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eBooks available as Ravelry Downloads
eBook :
4 patterns
Circled is a special collection exploring the properties of circles through knitted lines and form. Each Hat features a different element: offset arcs (Circled #1), concentric rings in a Fibonacci sequence (Circled #2), negative semi-circles (Circled #3) and top down corkscrew spiral (Circled #4)
eBook :
10 patterns
Classic Woolly Toppers features 10 timeless Hat styles, redesigned for the modern knitter.
eBook :
6 patterns
Convergence is a special collection of Hats featuring mosaic knitting techniques. Within each design the methods and patterns have been created and adapted to highlight the fabric manipulation which then converges towards a fascinating crown. With both line and form as inspiration, mosaic knitting is the perfect technique to enhance the structure and patterns.
eBook :
8 patterns
This comprehensive collection features 8 different style Hats, all using modular construction methods and mitred squares.
eBook :
5 patterns
Elemental is a special collection of Hats featuring short row colourwork knitted sideways. Inspired by Nickelodeon’s Avatar - The Last Air Bender and The Legend of Korra - these Hats explore the 5 elements through yarn bending.
eBook :
6 patterns
Get Garter is an entry-level guide to sideways Hat knitting.
eBook :
6 patterns
GS Remastered features 6 classic patterns from the collection Going Straight, Woolly Wormhead’s first book, published in 2007.
eBook :
5 patterns
Imperceptions is a collection of Hats that uses unconventional stranded colourwork to create the illusion of manipulated fabric. With carefully placed colour and simple stitches, Imperceptions creates the impression of depth and movement on a flat surface, mimicking the complexities of construction techniques without altering a single stitch.
eBook :
6 patterns
Introspection was developed with slow, meditative knitting in mind.
eBook :
5 patterns
Inversion is a special collection of Hats featuring stitch patterns that manipulate the fabric across or via the rows, rather than the more common method of manipulating stitches within the row. Furthermore, each Hat is reversible.
eBook :
5 patterns
Lateralis is a special collection of Hats featuring short row colourwork knitted sideways using a new construction method.
eBook :
10 patterns
Painted Woolly Toppers is a unique collection of Hats for lovers of colour, structure and technique! Each Hat has been carefully designed to make the most of the vibrant and varied colourways of variegated yarns.
eBook :
10 patterns
Following on from the success of Painted Woolly Toppers, Painted Woolly Toppers for Kids continues to explore the incredible relationship between hand-dyed variegated yarns, structural stitches and the 3D form.
eBook :
10 patterns
Playful Woolly Toppers is a Hat pattern book for lovers of colour, and colour knitting techniques! Whether it be stripes or stranded knitting, there’s something for everyone to be found inside the pages. Each Hat uses two colours of the given yarn, and yardage requirements are given for each.
eBook :
2 patterns
Ridgeway is a pattern of two parts - a beanie and a beret. Both Hats feature concentric circles throughout the body, which feed effortlessly into the crown shaping. With a warm folded brim, these Hats are ideal for colder climates.
eBook :
10 patterns
This collection from Woolly Wormhead focuses on cable, bias and twist techniques. Featuring 10 new designs, this book is illustrated throughout with beautiful photography shot on location in central Italy.
Patterns available as Ravelry Downloads
Knitting: Cloche Hat
Two versions of this pattern are available - download it for free on my website, where you’ll also find the tutorials, or purchase the premium version as a convenient PDF containing everything you need to know!
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Two versions of this pattern are available - download it for free on my website, where you’ll also find the tutorials, or purchase the premium version as a convenient PDF containing everything you need to know!
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Two versions of this pattern are available - download it for free on my website, where you’ll also find the tutorials, or purchase the premium version as a convenient PDF containing everything you need to know!
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Two versions of this pattern are available - download it for free on my website, where you’ll also find the tutorials, or purchase the premium version as a convenient PDF containing everything you need to know!
