Could This Be the Perfect Hat Knitting Pattern?

It takes a certain something to declare that a particular pattern is perfect. I’ve made things that I thought were perfect for me, but I wouldn’t call them perfect necessarily because different people have different wants and needs and ideas of what perfect would be for them.

But having said that, Celia Llopis-Jepsen, who designed the Perfect Stocking Cap, may yet be on to something giving her design that name.

I mean, first off, take a look at that shaping on the top of the hat. That is actually pretty darn perfect and satisfying to look at.

The hat is worked with two strands of sock yarn (the designer used Malabrigo sock, which I can tell you from experience is pretty perfect), which makes it warm but not too hot. It also gives you the opportunity to use some yarn you might have bought with the intention of making socks but you and I both know that’s not going to happen. You can use two strands of the same yarn, two shades of the same color, or even mix it up with two different colors for a fun marled look.

If there’s anything that keeps it from being totally perfect, it’s that it only comes in one size, but it’s stretchy, so it should be good for teens through medium and large adults. It’s long enough that you can fold over the brim if you like, or keep it slouchy.

The other great thing about this pattern? It’s a free Ravelry download. So go check it out for yourself and let me know if you think it’s perfect.

And if you’re in the market for more patterns that use two strands of yarn at once, check out my roundup of patterns that call for two yarns being held together throughout. It’s the perfect technique for using your stash that much faster!

[Photo: Celia Llopis-Jepsen]

Fall will be here before we know it, and that means there are holidays coming right behind where we might be entertaining at home. It’s always fun to have a hand knit touch in your home for other people to see, and if you’re going to be in the kitchen all day you might as well have some nice knit dish cloths to use.

I love this little plaid hand towel from Darling Jadore. Use a little bit of leftover cotton yarn from another project for the plaid portion. It looks like the horizontal stripes are worked as you knit and the vertical stripes are done with duplicate stitch, making this a quick and easy project even newer knitters can make.

Combine garter stitch and an easy eyelet pattern worked sideways to make the Annette Dish Towel from Cluck Cluck Boots, which is meant to be reminiscent of flour sack towels. It calls for DK weight yarn and you can work it in one color or two (or even three!).

Add a little more texture with this set of kitchen towels from Whileberry Creative. They’re mostly worked in garter stitch with borders in easy knit/purl patterns, and you can work them in sport or worsted weight yarn.

Two of Wands Shop has another cute allover knit and purl pattern they call the Seersucker Textured Tea Towel. It’s an easy repeating pattern worked in worsted weight yarn, and there’s a chart in the pattern you can use, but don’t have to, if you want to practice knitting from a chart.

The Classic Cloth dish towel from Handmade Home by Connie is another one that can use a little leftover yarn in a contrasting color, or you could color block it our use stripes throughout the pattern. This one uses worsted weight yarn and another easy repeating knit purl stitch pattern.

If you like to hang your towel on the oven handle or elsewhere but it’s always falling off, try the Stay Put kitchen towel from Fancy Step Knits. This project is worked in garter stitch and includes a hole partway through so you can pull the towel through itself over a rod or handle. Stripes are optional but a nice addition.

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