Pikes Peak Hat in Schachenmayr Boston Style - MYM1014 - Downloadable PDF

Pikes Peak Hat in Schachenmayr Boston Style – Pattern Summary (MYM1014)

This downloadable PDF knitting pattern provides instructions for creating a cozy, textured Beanie hat using Schachenmayr original Boston Style chunky yarn. The pattern is sized to fit a head circumference of approximately 52 to 58 cm, making it a versatile adult fit. The finished hat measures approximately 28 cm in height, giving it a generous, slouchy-to-classic silhouette depending on how it is worn.

What Is Being Made

The project is a knitted Beanie hat worked in the round from the brim upward. The design features a ribbed brim for a snug, comfortable fit around the head, transitioning into an eye-catching structural stitch pattern that creates a distinctive raised, textured fabric across the body of the hat. The crown is shaped with straightforward decreases and finished by drawing the yarn through the remaining stitches, creating a neat, seamless top.

Materials Used

• Yarn: Schachenmayr original Boston Style, color 00532 burgund color (a rich burgundy variegated colorway), approximately 150 g required for one hat
• Yarn Weight: Chunky — Boston Style is a thick, soft yarn that works up quickly and produces a warm, substantial fabric ideal for cold-weather accessories
• Circular Needle: A Milward 40 cm circular knitting needle, size 8, used for working the hat body in the round
• Double-Pointed Needles: A Milward double-pointed needle set, size 8, used for the crown decreases where the stitch count becomes too small for the circular needle
• Crochet Hook: A size 6 crochet hook (referenced for finishing or cast-on purposes)

Techniques Used

• Knitting in the round — the entire hat is constructed circularly, eliminating the need for seaming
• Ribbing — the brim is worked in a 1 knit, 1 purl alternating rib pattern, providing elasticity and a neat edge that grips the head comfortably
• Structural stitch pattern — a four-round repeating textured pattern forms the body of the hat, creating a raised, dimensional fabric
• Crown shaping with decreases — the hat is tapered at the top using knit-two-together decreases, reducing the stitch count progressively before finishing
• Transitioning from circular to double-pointed needles — as is standard practice in top-down or bottom-up hat knitting, the work moves to double-pointed needles as the crown narrows
• Finishing — the yarn is cut and drawn through the remaining stitches, then pulled tight and the ends are woven in securely

Stitches Used

• Knit stitch (rechte Maschen) — the foundational stitch throughout the pattern
• Purl stitch (linke Maschen) — used in the ribbing and within the structural stitch pattern
• Twisted knit stitch (rechts verschränkt) — worked in Round 1 of the structural pattern to create a tighter, more defined stitch that adds to the textured effect
• Knit two together (2 M rechts zusammenstricken) — a right-leaning decrease used in the structural pattern and crown shaping
• Purl two together (2 M links zusammenstricken) — a decrease on the purl side, also used within the structural stitch repeat
• Yarn over / increase into same stitch — Round 1 of the structural pattern doubles the stitch count by working both a knit and a twisted knit into each stitch, which is then reduced again in Round 2, creating the characteristic textured loops

The Structural Stitch Pattern