Beauty of a Basketweave Hat
If the rich, yet feminine, coloring of this Beauty of a Basketweave Hat isn't enough to have you grasping for your knitting needles in anticipation, the lovely woven design is. This pattern will teach you how to knit a hat that really stands out from the bunch in a creative, yet classy, way. This knit hat is made using just one skein of a luxurious wool yarn, so your designer-quality hat won't break the bank. Try pairing it with a black cardigan or another subdued top to really help the colors pop.
Knitting Needle Size7 or 4.5 mm, 8 or 5 mm, Circular Knitting Needles, Double-Pointed Knitting Needles (DPNs)
Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)
Gauge18 stitches = 4 inches on size US 8 needles.
Materials List
- Brown Sheep Company, Inc. Lanaloft (100% Wool; 160 yards [146 meters]/100 grams); LL83W Victorious Violet – 1 skein
- One 16” circular needle in size US 7
- One 16” circular needle in size US 8
- One set of double pointed needles (dpns), also in size US 8
- Stitch marker
- Tapestry needle
Instructions
Hat
First, using your size 7 circular needle, cast on 96 stitches loosely, place marker, and join in round.
Since this hat has no edging, we’re going to move right to the main pattern, which goes as follows. Do note, however, that you’ll be changing to your size 8 circular needles after half of the pattern motif (it’s also noted below).
Rows 1 - 5: * p7, k5; rep from *
Row 6: knit
On your first pattern repeat, here’s where you’ll switch to your size 8 needles. Go ahead and ignore this note after you switch your first time, since that’s the only switch there is!
Rows 7 - 11: * p1, k5, p6 *
Row 12: knit
Knit rows 1 – 12 four times, and then we’ll begin the decreases. So let’s proceed as follows:
Decrease Row 1: * (p1, p2tog) twice, p1, k5 * (80 stitches)
Decrease Row 2: * p5, k5 *
You may want to switch to your dpns at this point…
Decreases
Decrease Row 3: * p1, p3tog, p1, k5 * (64 stitches)
Decrease Row 4: * p3, k5 *
Decrease Row 5: * p3tog, k5 * (48 stitches)
Decrease Row 6: knit
Decrease Row 7: * p1, ssk, k1, k2tog * (32 stitches)
Decrease Row 8: * p1, k3 *
Decrease Row 9: * p1, slip 2 together knitwise-k1-p2sso * (16 stitches)
Decrease Row 10: * k2tog * (8 stitches)
Finishing
Clip yarn tail, use tapestry needle to thread through remaining 8 stitches, and pull tight. Thread to inside of hat and knot. Tuck in ends.
Abbreviations
- p
- purl
- k
- knit
- tog
- together
- ssk
- slip, slip, knit
- psso
- pass slipped stitch over
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dsavage7020 583811 4
Jan 17, 2020
If I wanted the top of this hat to have an open circle at the top to pull a ponytail through, how would I finish it? Too much hair for under
mgwilson49 2369986
Aug 05, 2018
Do you have the pattern for straight needles I cant use the circular needles Ive tried but no good at it
Kristina K
Aug 06, 2018
Hi mgwilson49, if you search "Straight Needle Knitting Patterns" in the upper lefthand corner, the first page that comes up is our collection page titled "24 Straight Needle Knitting Patterns for Beginners." It contains a few easy straight needle hat patterns that we think you'll love. Hope this helps! Happy knitting! -Editors of AllFreeKnitting
Tricia108
Sep 30, 2017
Another beautiful hat pattern! You will never run out of hats with all these different patterns. It will be interesting to see which hat is the most popular. I would not be surprised is this is one of them. Instructions looks good and I like the choice of yarn. Should knit up quickly. Thank you.
jcoop1 8205388
Feb 02, 2017
I want to make this hat, but there seems to be no printer friendly copy of the pattern...Is that something that can be available? I love the patterns that you have and have saved quite a few and I would love to be able to print them out without all the pictures..maybe I can just write it out...thank you for your contribution to the knitting buffs)
KathrynAllison
Feb 02, 2017
Hello jcoop1 8205388, click the "Print" button directly under the name of the pattern for a printer-friendly version. Otherwise, you can copy and paste the instructions into a Word document and print from there. Hope this helps! -Editors of AllFreeKnitting
Susan S
Nov 21, 2016
Love, love, love basket weave stitch! For some reason that stitch on this hat looks very Roaring Twenties to me. I love the variegated yarn in this rose color, but the basket weave pattern will look just as good in a solid color.
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