Christmas Hat / Petite Knit

The Christmas Hat is worked in the round from the bottom up on circular needles and double pointed needles (or using the magic loop technique with a longer cable circular needle) towards the point. A casing for the elastic is made along the lower edge, or a rib edge is worked. Lastly, a small tassel or pompom is made and then sewn on the point of the hat.

Sizes: Small (large). Fits head circumference smaller (larger) than 50 cm.

Gauge: 23 sts x 31 rows = 10 x 10 cm [4 x 4 inches] in stockinette stitch on 3.5 mm [US4] needles

Suggested needles: Circular needles: 3.5 mm [US4] / 40 cm [16 inches], 3 mm [US2½] / 40 cm [16 inches]; Double-pointed needles: 3.5 mm [US4]

Materials: 100 (100) g Pernilla by Filcolana (50 g = 175 m [188 yds]) or Alpakka by Sandnes Garn (50 g = 110 m [120 yds]), optionally approx. 0.5 m of elastic band (2 cm wide)

Difficulty: ★ ★ (2 out of 5)

See the classification of difficulty here. 

This pattern is digital and will be sent as a pdf-file to your e-mail.

The red Christmas Hat with the white pompom is knitted in Pernilla by Filcolana in the color Chinese red [218].

The red and white Christmas Hat is knitted in Double Sunday by Sandnes Garn in colors Almond [2511] and Dyp rød [4236].

The red Christmas Hat is knitted in Alpakka by Sandnes Garn in color Terracotta [4035].

The light grey Christmas Hat is knitted in Alpakka by Sandnes Garn in color Kalk melert [2320].