1013 Alicia - Hat Knitting Pattern for Women in Valley Yarns Monadnock

Pattern Summary: 1013 Alicia Hat Knitting Pattern by Lidia Karabinech

What You'll Make

The 1013 Alicia is a beautifully designed women's knitted hat created by designer Lidia Karabinech and worked in Valley Yarns Monadnock, a luxurious 100% cashmere yarn. The finished hat has a circumference of 19 inches and a height of 12 inches, making it a generously sized, cozy accessory that is both stylish and warm. An optional pompom can be added to the crown for a playful, classic finishing touch. This is a one-size pattern, making it a wonderful gift or personal project for any adult woman.

Yarn and Materials

This pattern calls for 2 balls of Valley Yarns Monadnock, each ball weighing 50g and containing 122 yards, for a total of approximately 244 yards. The yarn is a worsted weight, 100% cashmere fiber, renowned for its incredible softness and warmth against the skin. The colorway used in the sample is Color 1784.

• Yarn: Valley Yarns Monadnock, 100% Cashmere, worsted weight — 2 balls
• Primary Needle: US 8 (5mm) 16-inch circular needle
• Secondary Needle: US 7 (4.5mm) 16-inch circular needle
• Crown Needle: US 8 (5mm) double-pointed needles
• Additional Materials: cable needle, stitch marker, waste yarn, yarn needle, and an optional pompom

Gauge

Achieving the correct gauge is important for a well-fitting hat. The pattern requires 16 stitches and 20 rows over 4 inches, measured with the larger US 8 (5mm) needles. Knitters are encouraged to swatch and adjust needle size as needed to match this gauge before casting on.

Techniques Used

The Alicia hat is worked using several satisfying and skill-building techniques that place it at an intermediate difficulty level. The construction is seamless and worked in the round from the bottom up, beginning at the ribbed brim and progressing upward through the cable body to the crown decreases.

• Bottom-up construction: The hat begins at the brim and is shaped upward toward the crown, a logical and intuitive approach for hat knitting.
• Worked in the round: Using circular needles for the body and transitioning to double-pointed needles as the stitch count decreases at the crown, the hat is knitted seamlessly with no sewing required.
• Cables: The standout feature of this hat is its cable patterning. Cables are created by temporarily holding stitches on a cable needle and crossing them over one another, producing a twisted, rope-like or braided texture. The pattern includes panels of 17 knit stitches separated by purl stitches, setting up a bold and elegant cable repeat that travels around the full circumference of the hat.
• Ribbing: The brim is worked on the smaller US 7 needles to create a snug, stretchy edge that keeps the hat securely in place.
• Crown decreases: As the hat nears the top, stitches are decreased — including techniques such as k2tog (knit two together) — to shape the crown neatly before finishing.

Stitches Used

• Knit (K) — the foundation stitch used throughout the cable panels and body
• Purl (P) — used to frame the cable panels and create ribbing texture
• K2tog (knit two together) — a right-leaning decrease used during crown shaping
• Cable stitches — worked over multiple stitches using a cable needle to create the signature twisted texture

Who This Pattern Is For

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