Buena Park Hat by Akatonbo

Buena Park Hat

Knitting
August 2015
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
16 stitches and 24 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch
US 5 - 3.75 mm
US 8 - 5.0 mm
175 - 205 yards (160 - 187 m)
Average 22"/ Large 24" circumference head
English
This pattern is available for $4.00.

Buena Park’s plush, hemmed brim provides double-layered warmth over the ears. The hat is worked in the round from the bottom up beginning with a provisional cast-on. The Twist Rib pattern in the brim transitions and continues into a Twist Honeycomb pattern on the crown.

The hat has a textured pattern with floats on the wrong side and is fully reversible. The pattern includes both Average and Large Adult sizing.

Written instructions. Charts are also included for stitch patterns and Crown Decreases; they are intended to supplement, not replace, the written instructions.

Sizes
Average / Large
Fits a 22″ (56 cm) / 24″ (61 cm) circumference head

Finished Dimensions (not stretched)
9″ (23 cm) height
18.5” (47 cm) / 20″ (51 cm) circumference

Yarn
Worsted weight yarn 175–185 yd (160–169 m) /195–205 yd (178–187 m)
Shown in:
Berroco Vintage; 52% Acrylic, 40% Wool, 8% Nylon; 218 yd (200 m) per 3.5 oz (100 g) skein; color: #5192 Chana Dal; 1 skein; size: average
Cascade Yarns Cascade 220 Heathers; 100% Wool; 220 yd (200 m) per 3.5 oz (100 g) skein; color: #2423 Montmartre; 1 skein; size: large
Lion Brand Yarn Wool-Ease; 80% Acrylic, 20% Wool; 197 yd (180 m) per 3 oz (85 g) ball; color: #151 Grey Heather; 1 ball; size: large

Gauge
16 sts x 24 rows over 4″ (10 cm) in stockinette stitch with larger needles
24 sts x 32 rows over 4″ (10 cm) in k2, p2 rib with smaller needles
21 sts x 26 rows over 4″ (10 cm) in Twist Honeycomb Pattern with larger needles

Needles
US 5 (3.75 mm) and US 8 (5.0 mm) 16″ (40-cm) circular needles— Or size to obtain gauge
Extra circular needle US 5 (3.75 mm) or smaller to use as a holder when creating hemmed brim
US 8 (5.0 mm) double-pointed needles

Other Materials
Crochet hook for provisional cast-on
1 Stitch marker
9 Stitch markers for decrease section (optional)
Tapestry needle (large-eyed, blunt needle)
Waste yarn for provisional cast-on

Skills:
Casting on provisionally
Decreasing (ssk)
Knitting and purling in the round
Twist stitches/2-stitch cables

The Buena Park Hat pattern is available as an individual pattern or in the Buena Park e-book with the Buena Park Cowl pattern.