Bini Christmas trees Hat

Bini Christmas Trees Hat by Evvash

What Is Being Made

The Bini Christmas Trees Hat is a stranded colorwork knit hat designed by Evgeniya Vashutkina. This downloadable PDF pattern creates a festive winter hat featuring Christmas tree motifs worked in two contrasting colors. The hat is available in three sizes to fit head circumferences from 19.5 inches to 23 inches (50–59 cm), making it suitable for a range of wearers from children to adults.

Craft and Technique

Primary Craft: Knitting

The Bini Christmas Trees Hat employs stranded colorwork knitting, a technique in which two yarn colors are carried across the back of the work to create a patterned design on the front. This method allows the Christmas tree motif to emerge through the strategic placement of color changes throughout the rounds. Stranded colorwork is a traditional technique that adds visual interest and texture to knit garments while maintaining structural integrity.

The hat is worked in the round using circular needles or double-pointed needles, which creates a seamless tubular fabric. This construction method is ideal for hat knitting as it eliminates the need for seaming and ensures an even, professional finish.

Stitches Used

• Stockinette stitch: The primary stitch used for the body of the hat, creating a smooth, flat fabric with a characteristic V-pattern appearance on the right side
• Knit (k): The fundamental stitch used throughout the pattern
• Purl (p): Used selectively within the pattern structure
• Knit 3 together (k3tog): A decrease stitch used to shape the crown of the hat, reducing stitch count to create a fitted top

Materials and Specifications

Needles: US 4 (3.5 mm) circular needles measuring 16 inches (40 cm) in length, or US 4 (3.5 mm) double-pointed needles as an alternative

Yarn: Sandnes garn Alpakka ull, a premium blend composed of 65% alpaca and 35% wool. This yarn blend offers softness, warmth, and breathability—qualities essential for a comfortable winter hat. Each ball contains 109 yards (100 meters) and weighs 1.75 ounces (50 grams).

Yarn Weight: Worsted weight

Color Requirements:

• 2650 – Beigemelert (1 ball) – the lighter contrast color
• 9573 – Mosegronn (2 balls) – the primary color, a moss green shade

Gauge: 20 stitches by 23 rows equals 4 by 4 inches (10 by 10 centimeters) when worked in Stockinette stitch and measured after blocking. Achieving the correct gauge is essential for proper hat fit and sizing.

Difficulty Level

This pattern is rated as beginner level, making it accessible to knitters new to colorwork techniques. While stranded colorwork requires managing two yarn colors simultaneously, the straightforward stitch combinations and clear pattern structure make this an excellent introductory project for learning this decorative technique.

Pattern Format

The Bini Christmas Trees Hat is available as a free, downloadable PDF pattern. This format allows crafters to access the complete instructions, abbreviations, and sizing information digitally for convenient reference during the knitting process.