Galloway Hat

CONSTRUCTION

• The hat is worked circularly from brim to crown.

GAUGE

• 28 stitches & 28 rounds = 4″ in stranded stockinette stitch with Size A needle(s), after blocking

NEEDLES

Size A (for Main Fabric)

• One 16″ circular needle and one set of double-pointed needles (DPNs)* in size needed to obtain gauge listed
• Suggested Size: 2.75 mm (US 2)

Size B (for Ribbing)

• One 16″ circular needle* one size smaller than Size A
• Suggested Size: 2.25 mm (US 1)

Size C (optional; for Tubular Cast On only)

• One 16″ circular needle* one size smaller than Size B
• Suggested Size: 2 mm (US 0)

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

FINISHED DIMENSIONS

• Beanie (Slouchy) Hat 20½” [52 cm] circumference; 9 (9¾)” [23 (25) cm] length

Please note: the stitch patterns for this garment are charted only.

YARN

Brooklyn Tweed Peerie (100% American Merino wool; 210 yards/50 grams)

• 1 skein of Main Color (MC); 1 skein of Color 1 (C1); 1 skein of Color 2 (C2); 1 skein of Color 3 (C3)
• The optional pom-pom requires approximately ½ skein of Peerie. Purchase an additional skein if you would like to use the MC as your pom-pom, or you can use the remainder of yarn from C1, C2, and/or C3!

Sample photographed in colors:

• Alizarin (MC), Muslin (C2), Mesa (C3) & Palazzo (C4)
• Burnished (MC), Seaglass (C1), Lovat (C2) & Humpback (C3)
• Norway (MC), Burnished (C1), Tincture (C2) & Hammock (C3)
• Fleet (MC), Seaglass (C1), Aurora (C2) & Treehouse (C3)

YARDAGE

• Beanie version: 111 yards MC*; 28 yards C1; 28 yards C2; 49 yards C3 of fingering weight wool yarn
• Slouchy version: 125 yards MC*; 30 yards C1; 28 yards C2; 49 yards C3 of fingering weight wool yarn
• The optional pom-pom requires approximately 105 yards of fingering weight yarn.

*If working the Doubled Brim for either version add an extra 35 yards of MC.

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

• Speed Swatching for Circular Knitting 
• Color Dominance 
• 1×1 Tubular Cast On
• 2×2 Tubular Cast On

10 December 2018: Version 2.0: 

The slipped stitches in Round 8 of the Slouchy Chart should be worked on the 1st, 7th, and 13th stitches over the 18-stitch repeat.