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Hat overview
The Folgate Hat is a textured hat with a folded brim.
The hat features English rib pattern, that is really squishy and textured. It is knitted with soft merino wool.
This hat is knitted from the bottom up in the round seamlessly.
This hat will look great with a matching infinity scarf – Folgate Infinity Scarf knitting pattern.
Gauge: 12 stitches x 20 rows = 10 x 10cm (4 x 4″ ) in pattern.
Size: Adult small (51-53cm/20-20.85″), Adult medium (54-56cm/ 21.25- 22″), Adult large (57-59 cm/ 22.4- 23.25″).
Finished circumference: 47cm (18.5″), 50cm (20″), 53cm (20.8″).
Finished height: 22cm (8.6″) with a folded brim (10cm/4″).
You will find the free knitting pattern below. Enjoy!
Be sure to check out my other hat knitting patterns.
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Supplies
To knit this hat you will need the following supplies:
- Yarn: ~120g (4.25 oz) medium weight yarn (category #4). I used Drops Big Merino in the color lavender (mix 09). It’s 100% merino wool. If you don’t have the mentioned yarn at hand, here are other yarn options:
- Needles:
- 4.5mm (US7) 40cm (16”) circular knitting needles or size needed to obtain gauge. You can also use circular needles with a longer cord if you prefer the magic loop method or a set of double-pointed needles.
- 4.5mm (US7) 80cm (16”) circular knitting needles or a set of 5 double-pointed needles for decreasing the crown.
- Tapestry needle
- Scissors
- Stitch marker (optional)
Abbreviations
CO – cast on
St (s) – stitch (es)
K – knit
P – purl
Yo – yarn over
Sl – slip st purlwise with yarn in back
K2tog – knit two stitches together
P2tog – purl two stitches together
* * – repeat from * to * until the end of the row or the stated amount of times
HAT KNITTING PATTERN
Cast on
Loosely CO 56 (60, 64) sts using the long-tail cast-on method or the one you prefer.
Join in the round being careful not to twist the sts (place a marker if you wish to mark the beginning of the round).
I prefer using the invisible join method:
Step 1: CO 56 (60, 64) + 1 extra st (a total of 57 (61,65) sts).
Step 2: Slip the first st purlwise from the left needle to the right needle.
Step 3: Bring the second st from the right needle over the top of the first st (the one, that we have passed from the left needle)
Step 4: Put that slipped st from the right needle back to the left one ( 56 (60, 64) sts left). Pull on the strands to tighten.
Body
The body of the hat is worked in English rib.
Set-up round: *Yo, Sl1, K1* to end.
Round 1: *P2tog, Yo, Sl1,* to end.
Round 2: *Yo, Sl1, K2tog* to end.
Repeat rounds 1 and 2 until the piece measures approx. 30 cm (12 ”) or your desired length.
Crown
Switch to double-pointed needles or circular needles with a longer cable (for the magic loop method) when necessary.
Round 1: *P2tog, K 1*, to end (60 sts).
Round 2: *P1, K1*, to end (60sts).
Round 3: *K2tog*, to end (30 sts).
Round 4: *K2tog*, to end (15 sts).
Round 5: K all (15 sts).
Finishing
Cut the yarn leaving a long tail, and draw the tail tightly through the remaining stitches. Weave in all loose ends.
Wet block the finished item, this process transforms the stitches, makes them look smoother and neater.
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 knitting patterns!
Thank you for stopping by,
Mirella.
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15 Comments
Thank you for sharing this pattern and the great tip for joining in the round. It’s such a lovely colour too.
Thank you for your feedback!
Thank you for sharing this pattern. Your work and website are very clean and neat. Thank you for the tip about wet or steam blocking, also! Be well! 🥰
Thank you so much for your kind words, they mean a lot!
Why can’t I download your free patterns? There are way too many ads. I can’t copy and paste your patterns due to all the ads
Hello, sorry, but currently the patterns are only available online.
Thank you for the wonderful pattern. My only suggestion is that a lifeline is made because it is very difficult to unpick if you make a mistake.
In this English Rib hat pattern, is the Sl1 (slip 1) slip knit wise or purlwise? I haven’t done English Rib in a long time and I can’t remember if slipping either way makes a difference
It’s “slip purlwise”.
I am wondering why I end up with so many stitches? When I yarn over this adds and extra stitch and no where is there an instruction to knit 2 together. Please help.
Hello, only the set-up round has increases without decreases. In the next 2 rounds of the pattern you will p2tog or k2tog:
Round 1: *P2tog, Yo, Sl1,* to end.
Round 2: *Yo, Sl1, K2tog* to end.
I am getting ribbing on one side only and cannot figure out what I am doing wrong…
Hi, it is hard to tell what’s wrong without seeing your work, but I’d advice to knit slow and make sure you are following the instructions.
HI Mirella. I’m really struggling with this pattern. I’m following it stitch by stitch but somehow ending up with something looking very gappy and not rib-like. Are the slip-stitches always with yarn at back, even on purl rows?
Are you planning to do a video of this at any time?
Thanks again, Richard 🙂
Hi Richard, let’s try to figure it out. First of all, the hat is knitted in the round, so there are rounds (=you work only on the right-side), so the slipped stitches are worked identical. I’m a continental knitter, if you are an English-style knitter, maybe this has something to do with this. Yarn overs and slip stitches are a combo – they always accompany one another, so when it says “Yo, Sl1” you will do a yarn over (bring the yarn to the front of the work and over the needle) and slip the next stitch purlwise with yarn in back.