Top Down Hat is a hat designed to fit smoothly at the top, without any protruding parts that raise above your head. It is worked in the round from the top down, making it easy to try it on and adjust the fit. It features a double thickness brim.

It comes in 4 sizes, designed to fit from babies to adults. Measurements are given in both cm and inches. This pattern comes with video tutorials.

Materials

Yarn

Sport + fingering = Light worsted weight

If you use a single strand of light worsted weight yarn, you will need approximately 115 (140, 170, 180) m / 125 (150, 185, 195) yds, inclusive of 10% allowance.

Shown here:

• ColourMart 8/30NM fine dk weight extra fine merino (100% Merino; 530 m / 580 yds, 150 g / 5.29 oz cone; color: black): 1 cone for all sizes

• ColourMart Natural Fantasy 3/13nm Cashmere (100% Cashmere; 650 m / 710 yds, 150 g / 5.3 oz cone; color: Deep Black): 1 cone for all sizes

Both yarns are held together.

Notions

Locking marker, stitch marker; yarn needle

Needles

• 4.5 mm / US 7 needles in your preferred style for small circumference knitting in the round; adjust needle size if necessary to obtain gauge.

• 3.5 mm / US 4 needles in your preferred style for small circumference knitting in the round.

• [Optional] 4.5 mm / US 7 double pointed needles (for the initial rounds of the hat)

Gauge

18 sts and 28 rows = 10 cm / 4 inches in Stockinette stitch on larger needle worked in the round, blocked.

Sizes

Size XS (S, M, L) designed to fit head circumference about 47 (50, 55, 59) cm / 18.5 (19.75, 21.75, 23.25) inches.

Finished measurements

Circumference (unstretched): 40 (43.5, 48, 51) cm / 15.75 (17.25, 19, 20) inches.

Total length from crown to hem (with 1 cm / 0.5 inch hem folded): 22 (24.5, 27.5, 27.5) cm / 8.75 (9.75, 10.75, 10.75) inches.

Required Skills

Increases, knitting in the round