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snowflower hat pattern

snowflower hats
Happy Groundhog Day! Whether or not the lovable marmot (woodchuck, land beaver, whistlepig) saw his shadow or not, the calendar says that there are six more weeks of winter. Plenty of time to knit a warm, cozy hat.

This hat is based on Amy King’s Fake Isle Hat, but I’ve modified it to use a classic fair isle snowflake pattern. Or is it a flower? A snowflaker? A snowflower!

The crown pattern and overall gauge have been modified a bit as well.

Snowflower Hat

Do not reproduce this pattern elsewhere. This pattern is for personal use only. In other words, don’t try to make money off of it.

Materials
Size US 7 circular needle (16 inches)
Size US 7 set of double pointed needles
Main color (MC), worsted weight yarn
Contrast color (CC), worsted weight yarn
Stitch marker
Yarn needle, for weaving in ends

Pattern
With MC and circular needles, cast on 98 stitches. Place marker and join round.

Rounds 1-6: *k4, p3; repeat from *
Rounds 7 & 8: k all sts
Rounds 9 & 10: Switch to CC and k all sts
Rounds 11 & 12: Switch to MC and k all sts

Rounds 13-26: Using MC and CC, knit the pattern from the following chart. Note: pattern begins at lower, right-hand corner. MC = white, CC = black

snowflower chart
Rounds 27 & 28: k all sts with MC
Rounds 29 & 30: k all sts with CC
Rounds 31 & 32: k all sts with MC

Rounds 33-52: Using MC and CC, knit the pattern from the following chart. Note: pattern begins at lower, right-hand corner. MC = white, CC = black. Switch to double pointed needles when there are too few stitches on the circular to knit comfortably.

snowflower crown chart
Round 53: k all sts with CC

Cut yarn leaving a 12-inch tail. Thread tail through remaining sts, gather and fasten tightly. Weave in ends. Hat is approximately 20-inches around and 8.5-inches high, unstretched.

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Switch up the ribbing of the brim rounds to give a different look. For example, the grey hat used 5×2 ribbing to give it a slightly curled edge.

For the child-sized pink hat, using US size 5 needles, cast on in CC and then beginning with round 1, switch to MC and knit hat as instructed. Child-sized hat is approximately 17-inches around and 7-inches high, unstretched.

Pattern now available for download as a pdf file.

snowflower hat
More pictures at Flickr

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6 Responses to “snowflower hat pattern”

  1. LB says:
    February 6th, 2008 at 6:41 am

    Thank you for sharing the pattern. Its a lovely hat and i will give it a try when im finished with the one i have on my needles right now.Happy Days !

  2. Em-En says:
    February 6th, 2008 at 10:26 pm

    You are most welcome! Please post pictures of your hat when you get the chance. :)

  3. Krystal says:
    March 28th, 2008 at 7:37 pm

    I love your hat! I’m casting on right now. :)

  4. Em-En says:
    March 29th, 2008 at 11:25 am

    Thanks Krystal! I hope you enjoy knitting it. :)

  5. Crosskinator says:
    October 14th, 2008 at 2:48 am

    I am going to try knitting this hat this week! When you are knitting the snowflower, do you just carry the unused yarn behind? Would it be possible for you to take a picture of the inside of the hat and post that?

  6. Em-En says:
    October 17th, 2008 at 7:02 pm

    Hi crosskinator :)

    Yes, you will be carrying the unused yarn in the back of your knitting. You’ll have loops of yarn on the wrong side of the knitting that will give the appearance of a “negative” of the pattern on the right side.

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