Last spring I received a note from a fellow knitter asking me if there was a hat to go along with the SEQUENCES SHAWL. She was knitting the shawl for a friend undergoing chemotherapy and wanted a hat to go with it. I was so touched that I immediately put down everything I was working on and knit up my first SEQUENCES HAT! I loved the hat so much that I kept going and knit one in a smaller size for my grand niece, and then in an even smaller size for my grandson.

Another take on Cecelia Campochiaro’s stellar book, Sequence Knitting: Simple Methods for Creating Complex Fabrics (learn more about the book and how to buy your own copy here), SEQUENCES HAT translates the ideas used in SEQUENCES SHAWL to create a fun, easy to knit hat for the whole family.

While the pattern remains the same, different weight yarns and needle sizes are used to obtain the different sizes. The hat is knit in the round from the rim-up.

BABY SIZES 3-6 (9-12) mos
Finished circumference: 13” (14 ¾)“/ 33 (37.5) cm
YARN: Approx 120 (150) yds/110 (140)m fingering weight yarn evenly split between 3 colors 40 (50) yds/35 (45)m each color
GAUGE: 26 sts and 52 rnds = 4”/10cm in Garter St using larger needles (blocked)
NEEDLES: Sizes 2 US/2.75mm and 3 US/3.25mm DPNs or size needed to obtain gauge

KID SIZES 2-6 (8-12) years
Finished circumference: 16 (18 ¼)“/40.5 (46.5)cm)
YARN: Approx 180 (210) yds/165 (195)m DK weight yarn evenly split between 3 colors 60 (70) yds/55 (65)m each color
GAUGE: 21 sts and 42 rnds = 4”/10cm in Garter St using larger needles (blocked)
NEEDLES: Sizes 4 US/3.25mm and 5 US/3.75mm DPNs or size needed to obtain gauge

ADULT SIZES Medium (Large)
Finished circumference: 18 ¾ (21 ¼)“/47.5 (54)cm
YARN: Approx 210 (240)yds/195 (220)m worsted weight yarn evenly split between 3 colors 70 (80)yds/65 (75)m each color
GAUGE: 18 sts and 36 rnds = 4”/10cm in Garter St using larger needles (blocked)
NEEDLES: Sizes 6 US/4.0mm and 7 US/4.5mm DPNs or size needed to obtain gauge