1030 Teasdale - Hat Knitting Pattern for Adults in Valley Yarns Westfield

Teasdale Beanie Knitting Pattern #1030 – A Colorwork Hat for Adults by Julie Turjoman

The Teasdale is a beautifully designed adult beanie from Valley Yarns, pattern number #1030, created by designer Julie Turjoman. This stylish stranded colorwork hat is crafted in the luxurious Valley Yarns Westfield yarn, making it an ideal accessory for adding a vibrant pop of color to a fall wardrobe. The pattern is available as a downloadable PDF and is rated Advanced Beginner, making it a wonderful next step for knitters who are comfortable with the basics and ready to explore colorwork and working in the round.

What Is Being Made

The Teasdale is a classic seamless beanie-style hat worked from the bottom up in the round. It features a ribbed brim for a snug, comfortable fit, followed by a stranded colorwork body worked in a repeating 18-round chart using three colors. The hat is available in three sizes to accommodate a range of adult head circumferences:

• Small (S): Fits head circumference 18–19 inches; finished circumference 18 inches
• Medium (M): Fits head circumference 20–21 inches; finished circumference 20 inches (the shown sample size)
• Large (L): Fits head circumference 22–23 inches; finished circumference 22 inches

The finished hat has a relaxed, wearable silhouette with beautiful stitch definition thanks to the fiber content of the yarn and the structured colorwork patterning.

Techniques Used

This pattern brings together several key knitting techniques that make it a satisfying and skill-building project:

• Bottom-up construction: The hat begins at the brim and is worked upward toward the crown, a traditional and intuitive approach for hat knitting.
• Seamless, worked in the round: The entire hat is knitted on circular needles or double-pointed needles, eliminating the need for any seaming and producing a smooth, continuous fabric.
• Stranded colorwork: The body of the hat features a repeating 18-round colorwork chart worked with up to two colors per round. Stranded colorwork involves carrying unused yarn across the back of the work, creating a double-layered fabric that adds warmth and structure. Colors are introduced and broken off at specific rounds to keep the work tidy.
• Stripes: The colorwork chart is organized in stripe-like sections, with each of the three colors cycling through the pattern in a structured sequence across the 18-round repeat.
• Ribbing: A ribbed rise at the brim is worked on a smaller needle size to ensure a neat, elastic edge that hugs the head comfortably.
• Crown decreases: The hat is shaped at the top using decreases, including K2tog (knit two together), to taper the crown smoothly. Double-pointed needles are used as the stitch count reduces and circular needles become impractical.

Stitches Used

The Teasdale uses a focused set of stitches and techniques that are well within reach for an advanced beginner:

• Knit stitch (K): The primary stitch used throughout the hat body, worked in the round to create a smooth stockinette fabric.
• Purl stitch (P): Used in combination with knit stitches to create the ribbed brim section.
• K2tog (Knit 2 Together): A right-leaning decrease used during crown shaping to reduce stitch count and form the tapered top of the hat.
• Stockinette stitch in the round: The background fabric of the colorwork section, achieved by knitting every round when working in the round.
• Ribbing: A combination of knit and purl stitches worked in a repeating sequence to form the stretchy, fitted brim.

Colorwork Chart Details

The colorwork section of the Teasdale is organized around an 18-round repeating chart worked with three colors —