Emily's Hat -Subtle Details for a Beautiful Hat

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If you caught my last post, you’ll know I’ve been knitting through some thank you gifts. One of these is for our cousin, who not only sent us a BUNCH of adorable hand me downs but also a new gift! You guessed it, her name is Emily – thus Emily’s Hat!

What’s so unique and exciting about this hat pattern?

I’m so glad that you asked! Well, technically you didn’t ask but that’s okay. In this pattern, I combined the traditional cable, with a new skill. This skill is a KBX5! What does that mean?

Emily's hat Detail From Knitting in the Park

Stick with me. I’ll explain it here and I’ll post a tutorial below. This knit below technique forms almost a mini ladder in the hat. You locate the knit stitch between the two purl sections and then count down to the appropriate round. From here, you knit into each of the rounds moving up the ladder until you get to the live stitch on your needle. Then knit that stitch. To finish it all off, you slip these knit belows up and over that stitch.

Video tutorial for Knit Five Times Below

So What Do You Need to Knit Emily’s Hat?

Yarn

I’ve used Big Twist Soft Solids from Joann Fabrics for this one. While Joann’s doesn’t come out and say that this is their in house brand, it looks like it is.

It’s a soft yarn that is both affordable and durable. It will pill a tiny bit over repeated use but this can easily remedied. I’ve knit several hats for my husband in this yarn. He shaves his head so yarn used in his hats needs to be soft. He’s also hard on his hats. he uses them for yard work and working in our garage, on top of everyday wear. So this yarn has proven to be durable.

Here’s a link to the yarn on their website.

Needles

For the Brim I recommend using US Size 5 circular needles. This will cinch it up and keep the hat in place. Plus it makes its warmer over your ears and forehead which is where your more exposed skin is.

You have the option of knitting a 2.5 inch brim (normal), or a 5 inch brim (for a folded brim).

For the body of the hat, to give a bit of extra room to work the cables, I recommend sizing up to a US Size 7 circular needle. To work the cables, you can use a cable needle in a size 7 or similar size. Personally, I prefer to use a Double Pointed Needle in the size I need for cables.

In either case a shorter cable needle is my preference, but you can always work with Double Pointed needles or a magic loop based on your preferences or what you have on hand.

To add the pompom you see in the photos, you can purchase a faux fur pompom or make one via this turorial.