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Almond Knit Hat Pattern

almond bulky knit hat with double brim on the mannequin head - side view

almond bulky knit hat with double brim on the mannequin head - side view

Knitting materials and tools: 

  • Circular (min 40 cm) or double pointed knitting needles, size 9 mm (US 13/UK 0).
  • Lion Brand Wool, Ease Thick & Quick – 20% wool, 80% acrylic. Color of your choice. In total 120-130 grams.
  • Weight Category – 6. Quantity – less than1 ball. If you have difficulty to find aforementioned brand of yarn, use something else that will have about 60 m (65 yards) per 100 grams skein.
  • Pom pom – black/white/natural color. Material – natural fur / faux fur / yarn pom pom. Size – 15-16-17 cm.

Almond hat size: 

  • Head circumference: 56-57 cm (21-23”).
  • Gauge: 9-10 stitches = 4 inches in stockinette

almond bulky knit hat pattern

Common abbreviations of knitting stitches:

K – knit,

P – purl,

P2tog – purl two together

k2tog – knit two together

Almond knit hat pattern:

Using long tail method cast on 48 stitches or any other number divisible by 4 (for example 44 or 52 sts). Place stitch marker and join to knit in the round.

Round 1: [k3, slip next stitch holding working yarn in front] – repeat till the end of round.

Round 2: [k3, p1] – repeat till the end of round.

Repeat Rounds 1-2 seven more times or until hat’s brim measures 10 -11 cm from the edge.

Round 17: [p3, k1] – repeat till the end of round.

Round 18: [p3, slip the next stitch holding working yarn in back] – repeat till the end of round.

Repeat Rounds 17-18 until the length of the whole hat measures 27 cm, or 17 cm without brim.

almond bulky knit hat with double brim

From this point we start shaping hat’s crown.

Round 1: [p2tog, p1, k1] – repeat till the end of round.

Round 2: [p2, slip the next stitch holding working yarn in back] – repeat till the end of round.

Round 3: [p2, k1] – repeat till the end of round.

Round 4: [p2tog, k1] – repeat till the end of round.

Round 5: [p1, k1] – repeat till the end of round.

Round 6: [k2tog] – repeat till the end of round.

Round 7: knit all stitches.

Cut he yarn leaving 10 cm tail. Draw the tail through remaining stitches. Pull tail to close top. Weave in all ends and block.

crown's look of the almond bulky knit hat

Coming to the final part of its pattern you have at least a couple of options to decorate your hat with a pom. The first one is to make a handmade pom from black or white threads. The second one is to tie a real/faux fur pom pom.

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2 comments

Annty 5th February 2022 at 10:01

Thank you for this great pattern. I am going to start it right now. Wish me luck!

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Knitting Guru 5th February 2022 at 10:02

Wish you a good luck

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