What you'll need
| One size only: | 20" around- to fit a 22" head |
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Malabrigo Yarn Rios - Any 2 contrasting colours
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2 |
Product Description
Take advantage of today's lovely variegated yarns to make a simple fair isle design look complex! This hat uses just two colors - either a solid and a variegated, or two contrasting solids. The hat uses less than a skein of each color, and with Rios, you can probably get two hats out of two skeins by reversing the main and contrast colors on each.
Skills needed: knitting in the round, reading a chart, and working decreases.
Please check your gauge! As designed, this hat is 20" around, which stretches comfortably to fit a 22" head. To adjust your size, use smaller needles for a smaller finished size, or larger needles for a roomier hat. Malabrigo Rios is what I would consider a "light" worsted, so using a different yarn will also affect your gauge. Better to know ahead of time what size hat you'll end up with... please swatch.
For a matching cowl, please see the Modjeska Cowl pattern page.
Modjeska Hat by Tracey Grzegorczyk
What is Being Made
The Modjeska Hat is an intermediate-level knitted hat designed by Tracey Grzegorczyk. This downloadable PDF pattern creates a finished hat measuring 20 inches in circumference, suitable for a head size of 22 inches. The hat features a two-color stranded knitting design that combines a main color with a contrasting solid or variegated color for visual interest and depth.
Knitting Techniques Used
This pattern employs stranded knitting (also known as fair isle knitting), a colorwork technique where two yarn colors are carried across the back of the work to create a patterned fabric. The design uses a 20-stitch repeat worked in the round, with the standard size featuring 120 stitches cast on to create 6 complete pattern repeats per round. Knitters can customize the finished size by adjusting cast-on stitches (100, 120, or 140 stitches are viable options) based on individual gauge and head measurements. The pattern is worked on circular needles or using the magic loop method, transitioning to double-pointed needles as the crown decreases.
Stitches Used
- K (knit) – the fundamental knit stitch
- P (purl) – the purl stitch
- k2tog (knit 2 together) – a right-leaning decrease used for shaping the crown
Materials and Yarn Specifications
The Modjeska Hat is designed for worsted weight yarn. The pattern calls for two skeins of Malabrigo Yarn Rios: one skein in a solid color for the main color (MC) and one skein in a contrasting solid or variegated color for the contrast color (CC). Additional materials include US 6 circular needles in 16-inch length, a set of double-pointed needles (or supplies for magic loop knitting), stitch markers for tracking pattern repeats, and a darning needle for weaving in yarn ends.
Gauge and Sizing Considerations
Achieving proper gauge is critical for this pattern's success. The Modjeska Hat was designed with a gauge of 6 stitches and 7 rows per inch. Knitters who work tightly, particularly when working stranded colorwork, may need to increase needle size by one or two sizes to achieve the correct gauge and prevent an overly small, tight-fitting hat. The pattern's flexibility allows for customization: knitters can calculate their own sizing by dividing cast-on stitch counts (100, 120, or 140 stitches) by their personal stitch-per-inch gauge to ensure proper fit, making it easy to substitute alternative worsted weight yarns while maintaining the intended dimensions.
Specifications
| Brand: | Independent Designer |
| Yarn Weight: | Worsted |
| Pages: | 1 |
| Designer: | Tracey Grzegorczyk |
| Craft: | Knitting |
| Format: | Downloadable PDF |
| Languages: | English |
| Notes: | This design is charted for stranded knitting in the round. Any light-worsted-weight yarn will work if it will match the gauge. Gauge is 6 stitches and 7 rows = 1 inch in stranded stockinette. |
| Number of Patterns: | 1 |
| Skill Level: | Intermediate |
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