Scarlet Snowflake Hat

Scarlet Snowflake Hat by Evvash

What is Being Made

The Scarlet Snowflake Hat is a knitted colorwork hat featuring stranded colorwork design. This downloadable knitting pattern creates a finished hat using two contrasting colors—off white and red—to produce a snowflake motif. The design is suitable for knitters of all skill levels, classified as a beginner difficulty project, making it an accessible introduction to stranded colorwork techniques.

Knitting Techniques Used

This pattern employs stranded colorwork as its primary technique. Stranded colorwork, also known as Fair Isle knitting, involves carrying two colors of yarn across the back of the work while knitting with one color at a time to create a patterned design on the front. This method allows for intricate two-color patterns without requiring color changes that would interrupt the knitting flow. The pattern uses stockinette stitch as the base fabric, which is the most fundamental knit stitch and creates a smooth, flat surface ideal for displaying colorwork patterns.

Stitches and Construction

The Scarlet Snowflake Hat is worked primarily in stockinette stitch, which consists of alternating knit and purl rows (or continuous knit rounds when working circularly). The gauge for this pattern is 26 stitches by 32 rows per 4 inches (10 x 10 cm) when worked in stockinette stitch after blocking. This relatively tight gauge creates a dense, durable fabric suitable for winter wear. The hat is constructed using circular needles, allowing for seamless, continuous knitting in the round.

Materials and Yarn Specifications

The Scarlet Snowflake Hat pattern calls for Drops Big Merino yarn, a 100% wool fiber available in two colorways: off white (01) and red (18). The pattern requires 2 skeins of off white and 2 skeins of red, with each skein containing 1.75 ounces (50 grams) and approximately 82 yards (75 meters). This aran weight yarn is a medium-weight option that works up quickly while maintaining excellent stitch definition for colorwork patterns. The pattern allows for yarn substitution provided the replacement yarn matches the specified yardage and weight proportions of approximately 82 yards per 1.75 ounces.

Tools and Equipment

• Needles: 16-inch (40 cm) US 4 (3.5 mm) circular needles or US 4 (3.5 mm) double-pointed needles for working in the round
• Essential accessories: Scissors and a tapestry needle for weaving in yarn ends and finishing
• Recommended (optional): Row counter for tracking progress through the pattern and stitch markers to denote the beginning of each round

Pattern Notes

The Scarlet Snowflake Hat pattern is provided as a downloadable PDF by independent designer Evvash. The designer emphasizes precision and thorough pattern development. Knitters encountering difficulties or suspecting errors are encouraged to contact the designer at pattern@evvash.com for assistance. The pattern recommends blocking after completion to achieve the specified gauge and optimal finished dimensions.