Pushy Friends is a free hat pattern that works up fast using pretty much any weight yarn.

Pick your yarn, check your gauge, then enjoy the knit.

Yarns used in samples:

Camellia Fiber Co CFC Yak DK
West 7th Wool NSW DK
Brooklyn Tweed Quarry

Pattern Premise:
Pushy friends? What are you talking about?

You know those friends - the ones that call you on your s&&t, that force you outside of your comfort zone, that make you challenge yourself, that build you up while making sure your ego always fits in the room. This is for them.

A little over three years ago, a friend of mine needed a quick 1x1 rib hat for bulky weight yarn and the one she liked that worked the lovely decreases while keeping the 1x1 rib going cleanly to the end, while shown on Ravelry, was no longer available for download.

That means I got a text message ‘asking’ me to figure it out before she got to the decreases. While I did not figure out the original pattern exactly (it was worked inside out), I did figure out how to make the decreases look the way she wanted. I made a sample in DK at the same time, since I always have hats on my list of things to make, gave it to a friend and went on my merry way. She finished her bulky version, gave it to a friend, and then the pestering began.

Well three years later, firmly in hat mode again for the second year in a row, combined with new yummy DK yarn at two of my favorite LYSes, I’m finally caving to my pushy friends and writing this up for the rest of you.

It’s more of a recipe since it works with any weight of yarn, as long as you know your gauge. Just follow the rules and work something up for yourself and one of your own pushy friends as thanks for keeping you going while at the same time keeping you grounded. I would not be where I am without them.