The New Hope Hat has been designed as response to the refugee crisis engulfing Europe during 2015. Many, many migrants have lost their lives at sea trying to reach the safety of European shores.

This was originally sold to raise money for a humanitarian organisation, saving the life of migrants at sea. Thank you to everyone who bought the pattern and allowed me to donate to a charity that I felt strongly about; now that a few years have passed since this was released I have now decided to release this as a free pattern.

New Hope Hat is a textured Aran weight hat in a chevron pattern, that uses twisted knit and non twisted purl stitches to give a textured effect.

The hat instructions are both fully charted and fully written.

Yarn
95 – 120 meters Aran weight yarn

Tension
18 sts and 24 rows to 10cm (4 inches) in charted stitch pattern using larger needles

Needles
4mm, 5.5mm (US Size 6, 9) needles or size needed to obtain gauge. (Use double points, magic loop, 30 cm (12 inch) circular, or two circulars to work the hat according to preference.)

Notions
Yarn Needle, Stitch Marker,

Sizing
Child (Adult S,M, L) to fit head circumference 46 (51, 56, 61) cm 18 (20, 22, 24) inches –Designed to fit with approx. 5% negative ease at the brim and no negative ease at the crown. If you would prefer a less slouchy version with more negative ease, please go down a size
There is an option included in the instructions for a slouchier hat if that would be preferred.

All sizes (both charts and written instructions) are set out individually on their own page to allow for printing of only the size required.