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Two versions of this pattern are available - download it for free on my website, where you’ll also find the tutorials, or purchase the premium version as a convenient PDF containing everything you need to know!
Knitting: Beret, Tam, Beanie, Toque
Alveare’s deep welts pile up like a iconic beehive, creating an irresistibly wearable slouchy Hat with an optional bobble. The alternating bands make for a simple, gratifying knit that shows the beauty of both sides of stocking stitch – choose a soft, smooth yarn such as this BFL singles for best effect.
Knitting: Beret, Tam
This is the perfect beret for using up odd balls of 4 ply, fingering and sock yarn. Using the travelling jogless stripes method for the body and twisted rib for the brim, this stylish Hat is perfect for gifts.
Knitting: Bonnet
Angelica’s Bonnet allows the beauty of chunky hand-dyed yarns to stand forward. Here we have a straightforward pleasant knit with a couple of little tricks that add those extra details to the finishing.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Break out of boring with this deceptively simple Hat. Rows of bricks stack up in a textural stitch pattern that allows you you the choice of using solid or variegated yarn for a range of effects. Since it also lends itself to easy adaptation for a different gauge, Arkanoid is an ideal stash buster.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
The Armley Beanie was one of our 2016 MKAL patterns and should you need any help, you can find an extensive discussion here.
Knitting: Beret, Tam
The Armley Beret was one of our 2016 MKAL patterns and should you need any help, you can find an extensive discussion here.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Azula is named for the volatile fire bender from Season 1 of the Avatar. Flames twist and turn around the body of the Hat, with each form created by short rows and just a hint of garter stitch intarsia. Azula is the most challenging of the Elemental Hats, and is very much worthy of your patience.
Knitting: Beret, Tam
Bedragonned features a unique textured band that flows into a soft, drapey body. The pattern is worked in one piece, from the brim up, and includes 6 sizes. Also included are illustrated tutorials for the specialist techniques and tips on how to master the brim creation.
Knitting: Beret, Tam
The cables on this brim follow though into the body where they mingle with a delicate leaf lace pattern creating an intricate and beautiful pattern. The deep brim enhances the slouch, and can be worked shorter for a beret finished if preferred.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Worked from the brim up, Bobba features a rolled brim and an oversize bobble that finishes this stylish Hat. The pattern calls for a heavy worsted weight yarn and is knit in the round. The slight mohair content of the yarn gives a slightly decadent halo to this simple knit.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
A fun, unisex Hat featuring a large cable motif on a reverse stocking stitch background. 2 different pattern options are included - classic beanie shape or flat/square top. Pattern is sized from 3 months through to large adult, and is great for all ages. This Hat is worked in the round, bottom up.
Knitting: Beret, Tam
This cap is a quick knit and ideal for beginning knitters who wish to complete a stylish Hat whilst learning about cables and different increase and decrease methods at the same time.
Knitting: Billed Hat
A Hat with a classic brim, this cap offers style and interest both visually and in its creation. The brim is worked first and instructions are included for making the brim stand out in a way that is truly architectural.
Knitting: Cloche Hat
Simply folding back the split brim turns this almost-beanie into a jaunty cloche. Stitches are picked up from the sideways-knit garter band (tutorial included) and worked in a simple textured stitch to the crown, showing off a beautiful yarn as much as two special buttons.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Named after the Italian fairytale, Cannetella is a beautiful Hat with gentle slouch and an easier than you think lace pattern. The arches, reminiscent of Renaissance architecture, work their way around the body and into the crown, where they come together with a gently gathered finish.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Deep chevrons, created by travelling stitches, adorn the body of this perfect men’s Hat. The extra layer of fabric created by the patterning provides additional warmth.
Knitting: Beret, Tam
Coldharbour Twist is an interesting beret, knit on the bias with panels of Moss (Seed) Stitch and Stocking Stitch.
