Flirtatious Felt Hat Knitting Pattern Download

This refined and smart hat is intended for upstairs women. Perky hats with an Austrian or Cossack feel had an outdoor sporty appeal. High-crowned hats were tilted at a confident, flirtatious angle. Knit this hat using larger-than-usual needles and then shrunken to the proper size by felting. For a few rounds, half of the brim is knitted back and forth using short-rows to make one side longer than the other. Where a band would be, a knitted Linen Stitch pattern essists at the base of the crown. Over it, an ornate cable band worked with a variegated silk/wool yarn that is added after felting.

Finished Size: Adult size, 20 inches (50.8 cm) circumference
Yarn: Cascade 220, 100% Peruvian Highland wool, worsted weight, 220 yards (201.2 m)/100 gram (3.5 oz) skein, 2 skeins of #2401 Burgundy (MC), and Cascade Venezia Sport Multis, 70% merino wool/30% mulberry silk, sportweight, 307 yards (280.7 m)/100 gram (3.5 oz)
Needles: Circular, 24 inches (60 cm) and set of double pointed, size 10½, and circular, 16 inches (40 cm), size 7, for hat band
Notions: Stitch markers; cable needle; tapestry needle; head-sized bowl or ball for blocking
Gauge: 3½ sts = 1 inch (2.5 cm) in St st on larger needle, before felting; 7 sts = 1 inch (2.5 cm) in Woven Cable patt on smaller needle
Originally Published: Unofficial Downton Abbey Knits 2014