KOLSCH HAT | .pdf knitting pattern

This striking beanie features a beautiful all-over pattern with cabled and travelling stitches. It’s a perfect project if you’re looking to challenge yourself with a highly-textured design that’s still enjoyable to knit! Kolsch uses a delightfully springy, fingering-weight wool. This makes a lightweight hat that’s ideal for transitional weather. Kolsch has a slouchy fit, and the tiny pompom adds a little pop at the top! 

This pattern is published by Hudson + West Co.

KOLSCH features:

• Knitted in the round
• Brim upwards
• All-over cable pattern
• Snug fit with negative ease

This pattern is written for 2 sizes, and includes both written and charted cable directions

Sizing: This pattern is multi-sized: 1 (2)
Crown circumference 45.5 (51) cm/18 (20)”, recommended negative ease is 7.5-12.5 cm/3-5”.

Yarn: Approx 230 (270) m/ 255 (300) yd fingering-weight wool

The featured yarn is smooth and plump pure wool.

Hudson + West Co. Weld (70% U.S. Merino / 30% U.S. Corriedale; 183m/200 yds per 50g hank)
2 (2) hanks in Aspen (natural white)

Gauge: 32 sts and 42 rounds = 10cm/4" in Cable Pattern on gauge-size needle, after blocking.
1 rep of Chart A Cable Pattern measures approx 5.5cm/2.25” wide and 8cm/3.25” long.

Needles: Your preferred needle type for knitting small circumferences in the round
1 set of gauge-size-needles (e.g. 3.5mm/US4)
1 set of below-gauge-size needles (e.g. 3.25mm/US3)

Upon purchase, you will receive a link to a downloadable .pdf file containing all pattern instructions to knit this design

This pattern was designed by The Crimson Stitchery for Hudson + West Co, an independent US-based yarn company. Photography by Hudson River Photographer.