Knitting: Beret, Tam
Based on the maths of concentric circles, Concentricity is a fun beret to knit, and is simpler than it first appears. Worked almost entirely in rib, the pattern is worked top down and in the round.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
What could be an all-over rope motif is broken down into bricks that slot together to build the whole without requiring a complicated graft. The resulting crown is a particularly fine feat of design engineering, with the staircase-like motif perfectly in step with the shaping.
Knitting: Brimmed Hat
Perfectly geometric in shape and form, Corbelle offers new lines in Hat construction. Worked in hand painted sportweight yarn, this bucket style Hat is worked in one piece: the brim is worked first before proceeding to the main body of the Hat to ensure perfectly unison in the lines and forms created by twisted stitches.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Sideways-knit garter stitch hugs the head, with a wide chevron band creating movement and even more elasticity for a great fit. Increases and decreases shape that beautiful chevron, but it’s short rows that mimic the classic spiralling crown on this multi-directional beanie.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
This deceptively sprawling pattern suggests an all-over maze of city streets – but in fact each panel contains a separate motif. Downtown breaks the rules a little, using slightly longer than usual runs of slipped stitches, but it’s all under control and comes together beautifully at the crown.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
DS Slouch is a Hat that explores drop stitches and how they play so very nicely with hand-dyed yarn. The pattern is worked in the round, bottom up, and includes 4 sizes. In addition, the pattern also includes an illustrated tutorial for the recommended cast-on method.
Knitting: Cloche Hat
Named for a pioneering (and stylish) aviatrix, Dutrieu’s bold lines make the most of hand-painted sock yarn. While the sideways garter-stitch construction is easy and fun to work, short rows plus a widening brim result in unpredictable colour changes that add a note of adventure to this simple cloche.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Featuring columns of twisted stitches and short rows for an asymmetrical brim, Elevation is a design that invites you to play with numbers. Would you like your sequence to scale up to the left or up to the right? Would you like your brim steeper or less so? Either way, there are options that allow you to customise your Hat whilst also knitting ...
Knitting: Beret, Tam
Elourne is an elegant, sculptured beret featuring mirrored cables and lace, creating structure and warmth. The detailed patterning provides a pleasurable knit, which is worked bottom up and in the round. Provided in 3 sizes, the instructions are both charted and written out.
Knitting: Beret, Tam
An elegant beret, using a combination of slipped stitches, simple twists and bias techniques to create its unique shape. Knit stitches starting at the brim travel through the Hat, spiralling towards the crown. This Hat is knit in the round, from the brim to the crown.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Worked sideways, Etereo makes effective use of short rows to not only create the shaping, but the beautiful pattern too. Delicate, floating lines gently wrap the organic form creating an overall ethereal effect. Worked in DK weight yarn the Hat can easily be adjusted for a range of sizes by changing needle size, gauge or yarn.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Filigree Beanie is the sister pattern to Filigree Slouch.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Filigree Slouch is the sister pattern to Filigree Beanie.
Knitting: Earflap Hat
This is a romantic, graceful Hat with long drapey ear-flaps and offset cables.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque, Pixie Hat
Forest Imp is a great little Hat that combines a simple but effective textured stitch pattern with a coloured trim, which is perfect for raiding your stash and using up those leftovers of your favourite yarn.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Forestry is a lightweight beanie or slouch, ideal for spring and summer or warmer climes. The lace pattern grows out from the brim and gently works its way towards the crown, where the shaping is elegantly worked into the lace pattern. The brim is reminiscent of the base of trees, the trunks; the the body lace pattern reflects the branches and ...
Knitting: Hats - Other
Like Dancette, Gallone features a sideways-knit garter chevron, but takes it in quite a different stylistic direction. Worked at a narrower width and placed right on the brim, this chevron provides an energetic start to a distinctly different slouch Hat. Stitches are then picked up around the brim and the crown is worked upwards in garter stitc...
