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My Blakely Hat was the inspiration for this new hat design. I love the simplicity of the Blakely Hat with its slipped stitch ridges running up the hat. I wanted to play with this technique of slipped stitches. With this hat, Woodward, I created a stitch pattern that slips stitches with your working yarn held in the front of the work. This creates a horizontal yarn strand that runs over and in front of the slipped stitches. I really liked how this design element worked out and I hope you do, too. Woodward is a very simple and fast hat, yet there are professional details within this hat that make it extra special, such as: optional provisional cast-on and Kitchener stitch, to build your knitting skills.

Pattern Description: Woodward comes with two brim options; a grafted folded brim or just a folded brim. The Woodward stitch pattern is used in both versions. After the ribbed brim is worked in the round, the Woodward stitch pattern is then worked for the body of the hat. I have color blocked these hats, but you can easily continue the hat body in one color if you prefer. The Woodward stitch pattern stops at the crown shaping and you will knit stockinette in the round as you make the crown shaping. The hat end is then grafted together to give it a flawless final touch.

Difficulty Level: Adventurous Beginner
Skills Needed: Provisional cast-on, slipped stiches, knitting and purling in the round, basic decreases, and Kitchener stitch.

Materials:
Worsted weight yarn, MC: 1 (1, 1, 1, 1) skein & CC 1 (1, 1, 1, 1) skein
Sample shown in Custom Woolen Mills 2 ply, 100% Natural Wool, 217 yards/ 198 meters per 112g skein. Color ways shown in samples: MC: Natural White & Grey, CC: Medium Grey & Black.

YARDAGE/METERAGE NEEDED (FOR HAT ONLY)
NOTE Yardage/meterage used is dependent on matching your gauge to pattern. Yardage/meterage given above is for the hat only, not the pompom.
Baby (Toddler, Child, Adult Small/Medium, Adult Large)
185 (200, 225, 252, 300) yards
170 (183, 206, 231, 275) meters
* Yardage given is for COMBINED MC & CC yarns per hat

For Pompom: Add an additional 35-50 yards/32-46 meters, depending on desired size of pompom.

NEEDLES & HOOK
3.75 mm/F-5, crochet hook, for provisional cast-on
3.75 mm/US# 5,16 in/40 cm circular, or two sizes smaller than gauge needle for ribbing
4.50 mm/US# 7,16 in/40 cm circular, or size needed to obtain gauge for body of hat
3.75 mm/US# 5, dpns or 40 in/100 cm for Magic Loop, or two sizes smaller than gauge needle to work crown shaping
4.50 mm/US# 7, spare circular needle for grafting stitches together on brim and end of hat

NOTIONS
Scrap worsted weight yarn in contrasting color for provisional cast-on
1 stitch marker to denote beginning of round
Tapestry needle
Blocking mat & blocking pins or wires
Optional: Pompom maker

Size Information:
Woodward has a snug wide ribbed brim and a slightly looser hat body. This hat is more on the fitted side than the slouchy side, although it is very easy to make this hat slouchier if desired.

To fit head circumferences: Sizes: Baby (Toddler, Child, Adult Small/ Medium, Adult Large); 16 (18, 20, 22, 23) in 40.5 (45.5, 51, 56, 58.5) cm

Finished Measurements:
Unstretched hat body circumference: 14.25 (15.25, 16.75, 18.5, 20.25) in/36 (38, 42, 46.5, 50.5) cm;
Height: 5.5 (6.75, 7.25, 7.75, 8.75) in/14 (17, 18.5, 19.5, 22) cm, or desired height.

Sample shown in Adult Small/Medium with head circumference of 22.25 in/56.5 cm.

This pattern has been professionally tech edited and tested.
Tech Editing: Whena Clayton & Sarah Klippel // Photography: Lupine Marshak

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