Hey guys!
Today I’m telling you about one of my most popular hats – the Tiny Hearts hat. I have knit hundreds of these for craft show season and this tiny-heart style is always so popular. Want to make this hat for your own craft shows? Click here to go straight to the pattern, or continue reading for more info + a pattern discount code!
About
I’ve been knitting this fair-isle hat style called Tiny Hearts for years, and haven’t written up the pattern until now. It uses my favourite bulky weight yarn and you can get almost 2 hats per skein! It takes me about 40 minutes to knit this hat, and if you’re familiar with knitting hats on circular needles, it’s likely that it will take you less than an hour as well. It’s a quick project which makes it really great for knitting on repeat for market season. I added a faux fur pom pom in white to match the hearts, but of course you could add a yarn pom pom if you prefer!
Construction
This hat is knit in the round on circular needles. It’s got a simple ribbed brim, and then the rest of the hat is knit using just the knit stitch until you’re ready for the simple decrease, and then you’re done!
The hearts are created by knitting them with a contrasting colour. This is called stranded knitting, or fair-isle knitting. If you were to look at the inside of this hat, the white yarn has a string between each heart – this is called a “float” because it essentially floats in the back of your work until you need to pick up that colour again.
Tip: Make sure to leave your floats loose enough to account for the horizontal stretching that happens when you put a hat on your head! Too loose is much better than too tight because too tight can’t be fixed (except by frogging)!
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Yarn:
I wanted to use a readily-available yarn for this design, so I used 2 colours of Lion Brand Wool-Ease Thick and Quick. I used this yarn almost exclusively for the last few years when it came to winter knitting. There is a reason it’s so popular – because the yarn is such high quality with the most amazing colour choices, with new colours being added all the time. If you don’t have this yarn on hand, you can use any super bulky #6 yarn, just make sure you do a gauge swatch and change your tension or needle size if needed.
I hope you have fun with this design! It’s fun to make and isn’t complicated to knit up. All you have to do is pick your colours and pick your pom pom style! I opted for a faux fur pom in a bright white, but I use a yarn pom quite often too. Have fun with it! I can’t wait to see how yours turns out!
For a similar hat with a DOUBLE BRIM, you can find the Tiny Hearts Double Brim here.
Find the pattern in these places:
On my website here.
On Etsy here.
On Ravelry here.
(Use the code “PATTERN10” for 10% off all patterns)
I can’t wait to see your WIPs! Make sure to tag me @knitsnknotswpg and use the pattern hashtag #TinyHeartsBeanie so that everyone can see your projects!
Happy crocheting,
Janine xo
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