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
This beanie is truly reversible, making it the ultimate men’s Hat. With a range of sizes covering babies from 6 months old through to adults, the pattern will offer plenty of mileage.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Just a tube topped with a circle – there’s nothing mysterious about beanie shaping, but knitting it sideways feels particularly clever. Short rows replace decreases for the crown shaping, resulting in the familiar satisfying swirl.
Knitting: Beret, Tam
Knitting a classic beret shape sideways involves short rows on both ends, creating volume above the brim as well as the swirl crown shaping. This example is worked on the bias for extra dynamism.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque, Hats - Other
The comfort slouch Hat has just a little more length and a little more volume above the brim than a classic beanie. Like the beret, it’s worked using short rows at both ends, but fuller and shorter crown shaping creates a completely different effect.
Knitting: Hats - Other
Tucking the corners in gives a little finesse to the simple rectangular construction of the Square Top Hat. This pattern provides a folded, not seamed, top, for extra neatness.
Knitting: Pixie Hat
A sideways-knit pixie Hat is similar to a beanie, with short rows either worked at a lower rate or at the same rate, with less panels worked, to create the pointy tip. Simple and oh so cute.
Knitting: Hats - Other
The simplest of all Hat shapes, the square top Hat is an easy introduction to sideways Hat knitting and a chance to experiment with working on the bias. Alternative finishing options give you the choice of a flat, 3- or 4-point crown.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Named after an area in Manchester where the design was conceived, Gorton features proportional columns of slipped stitches against a garter stitch background. Ideal for showcasing hand-dyed yarns, the pattern is worked from the bottom up and in the round. 4 sizes are included within the pattern, as well as illustrated tutorials for the cast-on ...
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Based on the theories of halves, ‘Half Theory’ is a beanie full of intriguing details - from the half-life motif right through to the unique crown shaping formula.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Very simple repeated motifs and strong stripes become tall skyscrapers when viewed at right angles – and especially at the crown. There’s a fine balance between subtlety and drama in this design, which lends itself particularly well to fine adjustments for size, thanks to the shallow pattern repeat.
Knitting: Hats - Other
Featuring deep earflaps and mosaic colourwork, this playful Hat is both fun and easy to knit!
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Staggered slipped stitches across a garter stitch ground are made all the more effective by a gradient yarn.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Knit sideways, Interconnection explores line and detail through slipped stitches. Finished with a no-fuss graft and a button tab, this pattern is as pleasing to knit as it is to wear.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Intro Beanie is the first design in the Introspection collection.
Knitting: Beret, Tam
Intro Beret is the second design in the Introspection collection.
Knitting: Bonnet
Intro Bonnet is the third design in the Introspection collection.
Knitting: Earflap Hat
Intro Helmet is the fourth design in the Introspection collection.
Knitting: Pixie Hat
Intro Pixie is the fifth design in the Introspection collection.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque, Hats - Other
Intro Slouch is the sixth design in the Introspection collection.
Knitting: Beret, Tam
Luxuriously soft yarn and an elegant lace pattern add up to pure refinement in this classic beret, crowned with an intricate star. Worked in the round from the garter stitch brim up, the shaping is perfectly integrated with the lace for an elegantly satisfying knitting experience.
Knitting: Beret, Tam
Seafoam stitch is ideal for showing off variegated yarns, as the elongated stitches give those colour changes room to breathe while creating gentle ripples instead of harsh stripes. Here it is worked in a classic beret that creates the maximum real estate for those painterly effects.
Knitting: Earflap Hat
A warm and protective knit, this aran weight aviator style Hat with integrated earflaps offers comfort on cold days and long nights. Initially started in pieces which are joined as the Hat progresses, the design calls for a garter stitch band and ear flaps to be worked before joining to create a smooth crown of warm stockinette.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
This slouchy sideways knit Hat ticks all the right boxes - easy to knit, comfy to wear, on trend, relaxing knit, ideal for hand-dyed yarns!
