The Pijl hat is a lovely unisex hat with stranded colorwork. With only two colors, this hat knits up super quick. Due to the simple colorwork design, it is also a great first stranded project for anyone who has never attempted this technique before.
This pattern contains instructions for a whopping 9 sizes, ranging from Preemie to Adult Large. The Pijl hat is knit completely seamless and from the bottom up. The colorwork pattern for the body of the hat is in charted form only. All other instructions are in written form.
Size and finished measurements: Preemie (Newborn, 6M Baby, 12M Baby, Toddler) {Child, S, M, L} with resulting circumference of approx. 29 (36.5, 40, 43.5, 47.5) {51, 54.5, 54.5, 58} cm (11 ¾ (14 ½, 16, 17 ½, 19) {20 ¼, 21 ¾, 21 ¾, 23 ¼} inch) in the body of the hat. When choosing your hat size, take 2.5-5 cm (1-2 inch) of negative ease into account.
Difficulty level: Stitches used include k, p, k2tog, and the M1 increase. This pattern is suitable for the intermediate knitter.
Contains:
- Written and charted pattern
- Instructions in English
- US Imperial and metric measurements
- Suitable for the intermediate knitter
- Gauge 22 sts / 24 rounds = 10 cm (4 inch) over stranded stockinette on larger needles.
- Digital PDF has 4 pages (letter size).
Materials you need at home:
- Yarn GGH Maxima [100% merino wool; 111 m (121 yds) / 50 g] in 2 colors , MC 33 (52, 65, 77, 85) {106, 121, 138, 155} m (36 (56, 70, 85, 93) {114, 132, 150, 169} yds) – green in sample. , CC 22 (51, 56, 62, 67) {71, 113, 113, 120} m (24 (56, 61, 68, 73) {77, 123, 123, 131} yds) – blue in sample. , Substitute any DK weight yarn for a similar result.
- Knitting needles in your preferred style for small circumference knitting in the round in the following sizes (or to match gauge) Size 3.5 mm (US 4) and size 4 mm (US 6)
- Yarn needle
- 7 stitch markers
- 1 differently colored end-of-round stitch marker
Susanne Visch
How lovely to meet you! I’m Susanne Visch and I live in the Netherlands. Not only the country of tulips, cheese, and windmills but also of Dutch Design.
I find it important to provide user-friendly instructions for interesting patterns. In most cases, my patterns feature both written and charted instructions, with detailed explanations of the techniques used.