Wave and Box Hat

The wave and box hat is knit from the brim up and features an all over slipped stitch pattern.

It is easy enough for a beginner as, despite the look of the pattern, you only ever use one colour per row!

The hat can be made in a weekend or a couple of evenings and is a great way to experiment 

with colour.

Notes

The pattern was originally written and published in 2014 but has been updated entirely with a new yarn, gauge and completely new written pattern.

Charts have been created for a dark main colour/light contrast colour and a light main colour/dark contrast colour for ease of use.

You can follow the charts or the written instructions in the table.

The table has been designed to allow each row to be tracked as you go and tells you when to stop and move to the crown decreases.

Skills and techniques used

Cast on & bind off 

Decreasing 

Knit & purl 

Slipping stitches 

Working in the round on circular needles 

Working small circumferences in the round on DPNs/with magic loop or two circulars

Sizes

To fit size 20, 22 and 24 inches

Finished Circumference 20, 22 and 24 inches 

Finished Length 8.4, 9.4 and 10.4 inches

All sizes have 1.15 inches of additional length built in for slightly slouchy fit.

Gauge

22 sts/30 rounds = 4 inches square in slipped stitch pattern using 4.5mm needles after blocking

Materials

Yarn

Drops Daisy DK in Cobalt Blue and Off White (100% 

Wool, 110m/50g) - 1 ball of each for all of the sizes.

Sample is a size 2 and took 38g of Cobalt Blue and 23g of Off White.

Needles

3.5mm 16-inch/40cm circular needle (or needles for chosen method of working in the round)

4.5mm 16-inch/40cm circular needle (or needles for chosen method of working in the round)

4.5mm needles for working small circumferences in the round: DPNs, 1 long circular or 2 short circulars (for crown shaping)

Notions

1 Stitch marker 

Darning needle

This pattern has been Tech Edited by Hannah Middleton.