755 Arrow Head Hat - Knitting Pattern for Women in Valley Yarns Valley Superwash Super Bulky

Pattern #755 Arrow Head Hat – Knitting Pattern by Vickie Howell in Valley Yarns Valley Superwash Super Bulky

The Arrow Head Hat (#755) is a colorful, stranded knitting pattern designed by Vickie Howell and worked in Valley Yarns Valley Superwash Super Bulky yarn. This eye-catching beanie is knitted entirely in the round, making it a satisfying project for knitters who are ready to explore colorwork construction. With a finished circumference of 20 inches that stretches comfortably to fit heads up to 22 inches, this hat offers a snug, versatile fit for most adult women.

What Is Being Made

This pattern produces a women's knitted beanie hat featuring a bold arrow head colorwork motif worked across the body of the hat. The design combines a ribbed brim, a smooth stockinette body with stranded colorwork, and a neatly shaped crown with classic decrease rounds. The result is a warm, stretchy, and visually striking hat that works up quickly thanks to the super bulky yarn weight.

Colorwork and Design Details

Three distinct colors are used throughout the hat to create the arrow head pattern. The colors specified in the pattern are:

• Color A: Castaway Coral by Vickie Howell – used for the brim, main body sections, and crown decreases
• Color B: Aqua Oasis by Vickie Howell – used as a contrasting colorwork accent
• Color C: Grey Gardens – used as the third colorwork contrast shade

The two Vickie Howell signature colorways (Castaway Coral and Aqua Oasis) give this hat a vibrant, curated palette that reflects a modern, artisan aesthetic. The stranded colorwork technique means that two or more colors are carried across each round, creating the geometric arrow head motif visible on the exterior of the hat.

Techniques Used

This pattern is classified as advanced beginner difficulty, making it an excellent next step for knitters who have mastered basic knitting in the round and are ready to try simple stranded colorwork. Key techniques include:

• Stranded colorwork – carrying multiple yarn colors across rounds to form the arrow head motif; floats are created on the wrong side of the fabric where the non-working color is carried behind
• Knitting in the round – the entire hat is worked circularly from cast-on to crown, eliminating any seaming
• Ribbing – a classic k2, p2 rib forms the brim over the first five rounds, providing stretch and a neat finished edge
• Crown shaping with decreases – a series of k2tog decrease rounds progressively reduces the stitch count to close the top of the hat cleanly
• Transitioning from circular to double pointed needles (DPNs) – as the stitch count decreases during crown shaping, the pattern instructs knitters to switch from the circular needle to DPNs to accommodate the smaller circumference

Stitches Used

The Arrow Head Hat uses a focused set of stitches and techniques that are well within reach of an advancing beginner:

• Knit (k) – the primary stitch used throughout the body and crown
• Purl (p) – used in combination with knit stitches to form the k2, p2 ribbed brim
• Knit 2 Together (k2tog) – a right-leaning decrease used throughout the crown shaping rounds to reduce stitch count evenly
• Stockinette stitch in the round – the body of the hat is worked in stockinette (all knit rounds when working circularly), which serves as the background for the colorwork motif

Materials Required

The pattern calls for Valley Yarns Valley Superwash Super Bulky, a 100% Superwash Wool yarn with approximately 55 yards per ball. One ball each