Best Friend Hat by Purl Soho

Best Friend Hat

Knitting
September 2020
yarn held together
Light Fingering
+ Light Fingering
= Sport (12 wpi) ?
39 stitches and 34 rows = 4 inches
in 1x1 Rib
US 3 - 3.25 mm
270 - 710 yards (247 - 649 m)
Baby (Toddler, Junior/Adult Small, Adult Medium, Adult Large, Adult X-Large)
English
This pattern is available for free.

MATERIALS

  • Color A: 1 skein of Purl Soho’s Line Weight, 100% merino wool; approximately 135 (190, 235, 265, 305, 355) yards required.
  • Color B: 1 skein of Line Weight; approximately 60 (85, 100, 115, 130, 150) yards required.
  • Color C: 1 skein of Line Weight; approximately 75 (110, 135, 155, 175, 205) yards required.
  • US 3 (3.25 mm), 16-inch circular needles
  • A set of US 3 double pointed needles
  • 4 stitch markers, including 1 unique

Here are the color combinations we used…

  • Baby size: Color A: Red Pine; Color B: Kiln Red; Color C: Wheat Flour
  • Toddler size: Color A: Red Plum; Color B: Kiln Red; Color C: Ballet Pink
  • Junior/ Adult Small size: Color A: Soft Black; Color B: Fieldstone Gray; Color C: Heirloom White
  • Adult Medium size: Color A: High Tide; Color B: True Turquoise; Color C: Reed Gray

GAUGE
39 stitches and 34 rows = 4 inches in 1 x 1 rib, unstretched, holding together a strand of Yarn A and a strand of Yarn B

SIZES
Baby (Toddler, Junior/Adult Small, Adult Medium, Adult Large, Adult X-Large)

To fit actual head size of approximately 15-16 (17-18, 19-20, 21-22, 23-24, 24-25) inches

  • Finished Circumference: 11 ½ (13, 14 ¾, 16 ½, 18, 19 ¾) inches, un-stretched
  • Finished Height (uncuffed): 7 ¾ (9, 10 ¼, 11, 11 ¾, 12 ¾)

Originally designed by Purl Soho designer, Laura Ferguson.