Let your yarn take the lead with the Broken Rib Hat. Choose a yarn weight that you love, then go with the instructions to match.

This pattern includes instructions for four different yarn weights ranging from 4ply/fingering to 10ply/worsted and three different head sizes for each yarn weight (child, adult and bigger adult). You choose which one you’ll work with! Perfect for stash-diving or just rolling with any yarn that you love.

Knit using Broken Rib stitch, this relax fit beanie features a fold up rim, generous length, simple crown shaping and can be worn two ways, depending on your mood. The ribbing gives you a classic, rib look or you can flip it inside out for columns of stippled stitches.

Designed to be worn with 0-5 cm / 0-2” of negative ease (meaning, a finished size 0-5 cm smaller than your head measurement).
The length is designed to be 2.5 cm / 1” longer than your natural head height for a slightly slouchy look, but feel free to knit the length shorter for a more fitted crown if that’s what you prefer. It’s your hat.

Needles:
4ply/Fingering - 3.25 mm / US 3
5ply/Sport - 3.5 mm / US 4
8ply/DK - 4.0 mm / US 6
10ply/Worsted - 4.5 mm / US 7

Gauge:
In a 10 cm x 10 cm/4”x4” square in stockinette stitch after blocking.
4ply/Fingering - 26 sts x 32 rows
5ply/Sport - 24 sts x 30 rows
8ply/DK - 22 sts x 28 rows
10ply/Worsted - 20 sts x 26 rows

The samples were made using:
4ply/Fingering - Featherbrush Fingering (80% merino, 10% cashmere, 10% nylon / 400 m / 438 yds per skein) in soft silver. 1 skein for all sizes.
5ply/Sport - Quince & Co chickadee (100% American wool / 50g / 166m / 181 yds per skein) in Iceland. 2 skeins for all sizes.
8ply/DK - The Grumpy Merino (100% NZ merino / 50g / 104m / 114 yds per ball) in navy blue . 2 (2, 3) balls.
10ply/Worsted - Fiddlesticks Peppin 10 (100% Australian fine merino wool superwash / 50g / 82m / 90 yds per ball) in colour 1030. 2 (3, 4) balls.