Burnaby Hat

CONSTRUCTION

• The hat is worked circularly from the brim to the crown.

GAUGE

DK Version

• 25 stitches & 38 rounds = 4″ in Burnaby Pattern (DK) with main needle, after blocking

Chunky Version

• 17 stitches & 23 rounds = 4″ in Burnaby Pattern (Chunky) with main needle, after blocking

NEEDLES

DK Version

Main needles

• DK weight version: Suggested Size: 4 mm (US 6)
• One 16″ circular needle and one set of double-pointed needles (DPNs)* in size needed to obtain gauge listed

Ribbing needle

• One 16″ circular needle*, two sizes smaller than Size A
• Suggested Size: 3½ mm (US 4)

Chunky Version

Main needles

• One 16″ circular needle and one set of double-pointed needles (DPNs)* in size needed to obtain gauge listed
• Suggested Size: 6½ mm (US 10½)

Ribbing needle

• One 16″ circular needle*, three sizes smaller than Size A
• Suggested Size: 5 mm (US 8)

*32“ circular needle can be used instead of 16“ circular and DPNs if using the Magic Loop method for working small circumference in the round. 

FINISHED DIMENSIONS

DK Version

• 20¼” [51.5 cm] circumference unstretched (to fit head sizes 19–23″ [48.5–58.5 cm])
• 7¼” [18.5 cm] tall for short hat or 7¾” [19.5 cm] tall for long hat

Chunky Version

• 20″ [51 cm] circumference unstretched (to fit head sizes 19–23″ [48.5–58.5 cm])
• 7¾” [19.5 cm] tall for short hat or 8¼” [21 cm] tall for long hat

Please note: the stitch patterns for this accessory include both written and charted instructions.

YARN

Short Hat (Long Hat)

Brooklyn Tweed DK weight yarns 

• 155 (165) total yards [142 (151) total meters]
• Short hat photographed in Arbor Tincture
• Long hat photographed in Arbor Sashiko

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Brooklyn Tweed Chunky weight yarns 

• 130 (140) total yards [119 (128) total meters]
• Short hats photographed in Quarry Sweatshirt and Arbor Lodge Cargo

Tutorials for all special techniques listed below are included in the pattern:

• Video — Rib Cabled Cast On
• Video — Cabling Without a Cable Needle
• Wet Blocking

1 December 2023: Version 3.0

The pattern has been updated with a new format, new samples and photography, and written instructions for all charts.