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Kernmantle’s striking effect stems from the contrast in gauge between the dense cable and its background of moss stitch. The slouch format thus gets a structural element that’s underlined by starting the cable right at the brim, with a perfect edge achieved by using two different cast-ons (tutorials provided).
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Korra is named for the avatar in the Season 2 of the Avatar. As the avatar, Korra’s role is to maintain balance and so this Hat not only features aspects of each of the Elemental Hats but also provides a chance to create your own version, all the while being mindful of the balance within the fabric.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Brickwork gets even more compelling in two colours, and the same is true for this variation on the Muratura Hat. Depending on which side is viewed, the fabric may be more suggestive of the bricks, or of the mortar between; either way the simple technique of knitting into the row below builds a strong statement.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Short rows are used to create off centre stripes in garter stitch that carry right through to the crown. 5 sizes are included to ensure the perfect fit. Due to the pattern structure, the range of sizes is created by two different weight yarns. The Hat is worked in the round and bottom up.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Laminard’s strong undulating lines come from a simple dropped-stitch pattern and careful use of colour. The elongated stitches will show off variegation beautifully, but a little restraint in your choices will highlight the elegant flow out of that perfect crown.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Ledger is a stepped beanie, incorporating both 2x2 and 1x1 ribbing. Starting with a unique 2x2 ribbed cast on (tutorial available to download from here) this beanie is not only fully reversible, but also covers a wide range of sizes from 6 months through to large adult.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Lexie is a classic Hat with modern details. The deep cloche-like brim is knitted sideways, and features two decorative buttons. The body of the Hat is worked upwards, and features a striking spiral pattern created by travelling stitches. This pattern is worked effortlessly into the crown for a seamless finish.
Knitting: Beret, Tam
Limerick is a Hat that likes to bend the rules. Instead of the usual multiples for a beret, here we work with the number five. There are 5 lines spiralling around the body of the Hat which is knit on the bias to emphasis the shape and create its unique structure. Full of character, Limerick is sure to charm.
Knitting: Beret, Tam
The gentle leaves that grow out of the brim adorn the body of the Hat and graduate as stems of twisted knit stitches towards the crown. Drapey and slouchy, this beret is full of charm.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Nested rectangles form an all-over pattern that evolves into triangles and even a neat swirl approaching the crown. With elegant geometry and a perfect invisible graft (photo tutorial included), this Hat ticks all the boxes.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque, Pixie Hat
Worked in a bulky yarn, this Hat is super quick to knit! The cables that adorn the body are ideal for beginners, and as with the other designs in this collection, the shaping is worked discreetly into and around the stitch pattern, giving you a perfect finish.
Knitting: Beret, Tam
Marble Muffin is a wonderful modern and fun Hat knitted on the bias, which can be worn in a number of different ways.
Knitting: Beret, Tam, Beanie, Toque
The soft waves of seafoam stitch are perfect for showing off colour-changing or variegated yarns. Worked here in worsted-weight yarn, they make for a comfortably drapey sideways-knit slouch, extending naturally from the simple garter-stitch brim. ??
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Rich texture suggests ancient stone walls in this classic sideways-knit Hat, with a stitch pattern that lends itself well to a range of yarns, from dramatic hand-dyes to smooth solids. Just as a standard masonry pattern will yield different, but always beautiful results depending on the stone used, Muratura can be made new over and over again.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
How do you make a slouchy Hat elegant? With a fine-grained textural stitch, silky yarn and an intriguing envelope finish. Then again, if you want the texture without the slouch, there’s a neat beanie version that offers structured crown shaping and a deep folded brim.
Knitting: Beret, Tam, Beanie, Toque
A stunning pattern from Woolly Wormhead which showcases her signature cables and swirling stitch patterns.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
This Hat was designed for the Indie Untangled ‘Where We Knit Yarn Club’. Pathfinder is inspired by our trip to India and the beautiful Amber Palace in Jaipur. Twisted stitches travel around the Hat, as if through corridors and doorways, following their own intricate pattern towards the crown.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
The casual Hat Pebbles can be knitted in two different ways: tightly fitting with a smooth crown as a beanie or as a slouch variant with a softly gathered crown for a more loose fit. The British designer Woolly Wormhead has expressed her passion for circles in a gentle diagonally textured pattern. It is reminiscent of the English pebble beaches...
