Not tight enough to be a beanie, yet not loose enough to be a slouch, Diamondweave Hat delivers highly textured diamonds that float over background purl stitches. As you know, “textured” means you’ll be moving a lot of stitches around, so be prepared. But the payoff is a beautifully patterned hat that has depth and drama.
Pattern Notes
Skills that you need are: knitting in the round, increasing and decreasing stitches, moving the marker several times per pattern repeat, reading a knitting chart.
Materials Needed
1 skein Malabrigo Worsted weight yarn. I used color 09: Polar Morn. You can also use something close to 210 yards. I have a little left over, even after using my biggest pompom maker for the pompom. Make sure you’re using 100% wool because it’s warm and water-resistant. Support your local yarn shop! You can make a quality hat that will last for a decade and you’ll still love it! And let’s face it, you don’t want to put this much time in a hat made from inferior quality “yarn.”
16” circular needles sizes (US) 6 and 8, along with size 8 dpns for decreasing the top of the hat
Large Tapestry Needle, and a pompom maker
Gauge
Stitch Gauge: 6.5 stitches per inch (26 stitches = 4”) across the Diamondweave pattern chart. Please check your gauge. I’m a tight knitter, but you may not be. Save yourself the frustration and wasted time of knitting something that doesn’t fit!
Row/Round Gauge: not super-important, just make length measurements according to the pattern.
Measurements: Pattern comes in three sizes: Adult Small, Adult Medium, and Adult Large. I knitted that Adult Small. My hat is 9½” tall, and the unstretched circumference is 18½”.