Wool 4 All
Felted Rolled Brim Hat
This hat is knit from 1-216 yard skein of
Done Roving Farm Yarn's
Wool 4 All
Color: Autumn Beauty
Available in 9 Colors
Autumn Beauty Cadet Blue
Mallard Duck
Needles: Size 11 – 24” Circular and one set of double points same size
Loosely cast on S--80, M--88 or L--100 Sts
Join Sts and Knit first row being careful not to twist your stitches
Place marker to mark the beginning of your row
Knit until hat measures S—12”, M—13” or L-13-1/2” long
Decrease as follows:
For Small & Large: K8, K2tog
For Medium: K9, K2tog
Knit the next row around
For Small & Large: K7, K2tog
For Medium: K8, K2tog
Knit the next row around
For Small & Large: K6, K2tog
For Medium: K7, K2tog
Knit the next row around
Repeat decrease row with knit row until you reach the K1, K2tog round
Then K2tog each round until only 4 Sts remains. Thread a yarn needle and draw tail through remaining Sts—fasten and weave in all ends.
TO FELT: Put in washer with hot, soapy water and several pair of jeans and agitate aggressively for five minutes—check progress. Keep checking the hat and rolling the brim throughout the cycle while you check progress and size. It is important to watch progress closely. After spin cycle, try on hat and shape. Your hat may require additional washing or drying in the dryer.
Note: It is hard to put a time to felting as all of our washers work differently; our hot water is not the same temperature, etc. So, where my hat may have taken 1 full cycle—yours may take 2. Don’t get discouraged just wash, rinse, spin and dry again if necessary. I, also like to manipulate the brim of my hat. I usually do a little hand work at the end of the felting cycle. Using hot, hot soapy water and gloves rub and roll the brim to your liking. I may even add a piece of 3/8" rope and stitch my brim for a continual rolled look as in the Cadet Blue hat above.
