Hat with Pompon in Schachenmayr Hotspot

Hat with Pompon Knitting Pattern in Schachenmayr Hotspot – Free Downloadable PDF

This free downloadable knitting pattern from Schachenmayr provides instructions for a cozy, classic knitted hat topped with a decorative pompon. Designed to fit a head circumference of approximately 50 to 54 cm, this pattern is ideal for knitters looking to create a warm, stylish beanie with a playful finishing touch. The finished hat measures approximately 30 cm in total height (including the folded cuff but excluding the pompon), making it a generously sized, snug-fitting winter accessory.

What Is Being Made

The pattern produces a knitted beanie-style hat worked in the round, featuring a ribbed brim that folds back as a cuff of approximately 7 cm. The hat tapers toward the crown through a series of structured decrease rounds, finishing at the very top with a Schachenmayr original pompon sewn or attached to the tip. The result is a timeless, practical hat suitable for everyday winter wear.

Yarn and Materials

• Yarn: 100 g of Schachenmayr original Hotspot in colorway Camouflage Color Fb 00086 – a self-patterning or variegated yarn that creates visual interest without complex colorwork techniques.
• Circular needle: One Milward circular knitting needle, size 6 (6 mm), 40 cm in length, used for the main body of the hat.
• Double-pointed needles (DPN): One set of Milward double-pointed needles, size 6 (6 mm), used for working the crown decreases where the stitch count becomes too small for the circular needle.
• Pompon: One Schachenmayr original pompon, attached to the finished hat at the crown tip.

Techniques Used

• Knitting in the round – The entire hat is worked circularly, eliminating the need for seaming and creating a smooth, seamless fabric.
• Ribbing – The brim is worked in a 2x1 rib (2 stitches knit, 1 stitch purl alternating), creating an elastic, stretchy band that folds neatly to form the cuff.
• Crown shaping with decreases – Multiple structured decrease rounds reduce the stitch count progressively from 45 stitches down to 30 stitches, then to 15 stitches, and finally to 8 stitches, shaping the rounded crown of the hat.
• Transitioning from circular needle to double-pointed needles – As the crown decreases reduce the stitch count significantly, knitters switch from the circular needle to a set of double-pointed needles to continue working comfortably in the round.
• Pompon attachment – The pattern includes a practical tip recommending the use of a press stud (snap button) to attach the pompon, allowing it to be easily removed before washing the hat.

Stitches Used

• Knit stitch (rechts) – The primary stitch used throughout the hat body and in ribbing sections.
• Purl stitch (links) – Used in combination with knit stitches to form the ribbed sections at the brim and within the decrease rounds.
• K2tog (2 Maschen rechts zusammenstricken) – A standard right-leaning decrease used in the first crown shaping round to reduce from 45 to 30 stitches.
• Slip 1, K2tog, psso / central double decrease (3 Maschen rechts überzogen zusammenstricken) – A more dramatic three-stitch decrease used in the second major decrease round, reducing from 30 to 15 stitches efficiently.
• 1x1 rib (1 Masche rechts, 1 Masche links) – A transitional rib pattern worked between decrease rounds to maintain texture and structure as the crown narrows.

Pattern