Knitting: Beret, Tam
The technical challenge with this beret lies with the knitted pleat formation near the crown, which help give this Hat its fullness and drape, making it a refreshing alternative to a regular beret.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Beautiful twisted stitch arches graduate from the brim of this Hat, working their way upwards like a crown. The pattern is provided in two styles, fitted and comfort fit, with at least 4 sizes in each.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
The simplest of details makes all the difference here, with the widening brim creating a notched-neck effect at the same time as hinting at cloche styling. Worked in a variegated yarn, it’s quietly charming; in a solid or gradient, the architecture comes dramatically to the fore.
Knitting: Earflap Hat, Pixie Hat
A striking ear-flap/chullo Hat with a distinct pixie crown. This design makes the most of yarns with long colourways, although most variegated or hand-painted yarns would work well.
Knitting: Cloche Hat
This cloche is alive with texture from the heathered yarn to the moss stitch brim and asymmetry. The construction of this Hat makes for a very interesting knit: beginning with a provisional cast on, stitches are worked onto the textured brim to create a seamless and stylish finish.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Inspired by the work of Charles Rennie Mackintosh, this feminine beanie features a cluster of leaf motifs on a reverse stocking stitch background. Growing up from the soft picot edged brim, the leaf motifs graduate towards the crown and integrate with the shaping.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Revolutions’ tight little spirals form a smart rhythm, with careful colour balance offset only by the solid brim (and the stepped centre of the crown). The final effect is elegantly restrained.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
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Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Travelling stitches march in perfect formation to the crown, taking just one sharp turn before coming together in a tight spiral. Their strong lines against reverse stocking stitch make the perfect canvas to show off a variegated sock yarn.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Sette Vele was one of the two patterns for our 10th annual mystery Hat-a-long.
Knitting: Beret, Tam
This striking retro beret is knitted using intarsia and colourwork techniques. The sideways construction means that the colourwork is not as complicated as it may first appear, because the Hat is created by knitting a series of panels.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Worked from the bottom up and in the round, a generous 4 sizes included. The pattern is provided in both written and charted format, and also includes an illustrated tutorial for the specialist cast on.
Knitting: Beret, Tam
The Solo Beret is a quick knit and the perfect project for practising new skills. If you’ve not made a sideways knit Hat before, this would be a great first project!
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
This cute little Hat features picot edgings to create a flower cum sprout-like detail.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Square Cubed takes us on a geometric journey! This fun design plays with line and square and how they fit with organic form.
Knitting: Stocking
Sweet Winkie is a playful take on a traditional stocking cap. Worked sideways and finished with a picot edge, this design is sure to provide just the right amount of whimsy.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Previously published in issue 6 of Knit Now magazine, this pattern is now available to purchase individually.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
A gentle, slouchy Hat, with a decorative folded picot brim and horizontal eyelet ribs. The slouch is subtle and feminine and, should you prefer, is easily adjusted to different lengths.
Knitting: Beret, Tam
Trellis is a modern beret, knit in the round with panels of stocking stitch and eyelets. This is an ideal Hat for beginning lace knitters and is easily adjusted for different sizes.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Which way is up? Although this pattern seems to grow from the brim to the crown, in fact it is knit sideways with just one colour per row, like all the other Hats in the Convergence collection. Clever short-row engineering ensures that these large chunks of solid colour don’t disrupt the mosaic technique.
Knitting: Beret, Tam
This slouchy Hat has a lovely deep brim and a textured lacey body creating a modern and comfortable Hat. It can be worn in a number of ways for a variety of looks.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
This slouchy Hat features a soft stitch pattern that works beautifully with variegated yarns.
