The Aloe Hat pattern uses two-coloured dip stitches, a technique that looks hard, but is actually easy to get to grips with. The extra yarn this method uses creates even more squish and warmth.
The hat is knitted from brim to crown. The pattern covers seven head circumferences from toddler to large adult (48cm/ 19″ to 63cm/ 24.75″).
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Buy Aloe Hat Pattern
Aloe Hat can be purchased on Etsy, Provenance Craft Co (where I have pay what you can and hardcopy options) and Ravelry. It was originally published in The Knitter Issue 162. Click on your preferred icon for more pattern details, or to purchase:
Finished Measurements
Finished circumference: 41 (43.5, 46, 48.5) [51, 53.5, 56]cm/ 16.25 (17.25, 18.25, 19) [20, 21, 22]” to be worn with about 7cm/ 2.75″ negative ease.
Hat length: 17.5 (19, 20.5, 22) [23.5, 25, 26.5)cm/ 7 (7.5, 8, 8.5) [9.25. 9.75, 10.5]”
Materials Required
Yarn A – RiverKnits Nene 4ply; 100g/ 400m/ 437yds; 100% British Bluefaced Leicester. Between 34g/ 138m/ 150yds (Size 1) and 82g/ 328m/ 359yds (Size 7). Sample is Size 4 and used 48g/ 193m/ 211yds in shade ‘Brombeer-Zweig’ plus extra for the pompom.
Yarn B – RiverKnits Chimera; 50g/ 195m/ 213yds; 100% British Bluefaced Leicester. Between 8g/ 31m/ 34yds (Size 1) and 20g/ 76m/ 83yds (Size 7). Sample is Size 4 and used 13g/ 52m/ 56yds in shade ‘Air’.
Stitches & Techniques
- knit, knit through back loop, purl, dip stitch left, dip stitch right, k2tog
- brim up, knitted in the round, crown decreases
tutorials for Aloe Hat
If you are new to the two-colour dip stitch technique used in the Aloe Hat, here are some tutorials to help you make them:
- Two-coloured dip stitches – click here for a video tutorial, OR here for a photo tutorial
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