Liverpool Street Hat in Rowan Alpaca Soft DK (Eng) - Downloadable PDF

Liverpool Street Hat in Rowan Alpaca Soft DK

What is Being Made

The Liverpool Street Hat is a classic knitted beanie designed by Georgia Farrell for Rowan. This intermediate-level project creates a sophisticated, textured hat suitable for average-sized adult heads. The design features a distinctive turnback brim and combines ribbed and patterned sections to create visual interest and structure.

Techniques Used

This knitting pattern employs several core techniques across its construction. The hat begins with a turnback brim, which is worked first and then folded to create a professional finished edge. The pattern utilizes color changes between yarn sections, allowing crafters to choose between two distinct colorway options. Knitters will practice increasing stitches using the Kfb (knit front and back) technique to shape the crown. The pattern also incorporates circular knitting on both double-pointed needles and circular needles, techniques essential for seamless hat construction.

Stitches Used

The Liverpool Street Hat employs a limited but effective stitch vocabulary. The foundation of the design relies on 2x1 ribbing (knit 2, purl 1) for the initial turnback brim section, which is then reversed to 1x2 ribbing (purl 2, knit 1) to create the visual distinction between the folded brim and main hat body. The crown features a repeating 16-round pattern that alternates between stockinette sections and purl stitches, creating texture and visual movement. The pattern uses knit and purl stitches exclusively, making it accessible to intermediate knitters while producing sophisticated results.

Materials

This pattern is designed to be worked in Rowan Alpaca Soft DK, a delicate yarn weight that provides drape and softness. The project requires 50 grams of yarn in two colors, allowing crafters to select from two colorway options: Colourway 1 (Green Teal 213 and Baby Blue 224) or Colourway 2 (Mulberry 207 and Hyacinth 225). Knitters will need 4mm (US 6) needles, available as either double-pointed needles or a circular needle, depending on personal preference for the seamless construction method.