Happy Hat by Purl Soho

Happy Hat

Knitting
December 2021
Jumbo (0-4 wpi) ?
7 stitches and 10 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette Stitch
US 17 - 12.0 mm
50 - 84 yards (46 - 77 m)
Baby (Kid, Adult Small, Adult Large)
English
This pattern is available for free.

MATERIALS

  • Main Color: 1 skein of Purl Soho’s Gentle Giant, 100% merino wool, in Heirloom White. Each skein is 48 yards/ 125 grams; approximately 20 (23, 30, 39) yards required. (NOTE: Some colors may no longer be available.)
  • Color A: 1 skein of Gentle Giant; approximately 27 (32, 34, 37) yards required.
  • Color B: 1 skein of Gentle Giant; approximately 3 (6, 7, 8) yards required.

NOTE: These materials will make two hats with pom poms if you swap Colors A and B. Adult sizes will also need to add an additional skein of the Main Color.

You will also need…

GAUGE
7 stitches and 10 rounds = 4 inches in stockinette stitch

SIZES
Baby (Kid, Adult Small, Adult Large)

Finished Circumference: 14 (16, 18, 20) inches
Finished Height: 7¾ (8¾, 9¾, 10¾) inches

Samples: We made our samples in the following sizes and colors, using Heirloom White as the Main Color for all of them…

  • BABY SIZE: Super Yellow + Parakeet Yellow; Orange Koi + Sugar Maple; Parsley Green + Mountain Hemlock
  • KID SIZE: Super Pink + Pink Camellia (NOTE: We knit this palette in 2 ways, first using Super Pink for Color A and Pink Camellia for Color B, and then flipping them for the second hat!)
  • ADULT SMALL: Periwinkle Blue + Lapis Blue; Rose Violet + Red Violet
  • ADULT LARGE: Cowrie Pink + Calico Pink

Designed by Purl Soho designer, Jake Canton. Click here to see even more of Jake’s designs!