Candy Dipped Hat
NEW knit hat using Thick and Quick #6 - Available as a PDF in my Ravelry, Etsy and LoveCrafts shops!
A bit of inspiration behind the name: Candy Dipped Hat
This hat is a great stash buster! For me I picked two fun candy colors to pair up. I see sprinkles and caramel, LOVE! It almost has a candy dipped look or ice cream sunday layering to it too! The invisible decreases keep the texture consistent and give it a fitted look to the crown. Make it in neutrals, make it fun, get creative!
Make it in all one color, blues and greys, greys and blacks, a bright and a neutral, or just stash bust all your super bulky yarn bits! The brilliance of a super bulky hat too is you’re done in a few hours, so you’ll find yourself coming back to this pattern time and time again!
The other great thing about this hat is it has a shaped crown. The decreases are invisible too so you don’t see the change in texture, you just see the crown take shape untill you’ve eventually finished a gradual decrease. That means it can be pomless and you won’t have a crinkle, just a flush fit to your head.
Candy Dipped Hat
Yarn stash running low?
Grab the Thick and Quick yarn!
A classic and elegant 1x1 texture is always my fave as you may have noticed too! My mum always made them for us growing up, and I still love the simplicity and fit of them, so I love working variations of this classic stitch combo!
Candy Dipped Hat on Etsy
Adv. Beginner, Super Bulky Weight, Knit
PATTERN INFO
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METHOD
Knit
DIFFICULTY
Easy
SIZES
One size - Child to Adult
DESCRIPTION
A great stash buster! Use up skeins to add a fun dipped look to the hat! Invisible decreases make this have a smooth crown, perfect for with or without a pom!
YARN
Lion Brand Wool Ease Thick and Quick, 6 oz.
#6, Color A is a 106 yd skein, Color B is an 87 yd skein
Yards used :
Color A - 25 yd in Mustard
Color B -26 yd in Carousel
NEEDLES
Takumi circulars 16”
US 13 (9 mm) or needle needed to obtain gauge. *DPNS needed for crown decrease or use the magic loop method.
NOTIONS
Yarn Needle for weaving in ends, Stitch Marker
GAUGE
(blocked, in the round)
12.5 sts x 12 rounds = 4” in
(1 x 1 rib) .
NOTES
This hat is worked bottom-up and in the round.
Half of the hat is worked in one colorway and the remaining half in another.
A total stitch count for the round will follow any decrease. (ie. - 10sts)
The decrease are seamless, please see “Stitches to Know”on pg.4, for how to work the SSK.
Steam block when done.
GAUGE
**Please check your gauge before you start this pattern to match the finished measurements for this pattern:
It’s best to make your swatch slightly bigger than what the pattern states it should measure so you can measure it in the center of your square, getting an accurate reading. You can do this by adding 2 additional stitches and work 2 additional rows. Do not count the first and last stitch in your measurement or the first and last row.
Needle Size Suggestions:
If your swatch has less stitches, swatch again using a smaller needle.
If your swatch has more stitches, swatch again using a larger needle.
Finished measurements : In inches
Head Circ.
Adult: Fits 20-22”
Fit
Fitted, with stretch
Width (laid flat)
7.25”
Height (laid flat)
8.75”
Stitches to Know
BOR Beginning of the round
Dec Decrease
K Knit
k2tog Knit two stitches together
P Purl
M Stitch Marker
SSK Slip, slip, knit (left slanting decrease)
Decrease method as follows: slip 1 knitwise, slip 1 purlwise, onto your right needle. Insert your left needle into the front of both stitches, knit the two together.
NOTE: Make sure your yarn is in the back before you start slipping your stitches
Weaving in ends
Cut yarn leaving approx. 7” in length tail.
Pull the end through the last stitch to secure it.
Weave in ends on the inside of the project.
Trim ends.
Pattern
Pattern
Cast on 44, with Color A, join in the round, place M for BOR - (44 sts)
Round 1-10: Color A, (k1, p1) for the round
Round 11-20: Color B, (k1, p1) for the round
Crown Decrease
Color B
Round 1: *(k1, p1) x 2, SSK (see Stitches to Know), repeat after * for the round, last 2 stitches k1, p1 - (37 sts)
Round 2: *(k1, p1) x 2, k1, repeat after * for the round, ends in k1, p1 - (37 sts)
Round 3: (k1, p1) x 2, k2tog, *p1, k1, p1, k2tog, repeat after *, ends in a p1 - (30 sts)
Round 4: SSK, for the round - (15 sts)
Round 5: k2tog for the round, ends in a k1 - (8 sts)
Cinching up the Crown
Step 1: Cut your working yarn, leaving a long tail, approx. 12”. Thread your yarn needle onto it.
Step 2: Slip the remaining stitches purlwise onto your yarn needle.
Step 3: Cinch up the crown and go through the stitches a few more times to secure them.
Weave in all your ends.
