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Maxie’s Swatch Cap is a top-down, rib knit beanie that can be worked as a stand-alone project or as the gauge swatch for Maxie’s Mockneck or Maxie’s Mockneck Mini. Add one of Maxie’s pullovers to your cart along with this hat pattern, and use the code ‘maxies2’ to get the 2-for-1 deal. You can get all three patterns for $17 with the code ‘maxies3’. Past purchases apply.

Construction: This hat is worked top-down and in the round in 2x2 rib and designed to be worn with negative ease. Because the rib has a generous give, it is easy to customize the hat to fit many sizes. Follow the pattern directions for the listed sizes, or work the body to your desired length. You can add 2” / 5 cm to the body if you want a folded brim.

Knitting level: Intermediate

Skills required: backward loop increases, maintaining rib pattern while increasing/decreasing, and tubular bind off

Sizes: baby, (child, adult M, adult L) to fit head circumferences of 18½ (20, 22, 24)“ / 47 (51, 56, 61) cm
modeled in size Adult M and size Child.

Finished chest measurement:
circumference:
10¾ (13¼, 13¼, 13¼)“ / 27.5 (34) cm before blocking, unstretched

12¼ (15¼, 15¼, 15¼)“ / 31 (39) cm after blocking, unstretched

length:
6½ (7½, 8½ 9)“ / 16.5 (19, 21.5, 23) cm

Yarn options:

Little Skein in the Big Wool Harvest Sport, sport weight;
100% non-superwash American-grown Merino & Rambouillet wool blend,
approximately 312 yards per 100g; Ahri colorway

Purl Soho Wigeon, sport weight, 100% fine Falkland merino, approximately 360 yards per 100 grams, Whiskey Brown and Blue Abyss colorways

Suggested alternatives: sport/light DK weight wool yarns

Yardage:
one color, brimless version: 150 (220, 245, 255) yards / 135 (200, 225, 235) meters

brimless version with three stripes: 19 (24, 24, 24) yards / 17 (22, 22, 22) meters of contrast color yarn

folded brim version: additional 33 (41, 41, 41) yards / 30 (37, 37, 37) meters

Gauge:
48 sts and 38 rounds in 2 x 2 rib = 4”/10 cm before blocking, unstretched
42 and 34 rounds in 2 x 2 rib = 4” / 10 cm after blocking, unstretched

Needles:
16” circulars in size necessary to obtain gauge (recommended size is US 3/ 3.25mm)
a set of DPNs in the same size as above

Notions: 8 stitch markers, cable needle, tapestry needle, scrap yarn

Low Vision Accessibility: This pattern is written in 22-point sans serif font (Arial) in all-black text. It has no italics. All of the directions are fully written out. There is no chart in this pattern.