Hakova Sheli
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Yarn: Fingering weight, approximately 240 (300, 360, 400) yds./219.5 (274.5, 329, 366) m
Shown in Fibernymph Dye Works Bounce (80% superwash Merino/20% nylon; 400 yds./366 m per 3.5 oz./100 g skein) in Cold Snap, one skein
Needles: US 1 (2.25 mm), or size needed to obtain gauge
Gauge: 28 stitches & 36 rounds = 4 in./10 cm in brioche stitch in the round
Sizes: To fit head circumference of 18 (20, 22, 24) in./46 (51, 56, 61) cm
On the Jewish festival of Purim, it’s traditional to eat delicious three-cornered cookies called hamantaschen, meant to resemble the three-cornered hat of Haman, the villain in the Purim story. I have fond memories of baking dozens of cookies, and I also can remember my mother singing a song that went “Hakova sheli shalosh pinot,” or “My hat has three corners.” When I first knit up the crown for this hat, I couldn’t help but see the resemblance—and I also promptly got the song stuck in my head. The hat, it seems, named itself.
Worked in basic brioche stitch until you get to the crown, this hat is a fun and quick knit that’s a great way to use a single skein of fingering weight yarn in your stash. The brioche stitch does fun things with a self-striping yarn, as in the sample, but looks great in any color or style of yarn. The crown decreases are a bit fiddly but not difficult, making this a great beginner brioche project when you’re ready to do a bit of shaping.
Notions needed:
- One stitch marker (to mark the beginning of the round)
- Three locking or bulb-style stitch markers (to mark individual stitches)
- Yarn needle
This pattern has been professionally tech edited and test knit.
Shown in Fibernymph Dye Works Bounce (80% superwash Merino/20% nylon; 400 yds./366 m per 3.5 oz./100 g skein) in Cold Snap, one skein
Needles: US 1 (2.25 mm), or size needed to obtain gauge
Gauge: 28 stitches & 36 rounds = 4 in./10 cm in brioche stitch in the round
Sizes: To fit head circumference of 18 (20, 22, 24) in./46 (51, 56, 61) cm
On the Jewish festival of Purim, it’s traditional to eat delicious three-cornered cookies called hamantaschen, meant to resemble the three-cornered hat of Haman, the villain in the Purim story. I have fond memories of baking dozens of cookies, and I also can remember my mother singing a song that went “Hakova sheli shalosh pinot,” or “My hat has three corners.” When I first knit up the crown for this hat, I couldn’t help but see the resemblance—and I also promptly got the song stuck in my head. The hat, it seems, named itself.
Worked in basic brioche stitch until you get to the crown, this hat is a fun and quick knit that’s a great way to use a single skein of fingering weight yarn in your stash. The brioche stitch does fun things with a self-striping yarn, as in the sample, but looks great in any color or style of yarn. The crown decreases are a bit fiddly but not difficult, making this a great beginner brioche project when you’re ready to do a bit of shaping.
Notions needed:
- One stitch marker (to mark the beginning of the round)
- Three locking or bulb-style stitch markers (to mark individual stitches)
- Yarn needle
This pattern has been professionally tech edited and test knit.