Introducing Brigitte!

Brigitte makes her debut just in time for Oktoberfest!

This is one of my all time favorite hats – it’s right up there with the Apres Ski hat if you can believe it or not.  The Brigitte hat developed after I tested out the honeycomb cable in a shawl that I am working on.  I can’t wait to release that one – but it’s going to take a little while to finish it.  So while I worked on the shawl, I designed this hat as a quick project.

The hat took a bit of playing and planning.  I started knitting it the first time without an increase of stitches after the brim only to find out that the cables tightened the main part of the hat up too much.  Back to the drawing board I went, did some quick math and ripped out the stitches for a fresh new start. 

Man did it help that my husband was working nights because I was so excited over the Brigitte Hat pattern that I was knitting up a storm! I couldn’t wait for it to be done!

In this pattern you will find instructions that are written out, not charted.  

You will also find instructions for changing up the sizing for the hat, including the brim and the main part of the hat.  

The height, whether the hat slouches or not, and the pompom, are all up to you in this one! Don’t worry! I do provide instructions to make the hat as you see it in case you don’t want to do math.

What’s in the name Brigitte?

It’s the height of Oktoberfest, and I just so happened to have dirndls on the brain.  (Dirndls are a traditional German dress often worn at festivals like Oktoberfest! I also wore one for my wedding).

The cables are honeycomb which made me think of the other patterns that involve these.  I’m thinking of playing off of bees, or honey for some other patterns and didn’t want to get repetitive.  So I stuck with the idea of using the letter “b”.

Oktoberfest, all things German, plus the letter ‘B” – all lead me to the name of one of my new family members – Brigitte!

Interested in Test Knitting the Brigitte? 

Fill out the contact form below to let me know that you are interested in test knitting the hat.  To qualify to receive the pattern for free, I need a time commitment and the ability to submit photos of your hat.