitting needles
• 100g of Aran yarn (I have used 2x balls of Drops Alaska in shade 10 Red. I always suggest using yarn which contains real wool, rather than acrylic yarn, because it stops your hat from stretching out of shape over time!)
• x1 pair of scissors
• x1 ruler or tape measure
• x1 tapestry needle
• Optional: A skein of thread in a similar colour to your yarn, and a sewing needle. This is for if you plan to sew up the seam of your hat with needle and thread, but this can be done with the tail end of your yarn and your tapestry needle. This pattern will explain how to do both!