Let's Go for a Walk

Let's Go for a Walk Hat by yellowcosmo

What Is Being Made

Let's Go for a Walk is an adult medium knit hat designed by Connie Peng of yellowcosmo designs. This pattern creates a tall pillbox-style hat with a somewhat flat crown, measuring 6 inches around and 20 inches in height. The hat features a distinctive design element: 4 inches of ribbing at the base that is intentionally designed to be worn folded over, adding both visual interest and functional warmth around the wearer's ears and lower crown area.

Techniques and Construction Method

The hat is knitted in the round from the bottom up, a popular construction method for seamless headwear. This technique eliminates the need for seaming and creates a smooth, continuous fabric. The pattern incorporates two primary knitting techniques:

• Ribbed edging: The first 4 inches of the hat consists of ribbing, which provides stretch and a snug fit while allowing the fabric to fold neatly when worn folded over
• Cable knitting: The main body features 39 rounds of cables, creating textured vertical lines that add visual depth and interest to the hat
• Crown decreases: The shaping is accomplished through 15 rounds of strategic decreases that taper the hat toward the crown, creating the characteristic flat-topped pillbox silhouette

Stitches Used

This intermediate-level pattern employs fundamental knitting stitches combined with cable work. The primary stitches include knit and purl stitches, which form the foundation of both the ribbed sections and the stockinette stitch background. Cable stitches create the textured pattern throughout the 39-round cable section. A cable needle is required to hold stitches while crossing them to create the characteristic twisted rope-like appearance of cable knitting.

Yarn and Needles

This pattern calls for Aran weight yarn, specifically Malabrigo Yarn Merino Worsted in the color Red Java. The total yardage required is 200 yards (180 meters), making this a relatively quick project. The pattern specifies US #7 / 4.5 mm needles for the main knitting, worked in the round using your preferred method—whether two circular needles, double-pointed needles (dpn), or a long circular needle. A smaller US #6 / 4.0 mm needle (one size smaller) is used for the ribbed cuff section to create a tighter, more elastic edge. A cable needle is also required for manipulating stitches during cable work. The recommended gauge is 17 stitches by 28 rows over 4 inches in stockinette stitch using the larger needle after blocking, which helps achieve the intended finished measurements.