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Hat overview
The Lava Hat is a warm everyday hat. It is a ribbed beanie knit from the bottom up in the round without seams. This hat is knitted with medium-weight yarn.
The hat is designed to be close-fitting and has a folded double brim, which makes it extra warm. You can knit a few additional rounds, if you want the hat to stand up from the head a bit.
The hat is really easy to knit. You will knit a long ribbed tube using circular knitting needles, and shape the crown in the last 7 rounds.
You will find the knitting instructions below. Enjoy!
Be sure to check out my other hat knitting patterns.
Gauge: 19 stitches x 28 rows = 10 x 10cm (4 x 4″ ) in stockinette stitch after blocking.
Size:
- To fit actual head circumference: Adult small (51-53cm/20-20.85″), Adult medium (54-56cm/ 21.25- 22″), Adult large (57-59 cm/ 22.4- 23.25″).
- Finished height: 19 (20) 21cm/ 7.5 ( 7.85) 8.25″ with the brim folded up 8cm (3.15″).
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Supplies
To knit this hat you will need the following supplies:
- Yarn: ~120g (4.2 oz) medium-weight yarn (category #4). I used Drops Nepal in the color orange (mix 2920). It’s a blend of 65% wool and 35% alpaca. If you don’t have the mentioned yarn at hand, here are similar yarn options:
- Scrap yarn
- 4mm (US 6) 40cm (16″) circular knitting needles
- 4mm (US6) 80cm (32″) circular needles or a set of double-pointed needles (for the crown decreases).
- Tapestry needle
- Scissors
Abbreviations
CO – cast on
St (s) – stitch (es)
K – knit
P – purl
K2tog – knit two stitches together
P2tog – purl two stitches together
* * – repeat from * to * until the end of the row or the stated number of times
LAVA HAT KNITTING PATTERN
Provisional cast-on
With the waste yarn and crochet hook, chain approximately 100 (104) 108 stitches. Cut the tail and pull it through the last stitch.
With the working yarn and circular needles, cast on 92 (96, 100) stitches: skip 3 or 4 chains, insert the needle through the back bump of the chain, and pull out a loop – that’s one stitch. Continue until you have 92 (96) 100 stitches on the needle.
Join in the round, being careful not to twist the sts (place a marker if you wish to mark the beginning of the round).
Brim
Round 1: *P2, K2* to end.
Repeat round 1 until the brim measures 16cm / 6.3″.
Fold the brim.
Unpick the first provisional cast-on stitch, place that live stitch on the left-hand needle, and purl it together with the stitch.
Continue until the end of the round: unpick one stitch, place it on the left-hand needle, and purl or knit two stitches together, depending on the established pattern.
Hat
Round 1: *P2, K2* to end.
Repeat round 1 until the hat measures 24.5 (25.5) 27cm / 9.5 (10) 10.5″ from the cast-on edge.
Crown
Switch to double-pointed needles or circular needles with a longer cable (for the magic loop method) when necessary.
Round 1: *P2tog, K2*, to end. 69 (72) 75 sts left.
Round 2: *P1, K2*, to end.
Round 3: *P1, K2tog* to end. 46 (48) 50 sts left.
Round 4: *P1, K1*, to end.
Round 5: K2tog to end. 23 (24) 25 sts left.
Round 6: K to end.
Adult small:
Round 7: K2tog to last st, K1. 12 sts left.
Adult medium:
Round 7: K2tog to end. 12 sts left.
Adult large:
Round 7: K2tog to last st, K1. 13 sts left.
Finishing
Cut the yarn, leaving approximately a 15cm (6″) long tail. Thread a tapestry needle and draw the tail tightly through the remaining stitches.
Weave in all loose ends.
Wet block the finished item to set the finished size and even out the stitches.
Simply soak the knitted item in lukewarm water with some soak wash for 10-15 minutes. Lift it from the water and gently squeeze the excess water out. Next, lay it on a clean towel (make sure it doesn’t transfer color), and roll it up to remove moisture.
Lay the item on a clean and dry towel (that doesn’t transfer color) and let it dry. Your knitting will look much better after this.
I hope you enjoyed this hat knitting pattern, be sure to check out my other hat knitting patterns.
Thank you for stopping by,
Mirella.
