Let It Snow Hat in Valley Yarns Valley Superwash - 883 - Downloadable PDF

Let It Snow Hat in Valley Yarns Valley Superwash – Pattern #883 Summary

The Let It Snow Hat, pattern #883, is a knitted beanie designed by Julie Turjoman and worked in Valley Yarns Valley Superwash yarn. It is a cheerful, colorful winter hat featuring bold color-blocking and a repeating Fair Isle snowflake motif, making it a practical and visually striking accessory for the whole family. The pattern is available as a downloadable PDF and is rated as a beginner-friendly project, particularly well-suited as a first introduction to colorwork knitting.

What Is Being Made

This pattern produces a classic knitted beanie hat in three sizes: Small, Medium, and Large, with finished circumferences of 16", 20", and 24" respectively. The sample shown in the pattern is knitted in Size Medium (20"). The hat is designed to fit a wide range of wearers, making it an ideal project for gifting or knitting multiples for the whole family.

Construction and Techniques

The Let It Snow Hat is worked entirely in one piece from the bottom up, beginning with a ribbed band and continuing upward through the colorwork body to the crown decreases. Being worked in the round, there are no seams to sew, which keeps finishing simple and the fabric smooth on the right side — a key advantage for colorwork patterns like Fair Isle.

• Bottom-up construction: The hat begins at the brim and is worked upward toward the crown, a logical and intuitive approach for newer knitters.
• Worked in the round: Circular needles and double-pointed needles (dpns) are used throughout, eliminating seaming and keeping the knit side consistently facing outward.
• Fair Isle colorwork: The snowflake motif is created using the traditional Fair Isle technique, in which two colors are carried across each round, with the unused color stranded loosely across the back of the fabric. This creates a double-layered warmth effect and the characteristic patterned look.
• Color-blocking: Bold sections of contrasting color are used in addition to the Fair Isle motif, adding visual interest and making the colorwork approachable for beginners.
• Ribbed band: The hat opens with a 1×1 ribbing (knit 1, purl 1) worked for approximately 1 inch using smaller needles, providing a stretchy, snug-fitting brim.
• Stockinette stitch body: After the ribbed band, the body of the hat is worked in stockinette stitch (knitting every round when worked in the round), which forms the smooth background for the colorwork motifs.
• Crown decreases: The hat is shaped at the top using k2tog (knit two together) decreases, tapering the fabric neatly to close the crown.

Stitches Used

• 1×1 Ribbing (knit 1, purl 1) – used for the brim band
• Stockinette Stitch (knit every round in the round) – used for the main body
• Fair Isle / Stranded Colorwork – used for the snowflake motif sections
• k2tog (knit two together) – a basic right-leaning decrease used for crown shaping

Yarn and Materials

The pattern calls for Valley Yarns Valley Superwash, a worsted weight yarn made from 100% Extra Fine Merino Superwash wool. Each skein contains 50g / 97 yards. Three colors are used:

• Main Color (MC): Valley Superwash in 305 Blue Mood – 1 skein
• Contrast Color 1 (CC1): Valley Superwash in 261 Natural – 1 skein
• Contrast Color 2 (CC2): Valley Superwash