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The MINELLY hat pattern is best understood as a beginner‑friendly, brioche‑inspired knit that uses simple stitch combinations to create a warm, stretchy, textured fabric.
It’s a knit-purl combination that creates slanting columns almost like a brioche pattern, to create a fabric that mimic brioche’s signature depth and squish without requiring full brioche techniques. You don´t need to be an expert in brioche knitting, the pattern is rather fun and easy to knit. The pattern is easy enough for beginners and young knitters. Use a couple of favorite colors together to make it your very personal beanie or go for a monochrome version.
The pattern is worked in the round from the bottom up. Crown decreases are worked in pattern to maintain texture. Directions are given for one size, only by changing needle size and gauge you can knit a smaller or larger size.

SKILL LEVEL​
Advanced beginners

MEASUREMENTS​
Circumference 17” / 44cm to fit head circumference 21 “ / 53cm
DEPTH​
12.5” / 32cm, with folded brim 8.5” / 22cm
YARN​
The hat is worked holding four strands together: one strand of merino and three strands of silk mohair.

​Approx. 220 yards / 200 m merino wool or fingering-weight yarn
​Approx. altogether 660 yards / 600m of merino silk or lace-weight wool

Shown white sample was knit with SUNDAY (100% Merino, 235m/50g) in Kitt holding together with three strands of TYNN SILK MOHAIR (57% mohair, 28% silk, 15% wool, 212m/25g) in colors Marsipan + Greige Tweed + Ballet Tutu

Shown rose sample was knit with MERINO SINGLES by La Bien Aimée (100% superwash merino, 366m/100g) in Bois de Rose holding together with three strands of ALPACA CLOUD by Schachenmayr (70% alpaca, 30% nylon, 225m/25g) in gold, rose quartz and blush

Shown blue sample was knit with MERINO by Knitting for Olive (100% extra fine merino, 250m/50g) in Deep Petroleum Blue holding together with three strands of SOFT SILK MOHAIR by Knitting for Olive (70% kid mohair, 30% free silk, 225m/25g) in colors Peacock, Turquoise and Dusty Dove Blue

NEEDLES​​
Size 6 US / 4,0mm, 16” / 40cm circular and dpns or long circular for preferred method of working small circumferences in the rnd
NOTIONS​
6 stitch marker and darning needle for weaving in ends
GAUGE​
26 sts, 26 rounds = 4” / 10cm in blocked diagonal brioche stitch TECHNIQUES​
Cast on, k, p, yarn over, k2tog, Rsldec