I designed this one for the boys, and once again it came back from my knitter and I wanted one!
This straightforward pattern has no complicated abbreviations or tricky techniques. I designed it to be floppy but if you prefer the hat to be more like a beanie then you can simply knit it to a shorter length. This is another pattern that has become a Purl &Jane classic. It’s lovely to see when I’m walking around Skipton, where the Purl &Jane Design studio is, to see this hat “out in the wild” on people. The best ones are when I recognise the hat but not the person because the knitter had knitted it as a gift to a friend or relative!

CONSTRUCTION
This hat is knitted flat in one piece with a seam.

TECHNIQUES USED
cast on, knit, purl, decreasing.

SIZE & FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
to fit adult head due to the nature of the rib pattern & individual gauges thte finished circumference can vary from 50cm to 60cm. If the knitter gets the gauge as above the finished circumference will be approx. 55cm.

GAUGE
18 stitches and 28 rows to 10cm square over rib pattern when slightly stretched. I obtained this gauge with 4.5mm needles. It is important to obtain gauge so do swatch and change your needle size to achieve the correct gauge if you need to.

NEEDLES
4mm and 4.5mm

NOTIONS
sewing up needle