Apple Sauce Hat

Apple Sauce Hat by White Orchid Knits

What Is Being Made

The Apple Sauce Hat is an intermediate-level knitted beanie designed by White Orchid Knits. This downloadable knitting pattern produces a finished hat with a circumference of 24 inches and a length from brim to crown of 9 inches, making it a classic pull-on style suitable for various head sizes within that measurement range.

Knitting Techniques Used

This pattern employs several intermediate knitting techniques that add visual interest and texture to the finished hat. The design incorporates cable knitting, which creates raised twisted columns of stitches that are both decorative and structurally interesting. The pattern uses both circular knitting and optionally double-pointed needle construction methods, allowing knitters to choose their preferred technique for working in the round. The brim is created using the German Cast On method, a technique that produces a particularly elastic and professional-looking edge ideal for hat openings.

Stitches and Stitch Abbreviations

The Apple Sauce Hat pattern utilizes a variety of essential knitting stitches to create its structure and design. The foundational fabric is worked in Stockinette Stitch (St st), which creates the smooth, classic knit fabric that forms the base of the hat. Cable stitches are created using the following abbreviations:

• 2/2 LPC (two over two left purl cross) – a cable cross that creates leftward-leaning twisted columns
• 2/2 RPC (two over two right purl cross) – a cable cross that creates rightward-leaning twisted columns
• 2/2 LC (two over two left cross) – a standard left-leaning cable without purl elements
• 2/2 RC (two over two right cross) – a standard right-leaning cable without purl elements

Additional stitches include knit (k), purl (p), knit two together (k2tog) for decreasing, and slip slip knit (ssk) for left-leaning decreases. A cable needle is used to hold stitches while executing cable crosses.

Yarn and Materials

The Apple Sauce Hat requires 109 yards of chunky weight yarn, which is approximately equivalent to 150 yards per 100 grams. The pattern sample was knitted using We Are Knitters The Petite Wool, a 100% wool yarn that provides warmth and elasticity ideal for hat construction.

The pattern calls for two sizes of Size 11 (8 mm) circular needles measuring 24 inches and Size 9 (5.5 mm) circular needles measuring 24 inches, allowing the knitter to adjust needle size as needed to obtain proper gauge. Alternatively, Size 11 (8 mm) double-pointed needles may be used for the crown decreases if preferred. Additional notions include a stitch marker to track the beginning of rounds and an optional cable needle for executing cable crosses.

Gauge and Sizing

The pattern specifies a gauge of 12 stitches and 16 rows equals 4 inches in Stockinette Stitch. Achieving proper gauge is essential for obtaining the finished measurements of 24 inches circumference and 9 inches length from brim to crown.