Magnolia Pink Knit Hat Pattern

We have a few trees of magnolias down the street that are first ones to bloom and it signifies to me beginning of the spring, beginning of new life. I’m so excited to see blooming flowers of magnolia in the next couple of weeks that the only color I thought of while designing the pattern was light pink. Meet my new hat knitting pattern for beginners, that is not cable-styled, find a bit of time and enjoy the time knitting it. My warmest hugs to all the readers.

Knitting materials and tools:

<> Circular or DPN Knitting Needles 4.5 mm (US7 /UK7);

<> 100% merino wool (Kartopu Merino Yün). Pink color: 100 grams -180 m per skein – in total less than 1 ball;

<> Hook or tapestry needle and marker.

Magnolia pink knit hat size: 

Adult hat: 53-55 cm

Gauge: 16 stitches = 4 inches

Common abbreviations of knitting stitches:

k – knit

p – purl

k2tog – knit two together

p2tog – purl two together

M1PW – Make 1 Purl Wise Check my Instagram video of how to knit M1PW

skpo – Slip, Knit, Pass Over: Slip one stitch to the right needle knitwise, knit in the next stitch and drop this stitch off the left needle, insert the left needle into the slipped stitch, pass it over the knit stitch and it’s done.

pfb – Purl increase: purl into the front stitch, do not take the stitch off the left hand needle, purl into the back stitch and take it off the left hand needle.

Magnolia pink hat knitting pattern

Body of the knit hat:

Cast on 88 stitches or any other number that is divisible by 8. Place marker and join in the round.

Rounds 1-7: *k4, p4 – repeat from * till the end of the round.

Rounds 8: *skpo, k2, p4, M1PW – repeat from * till the end of the round. (11 times)

Round 9: *skpo, k1, p5, M1PW – repeat from * till the end of the round.

Round 10: *skpo, p6, M1PW – repeat from * till the end of the round.

Round 11: *skpo, p6, M1PW – repeat from * till the end of the round.

Rounds 12-18: *p4, k4 – repeat from * till the end of the round.

Round 19: *pfb, p4, k2, k2tog – repeat from * till the end of the round.

Round 20: *pfb, p5, k1, k2tog – repeat from * till the end of the round.

Round 21: *pfb, p6, k2tog – repeat from * till the end of the round.

Round 22: *pfb, p6, k2tog – repeat from * till the end of the round.

Repeat Rounds 1-22 as many times as you need to reach desired hat’s length. In my case I wanted the hat to be a bit slouchy, so I knit once again Rounds 1-22 and then Rounds 1-11.

Shaping the crown of pink magnolia knit hat:

Rounds 1-2: *p4, k4 – repeat from * till the end of the round.

Round 3: *p1, p2tog, k4 – repeat from * till the end of the round.

Round 4: *p3, k4 – repeat from * till the end of the round.

Round 5: *p2tog, p1, k4 – repeat from * till the end of the round.

Round 6: *p2, k4 – repeat from * till the end of the round.

Round 7: *p2tog, k4 – repeat from * till the end of the round.

Round 8: *p1, k2, k2tog – repeat from * till the end of the round.

Round 9: *p1, k1, k2tog – repeat from * till the end of the round.

Round 10: *p1, k2tog – repeat from * till the end of the round.

Cut yarn, weave tail through remaining stitches, and pull tight to close the top of hat.

The hat looks great with and without pom pom.

If you have any questions, please message me. Feel free also to tag me on Instagram @amurushka_amur or Facebook.