“The Heartbeat Hat” is a PDF knitting pattern with detailed instructions and is suitable for an experienced beginner who has a basic knowledge of knitting terms and experience knitting with circular needles in the round. This pattern can be knit in a single colour or many different colour combinations.

This pattern is written for Adult size (with an 2-stitch repeat that can easily be converted to smaller or largersizes) with instructions for 3 different yarn weights - Bulky, Light Super Bulky and Super Bulky.

Needles required:

Super Bulky: 8 mm (US 11) & 9 mm (US 13) circular needles (16”)
Light Super Bulky: 6.5 mm or 7 mm (US 10.5/10.75) & 8 mm (US 11) circular needles (16”). I used 7.0 mm
Bulky: 6.0 mm (US 10) and 6.5 mm (US 10.5)
Double Pointed Needles for decrease, if desired.

This pattern has been tested by a wide variety of knitters before publication.

Written in English using North American knitting terms.

This pattern is for personal use only. You may sell your finished items but please give credit to @thebashfullamb as the pattern designer when posting them on social media.

Please do not alter, share, or redistibute this pattern or photos!