Two-Color Brioche Hat by Purl Soho

Two-Color Brioche Hat

Knitting
September 2025
DK (11 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 52 rows = 4 inches
in Brioche Stitch
US 4 - 3.5 mm
135 - 325 yards (123 - 297 m)
Baby (Toddler, Kid, Adult Small/Medium, Adult Medium/Large)
English
This pattern is available for free.

MATERIALS
Purl Soho’s Cashmere Merino Bloom, 75% extra fine merino and 25% cashmere. Each skein of this light worsted/ DK-weight yarn is 218 yards/ 100 grams.

  • Color A: 1 skein; approximately 65 (80, 100, 125, 155) total yards required
  • Color B: 1 skein; approximately 70, (90, 110, 140, 170) total yards required

You’ll also need…

We knit our samples in these colors and sizes…

  • Baby: Color A- Heirloom White + Color B- Red Poppy
  • Kid: Color A- Conch Shell + Color B- Wheat Flour
  • Adult Small: Color A- Pearl Blue + Color B- Red Mulberry
  • Adult Small: Color A- Black Coffee + Color B- Reed Gray
  • Adult Small: Color A- Lapis Blue + Color B- Fresh Nutmeg

GAUGE
20 stitches and 52 rounds (26 countable rounds) = 4 inches in Brioche Stitch

NOTE: To count rounds in Brioche Stitch, count only the number of visible knit stitches in a single brioche column. Be aware that the real number of rounds worked is twice this number, as each visible stitch is actually two rounds.

SIZES
For help choosing a hat size, check out our complete guide on How to Knit the Right Hat Size!

Baby (Toddler, Kid, Adult Small/Medium, Adult Medium/Large)

  • Finished Circumference (unstretched): 12 (14½, 16¾, 19¼, 21½) inches, comfortably stretching to approximately 14 (17, 20, 23, 25) inches
  • Finished Height (uncuffed): 7¾ (8¾, 9½, 11, 12¼) inches

Pattern designed and written by Purl Soho designer, Gianna Mueller. See even more of Gianna’s work on her Instagram!