Fall is here and so are warm winter loom knits. Hats make easy & quick gift ideas for the holiday season. I designed this hat with a modern look using lots of texture and a colorblock color scheme. Many loom knitters comment on how neat my edges look. This hat will show you one of my little secrets, working a hat from the top down. The bind off is always neater than the cast on (particularly on those large gauge looms). Just be careful not to pull those stitches too tight or your hat will lose stretch.
Please enjoy this free pattern and let me know what you think of it by commenting below. Don't forget to Pin it for later. I love a warm and cozy hat, especially one as cute as this!
For a full glossary of video links & instruction
Great texture and a simple color block give
this hat a modern look.
Level: Beginner
Loom: 40 peg - ¾” peg spacing, large gauge, round loom (Any brand).
Finished Measurements: 8”/20.3
cm x 22”/55.9 cm around.
Gauge: 8 sts and 20 rows = 4”/10.2 cm
square in interrupted garter stitch.
Yarn: Lion Brand, Wool-Ease, Thick n’
Quick, 79% acrylic, 20% wool, 1% other, 170g/6 oz, 106 yds/96 m.
Color A: 1 skein, #99, Fisherman.
Color B: 1 skein, #149, Charcoal.
Pattern Notes
Pattern
Foundation rnd: Chain
CO 40 pegs with 1 strand color A; join to work in the round. Using a yarn/tapestry needle threaded with the piece of yarn you cut earlier and take it through all stitches on the pegs, top to bottom and leave hanging. You will use this to gather the hat later.
Begin Top of Hat…
Rnd 1: Ewk
Rnds 2: U-knit
Repeat rnds 1 and 2 until total work measures “4/10.2 cm.
Cut color A. Change
to color B.
Rnd 1: Ewk
Rnd 2: *ewk1, p1, rep from * to end of
rnd.
Rnd 3: *U-knit1, p1, rep from * to end
of rnd.
Rep rounds 2 and 3 until total work measures “8- 1/2/21.6 cm.
Bind off: Chain bind off all stitches.
Finish: Weave in all ends. Blocking is not necessary.
“On large gauge looms You
will get a nicer edge If you work them from the top down. The
bind-off is always neater than the cast-on but does have less stretch.”
  
Enjoy the fall season!
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7 comments
So if I’m reading this pattern correctly, when you get to the ribbing wouldn’t you repeat rounds 2 and 3 to get the ribbing instead of rounds 1 & 2. Or am I misunderstanding the pattern?
Yes! You are correct MrsCrochetPants. Thank you for finding the typo for me and for visiting my blog. Have a great day!
I have corrected the pattern above.
You mention the chain cast off. What is that? I know the chain cast on.
Hello BooLoomer, there is a link to a glossary of loom knitting skills and videos in the post above! Thank you for visiting :)
I am a newbie to this method. Where would I find the video to properly gather the top of hat since we are working from top to bottom on the loom? I was looking at the list of videos and definitions and I wasn't sure which to watch.
Hello, I'm sorry there is no video to go along with this hat pattern. Thanks for visiting the blog!
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