High Street Hat
This hat was inspired by a hat that was commercially available in some high street shops here in the UK, hence the name. I decided that instead of paying £20 for a low-quality, acrylic hat, I could pay £10 for some nice wool and knit my own. The hat can be worn beret-style or back on the head, more like a snood. It’s up to you!
The pattern comes in three sizes, to fit head circumference Small (51 cm/20 inches), Medium (56 cm/22 inches), and Large (61cm/24 inches). The hat pictured is the Large size. You’ll need 100g (135 yards/123m) of bulky wool. The sample is knit in Manos del Uruguay but Rowan Cocoon also works well. In the Small and Medium sizes, there’s enough yarn in one skein of Manos that if you want to make it a bit slouchier, you can. You’ll also need 5.5mm (size 9) needles, stitch markers, and a darning needle.
I’ve decided to offer a new version of this pattern for sale.
I’ve taken the free pattern down as the pattern notes were really just that, notes. By buying the pattern you get full, detailed instructions on how to make the hat in all three sizes, and full email support from me.
You can purchase the pattern for £2.50 by clicking this link: buy now, or if you are on Ravelry, from the Ravelry Pattern Library.
That said, I hate it when a designer suddenly takes a pattern down and I apologise for this. If you were in the middle of knitting this hat, email me a picture of your hat-in-progress (to sarah.e.moore@gmail.com) and I’ll send you a free copy of the updated pattern.
By the way, instructions for the Italian Tubular Cast On are available here. I recommend you use some form of tubular cast on (the Italian Tubular just happens to be my favourite) as it looks neater and it’s much stretchier. If you can’t figure it out and want to do a long-tail cast on instead, make the Large size, as the band won’t stretch as much.
Great hat, it’s so cute! And you’re right those hats are everywhere this season- even here in Canada. Thanks for sharing the pattern!
Julie
November 26, 2007 at 4:04 am
Nice hat, does this replace the lost in italy hat?
Mike
December 1, 2007 at 9:17 pm
[...] a couple of projects I can’t share yet, I agreed to knit my friend Katherine a hat from my High Street Hat pattern (Ravelry link; I’ll updated the picture once I get my profile linked to my designer [...]
Unselfish knitting « fingers and toes
November 18, 2008 at 11:27 pm
Thank you for recreating the hat. I’ve been trying to perfect a similar patter and i’ve had issues getting the crown just right. you did a great job.
Classic
April 24, 2009 at 3:37 pm
Thanks so much for the fantastic pattern! I just finished mine– my first hat ever!
Sarah
May 4, 2009 at 9:32 pm
Really glad you liked it!
fingersandtoes
May 5, 2009 at 3:02 am
[...] get asked to knit more slouchy hats than anything else. Sarah Moore’s High Street Hat (pattern|Ravelry link) (free) is just the ticket, and would be especially well received by hard-to-please [...]
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November 29, 2009 at 10:07 pm
This hat is great! I love berets that fit at the middle of the head. What’s nice about this hat is it can also be a regular hat.
P.S. You’re quite pretty!
Alicia
January 10, 2010 at 3:37 am
hehe, that’s not me in the photos!
Sarah
January 17, 2010 at 11:41 pm
[...] more info, see my blog pattern page here or the Ravelry pattern page here. I hope you like [...]
High Street Hat – pattern update! « fingers and toes
March 19, 2010 at 8:34 am