Get email updates to hear about Shaina’s new designs, video tutorials, class schedule, and receive subscriber-only introductory discounts on pattern releases!

Skill level: Beginner

Kits are available HERE for the Overflow Hat with sequined patches.

The Overflow Hat is a simple and quick cap knit in chunky weight yarn with a classic fold-up brim. It can be worn folded up or unfolded as a slouch hat. My favorite way to finish this hat is with a patch that’s sewn on to hold the brim layer together with the body layer. This design uses NO purl stitches it’s made entirely in knit stitches in the round.

For the hats shown as samples, one used a chunky weight yarn single strand and one used THREE strands of Fingering weight (CYCA #1) held together to achieve a chunky weight gauge.

Construction Details:
The Overflow Hat is worked in the round from the brim towards the crown.

Skills Required

• Cast on
• Join in the round
• Knit
• Decreasing (k2tog)
• Working with DPN

Sizes: Adult Medium
Finished Hat Circumference: 20/51 cm
Finished Hat Depth: 9/23 cm depth when laid flat and brim is folded up.

Gauge: 14 sts and 18 rounds = 4/10 cm in St-st using size needle to obtain gauge.

Needles: US 10.5 (6.5 mm) 16/40 cm circular needle and DPN or size needed for gauge. Adjust needle size as necessary to obtain the correct gauge.

Yarn: 130 yards of chunky weight (CYCA #5) yarn.

Blue sample made with Yarn Snob Blissful Bulky (100% pure merino superwash wool, 130 yds/100 g), 1 skein.

Multicolor sample made with Yarn Snob A Good Fingering (100% pure merino superwash wool, 437 yds/100 g) in Happiness, 1 skein. NOTE: this fingering yarn is held THREE STRANDS together to achieve the chunky gauge.

Other Materials: stitch marker, tapestry needle.