313 Peachy Keen Hat - Knitting Pattern for Women in Valley Yarns Goshen

313 Peachy Keen Hat – Knitting Pattern for Women in Valley Yarns Goshen

The 313 Peachy Keen Hat is a charming, colorful knitted hat designed by Kirsten Hipsky and worked in the luxurious Valley Yarns Goshen yarn. This beginner-friendly pattern produces a finished hat measuring 22 inches in circumference and 9 inches tall, making it a comfortable, classic fit for most adult women. The design features a cheerful warm-toned stripe sequence in three coordinating colors, giving the finished piece its signature peachy, sun-kissed aesthetic.

What Is Being Made

This pattern produces a seamless, bottom-up knitted hat worked entirely in the round. The construction begins at the brim and travels upward through a striped main body before finishing with a shaped, tapered crown. The result is a lightweight yet structured hat that is equally suited to cool spring days or mild autumn evenings. Its relatively compact stitch count and straightforward shaping make it an ideal project for knitters who are new to working with multiple colors or who want a quick, satisfying finished object.

Techniques Used

• Bottom-up construction: The hat is cast on at the brim and worked upward toward the crown, which is a classic and intuitive approach for beginner knitters.
• Seamless, worked in the round: All rounds are joined and worked continuously, eliminating the need for seaming and producing a smooth, professional finish on the right side.
• Stripes: Three colors are alternated throughout the main body of the hat, creating a clean horizontal stripe pattern. Carrying or cutting yarn between color changes is managed at the end of each stripe section.
• Crown shaping with decreases: The top of the hat is tapered using k2tog (knit two together) decrease rounds, which are worked in a structured sequence to draw the stitches evenly inward and create a neat, rounded crown.

Stitches Used

• Knit stitch (k1): The foundation stitch used throughout the main body and crown of the hat.
• Purl stitch (p1): Used in combination with the knit stitch to form the ribbed brim.
• 1x1 Ribbing (k1, p1): The brim is worked in a one-by-one rib for approximately 1 inch, providing elasticity and a snug, comfortable fit around the head.
• Stockinette stitch: The main body is worked in stockinette in the round (all knit rounds), producing a smooth, flat fabric that showcases the stripe colorwork beautifully.
• K2tog (knit two together): A right-leaning decrease used repeatedly in the crown shaping rounds to reduce the stitch count from 100 stitches down to just 5, at which point the yarn is cut and drawn through the remaining stitches to close the top.

Color Palette and Stripe Design

The hat is worked in three carefully chosen colors of Valley Yarns Goshen, all in warm, earthy tones that complement one another beautifully:

• Color A – 07 Ginger: Used for the brim and the final crown shaping rounds, anchoring the hat with a rich, warm base and top.
• Color B – 08 Spring Peach: Introduced in the main body stripes, adding a soft, peachy warmth that gives the hat its name.
• Color C – 8039 Fawn: A neutral, sandy tone that bridges the Ginger and Spring Peach, creating a harmonious and wearable color story.

The stripe sequence alternates between these three colors across the main body and into the crown decreases, ensuring that the colorwork remains visible and intentional all the way to the very top of the hat.

Materials

This pattern calls for Valley Yarns Goshen, a worsted weight yarn with a distinctive fiber blend of 48% Peruvian cotton, 46% Modal, and 6% Silk, coming in at 92 yards per 50g skein. This blend gives the yarn a beautifully soft hand feel with a subtle sheen from the silk content,