Twist in a Box Hat - PDF Knitting Pattern

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Zigzagging columns of twisted stitch cables travel up this highly textural hat. 

Twist in a Box is worked in the round beginning with twisted stitch ribbing around the brim. Single columns of stitches knit through the back loop divide the sections of twisted stitches. Decreases in pattern shape the crown.

Here's a YouTube video on how to work the Right and Left Twists.

Gauge is important for this hat pattern to ensure a good fit. The sample shown has a circumference of 20.25” / 51.5 cm with approximately 1.25” / 3 cm of negative ease around the brim. Please choose a gauge and hat size that has 0-2” of negative ease for a snug fit.

The pattern includes instructions about how to resize the length of the hat. 

Instructions are both written and charted.

Size

15.75 (18, 20.25, 22.5, 24.75)” / 40 (46, 51.5, 57, 63) cm in circumference, unstretched (to fit Baby through Adult Large). Please choose a size that is 0-2” / 0-5 cm smaller than your actual head circumference for some negative ease.

The length of the hat from ribbing to crown is adjustable. The sample shown has a 20.25” / 51.5 cm circumference and is 8.75” / 22 cm in length.

Yarn

167 (190, 215, 240, 270) yds / 153 (174, 197, 219, 247) m of sport weight yarn 

Sample shown in Sweet Georgia Superwash DK (100% superwash merino; 256 yds / 234 m per 115 g) in Pistachio

Needles

US Size 4 / 3.5 mm double-pointed needles, or your preferred needles for working a small circumference in the round, or size needed to obtain gauge

A set of needles 2-3 sizes smaller to work the brim of the hat

Gauge

24 sts and 32 rows per 4" / 10 cm in Stockinette Stitch after blocking

28 sts and 33 rows per 4” / 10 cm in pattern after blocking

Notions

Yarn needle, stitch marker