Inside Passage Hat by Deborah Simon

Inside Passage Hat

Knitting
April 2026
Fawn's Breath Sport
Sport (12 wpi) ?
7 stitches and 10 rows = 1 inch
in stockinette unblocked
US 5 - 3.75 mm
200 - 250 yards (183 - 229 m)
one size
English
This pattern is available as a free Ravelry download

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There’s nothing so useful as a knitted item that fits one and all. This hat will fit a small head (like mine!) with that stylish slouchy look and, at the same time, fit an extra large head (like my husband’s!) in a traditional beanie style. One hat, one gauge! This is a real one-size-fits-all hat!

Yarn
100g sport-weight yarn sample used A Gentle Whisper’s Fawn’s Breath Sport 100% extrafine superwash merino in The Med, 328 yds/300m this hat works best when you choose a 100% wool in a true sport thickness

Needles & Notions
US size 5 needles (or size needed to obtain gauge)
darning needle

Gauge: 7 rows x 10 sts = 1 in unblocked stockinette

Measurements: 9 in high, 18 in diameter unstretched
Fit: 20-24 in head slouchy style; 24+ in head beanie/toque style

Abbreviations:
CO cast on
k knit
p purl
st/sts stitch(es)
ssk slip, slip, knit
k2tog knit 2 together
sl slip purlwise