Rowan – Selects Chunky Cashmere - Downloadable PDF

Rowan Selects Chunky Cashmere – Gwyneth Hat Pattern Summary

About This Free Downloadable Knitting Pattern

This free downloadable PDF from Rowan presents Gwyneth, a beautifully crafted knitted hat designed by Georgia Farrell (pattern reference ZB286-00001-UK). Worked in the round using Rowan Chunky Cashmere yarn, Gwyneth is a stylish beanie-style hat featuring a generous turnback brim and a shaped crown. The pattern is rated as beginner level, making it an ideal introduction to knitting in the round while still producing a luxurious, polished finished accessory.

What Is Being Made

Gwyneth is a knitted hat worked entirely in the round from the brim upward. It features a deep turnback brim worked in a 2x1 rib, which folds back on itself to create a double-layered, cosy cuff. Above the brim, the body of the hat transitions into a 1x2 rib pattern that continues until the crown shaping begins. The crown is then decreased neatly to close the top of the hat. The design is photographed in Ridge 300, one of the colourways available in Rowan Chunky Cashmere.

Yarn and Materials

• Yarn: Rowan Chunky Cashmere, used in this pattern at an aran weight equivalent, sold in 50g balls — the pattern calls for 2 x 50g balls
• Photographed colourway: Ridge 300
• Further yarn information and colourway options are available on knitrowan.com

Needles Required

• 5.5mm (UK no. 5 / US 9) double-pointed needles or a 5.5mm circular needle no more than 40 cm (16 in) long — used for the ribbed brim section
• 6mm (UK no. 4 / US 10) double-pointed needles or a 6mm circular needle — used for the main body and crown of the hat
• Stitch markers are also required to indicate the start of the round and the end of the turnback brim

Techniques Used

• Knitting in the round — the entire hat is worked circularly, either on a set of double-pointed needles or on a short circular needle
• Magic loop method — referenced as an alternative technique when the stitch count reduces during crown shaping and a standard circular needle becomes too large for the remaining stitches
• Turnback brim construction — a deep ribbed section is worked first and folded back on itself, with a stitch marker placed to indicate where the visible exterior of the hat begins
• Crown shaping with decreases — stitches are reduced using P2tog (purl two together) decreases worked at regular intervals around the crown to create a smooth, tapered finish
• Needle switching during shaping — the pattern instructs knitters to change to double-pointed needles or switch to the magic loop method as the stitch count drops, a common and practical technique when working small circumferences in the round

Stitches Used

• 2x1 Rib (K1, P2 repeat) — used for the turnback brim section, worked over 17 rounds to create a stretchy, textured cuff
• 1x2 Rib (P2, K1 repeat) — used for the main body of the hat above the brim; this is essentially the same rib viewed from the right side after the brim folds back, creating a seamless visual transition
• P2tog (Purl Two Together) — the decrease stitch used during crown shaping to reduce the stitch count evenly and close the top of the hat

Skill Level and Suitability

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