I Have a Secret by Melissa Lambino

I Have a Secret

Knitting
January 2026
DK (11 wpi) ?
21 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette
US 5 - 3.75 mm
US 6 - 4.0 mm
175 - 225 yards (160 - 206 m)
English
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I Have a Secret is a simple DK weight, folded-brim hat with a stockinette body knit from the bottom up, featuring a bold little surprise on the inside.

Skills Needed: basic crochet for a provisional cast on, picking up stitches, decreasing

Finished Measurements: 17” circumference, 9” - blocked and unstretched

Yarn: DK weight

Yardage: MC approximately 175 - 200 yards, CC approximately 50 yards

Shown In: MC - plank & stella DK, CC - kindred red rad DK

Needles: US5 and US6 circular needles in 16” or 40” for magic loop or size needed to obtain gauge

Notions: crochet hook, waste yarn, 7 stitch markers (one specifically for BOR), tapestry needle,

Gauge: 21 sts and 32 rows = 4” in stockinette stitch

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