Kitty striped slouch

Create a fun and cozy striped slouchy hat for the whole family with the Kitty Hat knitting pattern!

This easy-level pattern is perfect for beginners, worked flat without complicated abbreviations, and uses simple knit and purl stitches with basic decreases. Quick to make with super bulky yarn, this hat is a great project for fast gifts, matching family sets, or colorful wardrobe additions.

✔ Sizes: 6 months / 1 year / 3 years / child / teen / woman / man (head circumferences 17” to 23” / 43–58 cm)

✔ Skill level: Easy – beginner-friendly

✔ Worked: Flat (not in the round)

✔ Terminology: Standard US knitting terms

✔ Yarn: Super Bulky (Category 6; 5–6 WPI) yarn, such as Drops Andes – approximately 40–80 g or yards total in two colors

✔ Needles: US 15 (10 mm) knitting needles or size to obtain gauge

✔ Gauge: 10 stitches x 14 rows = 4” x 4” (10 x 10 cm) in stockinette stitch

✔ Techniques used: Knit, purl, knit two together (k2tog), purl two together (p2tog)

✔ Finishing: Sewn together with ma