Megaliths Hat

$6.00

Megaliths is now a Megacollection! Get the entire collection (fingering weight socks, sport tee, DK hat, and bulky hat) for $20!

Sometimes a pattern comes to my mind fully formed. That was the case with this easy colorwork hat. I wanted to use leftovers from previous projects, and I wanted to see large standing stone structures, such as Stonehenge, dancing around my hat. I got so excited about the various possible color combinations that I want to million of them! And since this hat comes in eight sizes, you can knit tons of them, too.

Megaliths is now a Megacollection! Get the entire collection (fingering weight socks, sport tee, DK hat, and bulky hat) for $20!

Sometimes a pattern comes to my mind fully formed. That was the case with this easy colorwork hat. I wanted to use leftovers from previous projects, and I wanted to see large standing stone structures, such as Stonehenge, dancing around my hat. I got so excited about the various possible color combinations that I want to million of them! And since this hat comes in eight sizes, you can knit tons of them, too.

Skills: 
Knitting in the round, twisted ribbing, simple stranded colorwork, k2tog decreases.

Need tips for knitting colorwork in the round? Check out my video on the Kino Knits You Tube channel at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovQCTmc-PP0&t=21s.

Sizes: To fit head circumference - Actual hat circumference - Hat height:

1: 10”/25 cm - 9.5”/24 cm - 4.5”/11 cm 
2: 12”/31 cm, 10”/25 cm - 5”/13 cm 
3:14”/36 cm - 12”/31 cm - 5”/13 cm 
4: 16”/41 cm - 14”/36 cm - 6”/15 cm 
5: 18”/46 cm - 16”/41 cm - 7.5”/19 cm 
6: 20”/51 cm - 18”/46 cm - 8”/20 cm 
7: 22”/56 cm - 20”/51 cm - 9”/23 cm 
8: 24”/61 cm - 22”/56 cm - 10”/25 cm

Yarn Requirements (Includes 15% buffer): 
Three colors high-contrast DK yarn

Size: Color 1 (bottom) - Color 2 (middle stripes) - Color 3 (top)

1: 30 yds/27 m - 15 yds/14 m - 25 yds/23 m 
2: 35 yds/32 m - 20 yds/18 m - 25 yds/23 m 
3: 40 yds/37 m - 20 yds/18 m - 25 yds/23 m 
4: 45 yds/41 m - 20 yds/18 m - 35 yds/32 m 
5: 60 yds/55 m - 30 yds/27 m - 60 yds/55 m 
6: 75 yds/69 m - 30 yds/27 m - 65 yds/59 m 
7: 95 yds/87 m - 35 yds/32 m - 65 yds/59 m 
8: 120 yds/100 m - 35 yds/32 m - 65 yds/59 m

Size 1 hat shown in Unwind Yarn Company Touring DK (100% merino), 231 yds/211 m per 100 g/3.5 oz, colors Teal, Hot Pink, and Lime Green.

Size 7 hat shown in Knit Picks Capra (85% merino, 15% cashmere), 123 yds/112 m per 50 g/1.75 oz), colors Celestial, Lilac, and Turmeric.

Blocked Gauge: 
24 stitches and 32 rounds over 4”/10 cm stockinette in the round

Tools:

  • 1 stitch marker

  • Tapestry needle for grafting and weaving in ends

Needles: 
US 5/3.75 mm needles for knitting in the round (small circumference) or size needed to get gauge

Social Media: 
Please post your finished hat on social media with #MegalithsHat and #kinoknits and tag @kinoknits.