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Let’s take turns and knit two hats in brioche! Taking Turns includes patterns for two different hats - Hat #One is full of texture using one-color brioche, while Hat #Two creates exciting two-color brioche stripes! Brioche in a light bulky weight yarn creates the squishiest fabric, so grab a skein or two and let’s go!

A French Translation is now available! Click on the pattern download button on the top right of this page and you will have the option of downloading an alternative French Version (Translated by Claire Berrier).

Skill level: Beginner to Intermediate brioche. Basic brioche skills are not required, but are recommended. Techniques used: Knitting in the round, knitting, purling, brioche decreases.

If you have not yet tried brioche, Hat #One is a great starting point!! One-color brioche in the round is quite similar to two-color brioche, and with the light bulky yarn, this hat knits up so quickly!! I was so inspired by this custom colorway by Melissa of Hey Lady Hey that I created this pattern especially for it! One-color brioche and syncopating stripes creates such beautiful texture and can really make a variegated or speckled yarn shine!! Hat #Two is an adventure in two-color brioche, with syncopating color stripes!!

Size and dimensions: Both hats are one size; Adult: 20” / 50.8cm circ. x 8.5” / 21.6cm height (after blocking). Hats are modeled on a 22” circumference adult head.

Gauge: 15 sts x 18 rows = 4” / 10cm in brioche stitch (for both hats; measured after blocking)

Yarn:
Hat #One:
130yds / 119m light bulky weight yarn (pom not included)
Shown in:
-1 skein Hey Lady Hey Bulky Targhee in color Books and Pens (100% Targhee wool; 185 yds / 100g)

Hat #Two:
Main color (MC): 90yds / 82m light bulky weight yarn
Contrast color (CC): 65yds / 60m light bulky weight yarn
Shown in:
MC: -1 skein Hey Lady Hey Bulky Targhee in color Scabiosa (100% Targhee wool; 185 yds / 100g)
CC: -1 skein Hey Lady Hey Bulky Targhee in color Ephemera (100% Targhee wool; 185 yds / 100g)

A quick note about light bulky weight yarn :: it is actually much closer to an aran or heavy worsted weight yarn. So be sure to keep this in mind when choosing your yarn for this project!

Needles: 16” & 40” US 9 / 5.5mm circular needle for magic loop method, or US 9 / 5.5mm DPN’s, whichever method you prefer for knitting in the rnd, or size needed to obtain gauge. I find that circular needles are much easier with complicated brioche stitches.

Tools: tapestry needle for weaving in ends, stitch marker for marking beginning of round, 3 contrasting stitch markers

Photo credit: Ruth Hart Mowry