Description

Key Features of the Hat:

• Inspired by Stockholm street style
• Top-down hat construction for adjustable length
• Double-folded rib and casually upright crown
• Great leftover yarn project
• Knit with DK + lace yarn held together for a soft halo effect

Create your own version of this effortlessly stylish hat and enjoy a knitting pattern that’s as practical as it is beautiful.

The Södermalm hat is inspired by Stockholm street style: it features a chunky, double-folded rib and a crown that is knitted to stand casually upright. The beanie is worked top-down, starting with increases at the crown, followed by smooth stockinette, and finished with a generous rib.

This beanie is a perfect leftover-yarn project, since with a top-down construction you can decide the rib length yourself—no need to estimate where to begin crown decreases. The hat is knitted holding one strand of DK-weight yarn together with two strands of lace-weight yarn, which gives the surface a lovely, soft halo.

Sizes: 1(2)3

Difficulty level: Easy/intermediate

Measurements:

Your head circumference approx. 54/56(56/58)58/60 cm / 21/22”(22/23”)23/23.5”

Needles:

• 4 mm / US 6: double pointed needles or 40 cm 40 cm / 16” or long circular needles if you use the Magic Loop Technique
• 3,5 mm / US 2.5: double pointed needles or 40 cm / 16” or long circular needles if you use the Magic Loop Technique

Yarn:

You need approx. 170(190)200 meters / 190(210)220 yds of DK-weight yarn and approx. AND 340(380)400 meters / 370(420)440 yda of lace-weight mohair yarn (knitted holding two strand of yarn together).

Sample yarn combo 1: 

Säie Wool Merino DK (225 m / 250 yds / 100 g) : 1(1)1 skeins

Säie Wool Silk Mohair (420 m / 460 yds / 50 g), knitted holding two strand of yarn together): 1(1)1 skeins

Sample yarn combo 2:

Tukuwool DK: 1(1)1 skeins

Isager Silk Mohair: 2(2)2 skeins

Other materials: Removable stitch markers, tapestry needle

Gauge: 20 sts x 32 rows = 10 x 10 cm / 4 x 4″ in stockinette stitch with 4 mm / US 6 needles.
Change the needle size if needed to achieve the right gauge.