Knitting Project: Roll Brim Hat
- In This Quick Guide:
- Materials
- Abbreviations
- In The Round Version
- Two Needle Version
This cute hat is quick and easy to make, and can be done either with two needles or in the round with circulars and double points. (Knit the in the round version, and you’ll avoid having to sew a seam!) The brim on this hat is knit in stockinette, which naturally rolls. The hat fits average adult women.
Roll brim hat.
Close-up of hat.
Materials
1 skein Kureyon by Noro
- Color 95
- 100% wool
- 109 yards/100 meters
- 50 grams/1.75 ounces
1 ball Fizz by Crystal Palace Yarns
- Color 9224 Key Lime
- 100% polyester eyelash yarn
- 120 yards/110 meters
- 50 grams/1.75 ounces
In the round version:
Size 9 U.S. (5.5 mm) 16″ or 20″ circular needles or size needed to obtain gauge
Size 9 U.S. (5.5 mm) double pointed needles or size needed to obtain gauge
Two needle version:
Size 9 U.S. (5.5 mm) straight needles or size needed to obtain gauge
Tapestry needle
Gauge
15 stitches and 21 rows = 4″ in stockinette with Kureyon
Abbreviations
Beg: Begin(ning)
BO: Bind off
CO: Cast on
Cont: Continue
Dec: Decrease
K: Knit
K2tog: Knit 2 together
P: Purl
Rem: Remaining
Rnd: Round
RS: Right side
St(s): Stitch(es)
St st: Stockinette stitch
WS: Wrong side
In The Round Version
With one strand of Kureyon and Fizz held together, CO 80 sts. Make sure sts aren’t twisted. Join. Mark beg of round. Work in St st (k every rnd) 1 ½″.
Dec:
*K8, k2tog; rep from * across–72 sts
Cut Fizz. Cont knitting in St st with Kureyon (k every rnd) 5 additional inches.
Begin dec. Change to double points when you can no longer fit sts comfortably on circulars.
Rnd 1: *K7, k2tog; rep from * across–64 sts
Rnds 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 14: K
Rnd 3: *K6, k2tog; rep from * across–56 sts
Rnd 5: *K5, k2tog; rep from * across–48 sts
Rnd 7: *K4, k2tog; rep from * across–40 sts
Rnd 9: *K3, k2tog; rep from * across–32 sts
Rnd 11: *K2, k2tog; rep from * across–24 sts
Rnd 13: *K1, k2tog; rep from * across–16 sts
Rnd 15: K2tog across–8 sts
Finishing
Cut yarn, leaving long tail. Thread tail through tapestry needle, and thread through each rem st on needle as if to purl, taking sts off needle. Pull tightly to close top of hat. Weave in ends on WS.
Two Needle Version
With one strand of Kureyon and Fizz held together, CO 80 sts. Work in St st (k one row and p the next; the k rows are the RS) 1 ½″. End with WS row completed.
Dec:
*K8, k2tog; rep from * across72 sts
Cut Fizz. Cont knitting in St st with Kureyon (k one row and p the next) 5 additional inches. End with WS completed.
Begin dec.
Row 1: *K7, k2tog; rep from * across–64 sts
Rows 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 14: P
Row 3: *K6, k2tog; rep from * across–56 sts
Row 5: *K5, k2tog; rep from * across–48 sts
Row 7: *K4, k2tog; rep from * across–40 sts
Row 9: *K3, k2tog; rep from * across–32 sts
Row 11: *K2, k2tog; rep from * across–24 sts
Row 13: *K1, k2tog; rep from * across–16 sts
Row 15: k2tog across–8 sts
Finishing
Cut yarn, leaving long tail. Thread tail through tapestry needle, and thread through each rem st on needle as if to purl, taking sts off needle. Pull tightly to close top of hat. Use tail to sew seam. Sew seam on the roll brim so the seam will be on the “inside” (WS) of the roll brim and not show. Weave in ends on WS.
Congratulations—you’ve just made a hat! This hat is not only easy, it makes a great gift. For more easy and fun projects, check out our guides Knitting Project: Intarsia Scarf and How to Knit a Blanket. Happy knitting!
From The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Knitting and Crocheting Illustrated, Third Edition, by Barbara Breiter and Gail Diven
