School House Hat Pattern

What’s better than a free hat pattern? 12 free hat patterns, of course! The Year of Bulky Hats celebrates our Germantown Bulky yarn with 12 free knitting patterns for fun hats using our favorite knitting techniques.The School House Hat for September celebrates back to school season! It is modeled after a cap Courtney’s mother wore as a schoolgirl in the 1950s, knit by her grandmother. While inspired by a hat for children, it’s also a perfect hat for the young-at-heart! This vintage style is super flattering with bangs, a curly shag haircut, or braids.

YARN
Kelbourne Woolens Germantown Bulky (100% N. American Wool; 123 yds/100 gm skein): cocoa brown 240, 1 skein.
GAUGE
14 sts and 17 rows = 4” (10 cm) in St st on larger needles, after blocking.
NEEDLES
1 – 16” (40 cm) US 10 (6 mm) circular or pair straights.
2 – US 9 (5.5 mm) DPNs.
Check your gauge and adjust needle size(s) accordingly if necessary.
NOTIONS
Darning needle, stitch marker, Kelbourne Woolens label, sewing thread, sharp sewing needle.
SIZE
12” (30.5 cm) from base of back neck to front of head.
16” (40.5 cm) from ear to ear at back neck.
20.75” (52.5 cm) from ear to ear, measured across the center.
SKILLS
Knitting, purling, short–rows, i–cord.
Photography Linette Messina.