Meet pattern #3 in my Shop Samples series: great easy to knit patterns which have proved popular projects at the LYS I was lucky to work at, Soper Creek Yarn in Orono, Ontario.

Super bulky hats are all the rage, but they don’t have to be complicated. The stitch combinations for the ribbing are a little unconventional, but they still give a stretchy fit, making this hat suitable for many head sizes. A quick knit so you can make one in an evening. Snow tomorrow? Hat tonight!

Recommended skill level: Advanced Beginner

Skills include: cast on, knitting in the round (optional Magic Loop or double pointed needles) knit, purl, knit 2 together (K2tog) and purl 2 together (P2tog) decreases, changing colours/striping in the round, cast off, pompom making.

Yarn colours and quantities used in sample:
James C Brett Rustic Mega Chunky
MC red, colour CS7 - 1 ball
CC brown, colour CS4 - 1 ball

Requires 32” circular needle in 8mm/US 11 needle for Magic Loop technique OR 16” and set of double points in same size

Finished size: Hat to fit teen/average adult, approx. 18” circumference, unstretched and 8 1/2” tall, before pompom