Burnaby Hat by Jared Flood
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First designed for Quarry as part of our Ganseys collection, this unisex cap pattern now includes directions for knitting at a finer gauge to make the most of Arbor’s lush palette and crisp definition. Rope cables and delicate seeded tree forms sprout from a brim of half-twisted rib, which can be worked to shorter or longer lengths to achieve your desired fit.
Construction
- The hat is worked circularly from the brim to the crown.
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
Gauge
DK Version
- 25 stitches & 38 rounds = 4” in pattern from Burnaby Chart (DK) with Size A needle(s), after blocking
- One 21-stitch motif from Burnaby Chart (DK) measures 3” wide with Size A needle(s), after blocking
Chunky Version
- 17 stitches & 23 rounds = 4” in pattern from Burnaby Chart with Size A needle(s), after blocking
- One 17-stitch motif from Burnaby Chart measures 4” wide with Size A needle(s), after blocking
Needles
DK Version
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: 4 mm (US 6)
Size B (For Ribbing)
- One 16” circular needle, two sizes smaller than Size A
- Suggested Size: 3½ mm (US 4)
Chunky Version
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: 6½ mm (US 10½)
Size B (For Ribbing)
- 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 comfortably 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 comfortably fit average adult 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
Tutorials for all special techniques listed below are included in the pattern:
Rib Cabled Cast OnSkill Level
- 3 of 5: Intermediate