Charcoal Hat in Schachenmayr Silver Print - Downloadable PDF

Charcoal Hat in Schachenmayr Silver Print – Free Knitting Pattern (Downloadable PDF)

This free downloadable PDF knitting pattern from Schachenmayr guides you through creating a stylish, cosy charcoal beanie hat worked in the brand's signature Silver Print yarn. The finished hat features a neat ribbed cuff, a textured body worked in a decorative slip-stitch pattern, and is topped with a contrasting wool-white pompom for a classic, eye-catching finish. The design is worked entirely in the round, making it an ideal project for knitters who enjoy seamless construction and satisfying stitch texture.

Materials Required

• Yarn: Schachenmayr Silver Print, 100 g in shade 00098 Anthrazit Silber (charcoal silver) – a super chunky weight yarn with a distinctive metallic silver print effect
• Needles: A set of double-pointed needles (DPN) in 7 mm for the cuff, and a set of double-pointed needles in 8 mm (or an optional short circular needle, 60 cm, in 8 mm) for the main body
• Notions: One stitch marker, a tapestry needle for weaving in ends, and a pompom in shade 00002 Wollweiß (wool white) to attach at the crown

Construction Overview

The hat is cast on and worked entirely in the round from the brim upward. The pattern begins with 56 stitches distributed across the double-pointed needles in size 7 mm. After completing the ribbed cuff section, needle size is increased to 8 mm and 10 stitches are evenly increased by picking up stitches from the horizontal bar between stitches (twisted make-one increases), bringing the total stitch count to 66 stitches for the main body. Decreases for the crown begin at approximately 20 cm total height, shaping the top of the hat neatly before the remaining stitches are gathered and the pompom is attached.

Stitches and Techniques Used

• Small Seed Stitch / Mini Moss Stitch (Kleines Perlmuster) – worked over a stitch count divisible by 2, this forms the stretchy, textured cuff (brim) of the hat. Round 1 alternates knit 1, purl 1; Round 2 offsets the pattern by alternating purl 1, knit 1. These two rounds are repeated for approximately 10 rounds to create a neat, elastic ribbing effect.
• Main Pattern (Grundmuster) – worked over a stitch count divisible by 3, this is a decorative slip-stitch pattern that creates a subtle, woven texture across the body of the hat. It is worked over three rounds: Round 1 is a plain knit round; Rounds 2 and 3 involve slipping stitches and working yarn-overs combined with decreases to create the offset, textured effect. The round beginning shifts with each pattern repeat, which is an important construction note for maintaining pattern alignment.
• Twisted Make-One Increases (M rechts verschränkt aus dem Querfaden zunehmen) – used during the transition from cuff to body to smoothly add stitches without creating holes, maintaining a tidy fabric.
• Slip-Stitch Decreases for Crown Shaping – the decrease rounds use a combination of slipping stitches, knitting two together, and passing the slipped stitch over, creating neat, directional decreases that shape the crown evenly.
• Knitting in the Round – the entire hat is worked seamlessly on double-pointed needles or a short circular needle, with a stitch marker used to track the beginning of each round.

Gauge

• Seed stitch with 7 mm needles: 11–12 stitches and 20 rounds = 10 × 10 cm
• Main pattern with 8 mm needles: 11 stitches and 18 rounds =