Mannschaftsmütze zum Anfeuern in Red Heart Team Spirit - LW2922DE - Downloadable PDF

Mannschaftsmütze zum Anfeuern – Knitting Pattern Summary

About This Pattern

The Mannschaftsmütze zum Anfeuern (Team Spirit Cheering Hat) is a knitted hat pattern designed by Bobbi Anderson and published by Red Heart. It is available as a free downloadable PDF and is rated intermediate in difficulty. The finished hat measures 53–56 cm in circumference, making it a great fit for most adults. As the name suggests, this is a spirited team-colors hat, perfect for cheering on your favorite team at sporting events or simply staying warm in style.

What Is Being Made

This pattern produces a knitted hat with earflaps (Ohrenschützer). The design incorporates a classic, structured silhouette with functional ear protection, making it both practical and decorative. The earflaps are positioned at specific marked stitch points, giving the hat a symmetrical and polished appearance. The hat is worked in the round after an initial flat setup row, transitioning from straight needles to a double-pointed needle set (Nadelspiel).

Techniques Used

• Casting on (Anschlagen): 90 stitches are cast on loosely to begin the hat, ensuring a flexible and comfortable brim edge.
• Working flat then in the round: The hat begins with a single purl row worked flat, then transitions to working in the round using a double-pointed needle set, a common intermediate technique.
• Stitch markers: Locking stitch markers (verschließbare Ringe) are placed at stitches 11, 29, 62, and 80 to mark the positions of the earflaps, and a round marker is used to track the beginning of each round.
• Earflap construction (Ohrenschützer): The earflaps are worked as integrated sections of the hat, shaped using the marked stitch positions.
• Decrease technique – Überzug (psso): A slip-stitch decrease is used throughout, where one stitch is slipped as if to purl, the next stitch is knitted, and the slipped stitch is passed over the knitted stitch and dropped from the needle. This reduces two stitches to one and is commonly used in shaping.
• Crochet finishing: A crochet hook is used for finishing details, indicating an edging or border element is added with a crochet needle.

Stitches Used

• Glatt rechts (Stockinette Stitch): The main body of the hat is worked in stockinette stitch. When worked in rows, right-side rows are knitted and wrong-side rows are purled. When worked in the round, every round is knitted. This creates a smooth, classic fabric surface.
• Überzug (Slip, Knit, Pass Slipped Stitch Over – skp): Used for decreasing stitches during shaping. The slipped stitch is moved as if to purl (knitwise positioning), the following stitch is knitted, and the slipped stitch is drawn over and off the needle.
• Purl row (Linke Reihe): A single purl row is worked at the very beginning before joining in the round, creating a subtle turning ridge or foundation for the brim.

Materials Required

• Yarn: RED HEART® Team Spirit™, colorway 00964 Burgundrot/Gold (Burgundy/Gold), 2 skeins. This is an aran weight yarn, offering a sturdy, warm fabric well-suited to cold-weather accessories.
• Straight knitting needles: Size 4.5 mm, used for the initial cast-on and first flat row.
• Double-pointed needles (Nadelspiel): Size 4.5 mm, used for working the hat body and earflaps in the round.
• Crochet hook (Häkelnadel): Size 4 mm, used for finishing or edging details.
• Locking stitch markers (verschließbare Ringe): At least four, used to mark earflap