High Woods Hat

You can find the Danish version of the pattern here

Simple little hat pattern with a lovely chevron detail. The only tricky part here is knitting the chevron loose enough to make sure it doesn’t tighten too much around the head.

It is a very simple pattern which knits up quickly. Just mind your tension on the patterned part of the hat. Go for a size or two sizes bigger needle for the chevron part if needed.

High Woods Hat Pattern

Pattern requirements:

Yarn: Blue Sky Fibers Woolstock Worsted 50g/123yards/112m x 2 skeins (the total usage is approximately 70g). I recommend using solid coloured yarn for best effect.

Needle Size: 4mm/US6 40 cm long circulars, 5mm/US8 40cm long circulars and 4mm/US6 DPNs for crown decreases

Notions: Row counter and tapestry needle

Gauge: 5 stitches and 7 rows per inch

Size: Made to fit approximate 56-57cm/22inch head.

Notes on adjusting for bigger sizes: The part that can limit the stretch of this hat is the woven herringbone pattern. The pattern is a 5 stitch repeat so you can easily add an extra 5 (or even 10) stitches by increasing evenly on the first knit row after the ribbing up to the required number of stitches. After finishing the herringbone section, decrease down to 100 stitches across the next knit row.

Abbreviations:

CO – cast on

K – knit

P- Purl

Sl – slip

K2tog – knit two together

Notes: when slipping the stitches with yarn in front, put the yarn back to knit the following stitch. Keep the yarn wraps relatively loose to prevent cinching.

I strongly recommend trying the hat on after you have finished the woven herringbone pattern to make sure it fits!

Details:

With 4mm needles

CO: 100 stitches. Join to work the ribbing in the round.

Ribbing:

Row 1: K1, P1 to end.

Repeat row 1 14 more times.

Switch to 5mm needles.

Woven Chevron Pattern

Row 1: Knit all stitches

Row 2: (K1, Slip 3 purlwise with yarn in front, K1), repeat to end

Row 3: (K2, Slip 3 purlwise with yarn in front) – repeat to end