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With Cloudline we challenged ourselves to design the perfect “first hat” pattern for a new knitter while also creating an appealing project for seasoned knitters as well. This hat is knit using only basic techniques: the knit stitch, the purl stitch, and the knit-2-together decrease and is the perfect project for practicing circular knitting (or for whipping up last-minute gifts!).

Cloudline’s bi-colored marl fabric is created by holding two strands of fingering-weight yarn together as you knit.

The finished hat is fully reversible, featuring a distinctively different look on each side.

This pattern is part of our BT by Brooklyn Tweed pattern line; a collection of skill-accessible knitting patterns written in a concise, visually appealing way. Each pattern offers a beginner-friendly entry point into the larger world of Brooklyn Tweed yarns and patterns. Projects you make from BT by Brooklyn Tweed will be straightforward to knit and fun to wear!

Explore the pattern: Cloudline Hat Spotlight Video

Construction

Hat is worked circularly from the bottom up.

Yarn

• 2 total skeins of Brooklyn Tweed Peerie (100% American Merino Wool; 210 yards (192 meters) per 50 grams)
• To create marled color effects, two strands of fingering weight yarn are held together as one when knitting
• Photographed in colors Fleet and Admiral (held together)

Potential yarn substitutes include Tones Light. Note that put-ups (yardage per skein) may be different for alternate yarn lines, so check your total yardage for your size.

• Photographed in Persimmon Overtone & Lychee Undertone

Yardage

• Approximately 140 yards (128 meters) per color of fingering weight wool yarn

Gauge

• 5 stitches and 7.5 rows per inch (2.5 cm) with yarn held doubled

Needles

Size A (for Main Fabric)

• One 16” (41 cm) circular needle
• Suggested Size: US 7 (4.5 mm)

Size B (for Brim)

• One 16” (41 cm) circular needle 1–3 sizes smaller than main needle
• Suggested Size: US 5 (3.75 mm)

Finished Dimensions

• One size fits most
• 20” (51 cm) circumference, 8½“ (22 cm) length

Tutorials to support the pattern:

• Casting On
• 1x1 Rib Cabled Cast On Video
• Wet Blocking

Skill Level
Beginner