Raindrop Hat + Arm Warmers by Purl Soho

Raindrop Hat + Arm Warmers

Knitting
February 2025
DK (11 wpi) ?
23 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches
in Lice Stitch, on larger needles
US 4 - 3.5 mm
US 5 - 3.75 mm
183 - 461 yards (167 - 422 m)
See Notes
English
This pattern is available for free.

MATERIALS

HAT
Purl Soho’s Vinter Wool, 70% Norwegian white sheep wool and 30% Norwegian wildsheep wool. Each skein of this light worsted/dk-weight yarn is 120 yards/ 50 grams.

  • Main Color: 1 (1, 1, 1) (2, 2, 2) skein(s); approximately 75 (85, 100, 115) (145, 170, 180) total yards required
  • Contrast Color: 1 skein; approximately 12 (13, 14, 15) (17, 19, 20) total yards required

You’ll also need…

ARM WARMERS
Purl Soho’s Vinter Wool, 70% Norwegian white sheep wool and 30% Norwegian wildsheep wool. Each skein of this light worsted/dk-weight yarn is 120 yards/ 50 grams.

  • Main Color: 1 (1, 2, 2, 2, 2) skein(s); approximately 85 (115, 150, 180, 215, 240) total yards required
  • Contrast Color: 1 skein; approximately 11 (14, 16, 19, 20, 21) total yards required

You’ll also need…

NOTE: If making more than one piece, determine how many skeins you’ll need by adding up the yardages required for each color, then dividing by 120 (the number of yards per skein). If you’re making oppositely colored pieces like we did, be sure to add the yardages of the MC of one piece to the CC of the other piece. If you want your pieces to be the same colors, simply add MC of one piece to the MC of the other.

We knit our samples in these color combinations…

  • Kid Hat: MC Molasses Brown + CC Peach Taupe
  • Kid Arm Warmer: MC Peach Taupe + CC Molasses Brown
  • Adult Small Hat: MC Mustard Green + CC River Birch
  • Adult Extra Small Arm Warmer: MC River Birch + CC Mustard Green

GAUGE
23 stitches and 28 rounds = 4 inches in lice stitch (see Notes) on larger needles

SIZES

HAT
Newborn (Baby, Toddler, Kid) (Adult Small, Adult Medium, Adult Large)

To fit head circumference of 14–15 (15–16½, 16½–18, 18–19½) (20–21½, 22–24, 23–25)

  • Finished Circumference: 13½ (14½, 15¾, 16¾) (18¾, 20¾, 22) inches
  • Finished Height: 6¼ (6½, 7¼, 8) (9, 9½, 9¾) inches

ARM WARMERS
Baby/Toddler (Kid, Adult Extra Small, Adult Small, Adult Medium, Adult Large)

  • Finished Circumference: 4¼ (5¼, 6¼, 7¼, 8¼, 9½) inches, comfortably stretching up to 5½ (6¾, 8¼, 9½, 10¾, 12) inches
  • Finished Height: 10¼ (11¼, 12¼, 12½, 13, 13¼) inches

Designed by Purl Soho designer, Gianna Mueller. See more of Gianna’s designs on her Instagram!