First Brioche Hat by Lavanya Patricella

First Brioche Hat

Knitting
November 2024
DK (11 wpi) ?
23 stitches and 21 rows = 4 inches
in 2 Color Brioche Stitch
US 4 - 3.5 mm
190 - 200 yards (174 - 183 m)
One size fits most.
English

This stylish slouch hat is a simple unisex design. Knit in simple two-color brioche, the hat utilizes brioche decreasing in the crown shaping, making it a great step forward into the next level of skills
while remaining very beginner friendly. For a single color version see the One-color Brioche Hat.

MATERIALS
Color A: 110yd (101m) DK weight yarn
(Sample: West Wool, Tandem in Birch Tree)
Color B: 80yd (73m) DK weight yarn
(Sample: West Wool, Tandem in Copenhagen)
US 4 (3.5mm), 16in (40cm) circular needles
US 4 (3.5mm) double-pointed needles (DPNs)
1 stitch marker

GAUGE (TENSION)
23 sts x 21 rows = 4in (10cm) in two-color
brioche stitch on US 4 (3.5mm) needles, or size
needed to obtain gauge.

MEASUREMENTS
9 x 19in (23 x 48cm)
The hat is super stretchy, will fit a 22–25in
(56–63.5cm) head comfortably.