Night Coffee Hat

Hi everyone! February nights are really cold, so wearing hats is a must. This month's theme is hats; right now I'm interested in designing knitted headwear, like beanies or slouchies. For my first hat design, I'm using the seersucker pattern. It's very simple to knit and has a nice baklava pattern, plus, knitting this hat only takes a couple of hours to finish. I made one for my husband and he loved it, and I hope you will like it too!

Skill level: Intermediate

GET printable PDF for this pattern here.

Materials:

• Yarn: Alize Lanagold Classic, 51% acrylic, 49% wool, 3.53 oz (100 g), 262 yards (240 m), in the color "Flame Red" DUE 903: 1 skein.
• Circular knitting needles, 16" (40 cm) long, size US 8 (5 mm).
• Ring stitch marker.
• Tapestry needle.

Head circumference:

• Size S: 21.25 - 21.85" (54 - 55.5 cm).
• Size M: 22 - 22.65" (56 - 57.5 cm).
• Size L: 22.8 - 23.65" (58 - 60 cm ).

Gauge: 17 sts and 24 rows = 4"x 4" (10 cm x 10 cm) in seersucker pattern.

Yardage: 

• Size S: 110– 120 yards (100– 110 m).
• Size M: 120– 130 yards (110– 120 m).
• Size L: 140– 150 yards (130– 140 m).

knitting Terms:

• st: stitch.
• sts: stitches.
• k: knit.
• p: purl.
• k2tog: knit 2 stitches together.
• s2s1ktog: slip two sts as if to knit them together, slip the third one knit-wise, knit the three sts together through back loops (centered double decrease). You can watch my tutorial video below to learn how to knit this stitch:

Instructions:

Cast on 72 (80, 88) sts, join in the round. Don't know how to join in the round? here is a short tutorial on how to do it (from 0:26 - 1:15 min): 

 

Put the ring stitch marker at the beginning of rounds.

Ribs Pattern:

Row: (p 1, k 3), repeat to end.

Repeat this row 7 times.

Seersucker Pattern:

Row 1: (k 1, p 1), repeat to end.

Row 2: repeat row 1.

Row 3: (k 2, p 1, k 1), repeat to end.

Row 4: repeat row 3.

Row 5: (k 1, p 1), repeat to end.

Row 6: repeat row 5.

Row 7: (p 1, k 3), repeat to end.

Row 8: repeat row 7.

Repeat rows (1 - 8) two (three, three) times, then repeat rows (1 - 6) of the pattern once.

Decreasing rows:

Row 1: (p 1, s2s1ktog, p 1, k 3), repeat to end. 54 (60, 66) sts

Row 2: (p 1, k 1, p1, k 3), repeat to end.

Row 3: (p 1, k 1, p 1, s2s1ktog), repeat to end, 36 (40, 44) sts

Rows 4 and 5: (p 1, k 1), repeat to end.

Row 6: k2tog to end. 18 (20, 22) sts

Rows 7 and 8: k to end.

Row 9: k2tog to end. 9 (10, 11) sts

Cut yarn, leaving a 6" (15 cm) long yarn tail, pull it through all sts and tighten tog. Weave in loose ends.

Lastly, feel free to leave a comment if you have any questions or find something confusing in the pattern.

Happy crocheting/knitting! follow me on Instagram @wiams_crafts and Twitter @wiamscrafts to see my upcoming projects.