Trailfinder Hat
Take a trip to Middle Earth…
Prepare for winter in style with the alternating rope cables on this seamless beanie. Inspired by the migrations of the practical, big-hearted Harfoots of Middle Earth, this hat is knit from the brim up in the round with integrated decreases for an elegant finish. With sizes from preemie to men’s large, you can top every head you know. Ribbing is made from two-stitch cable twists (no cable needle required!). Crown cables and decreases are charted and written out.
Start a new knitting adventure. Cast on today!
PROJECT LEVEL: Intermediate
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Project Level:
Intermediate
Construction:
Hat is worked in the round from the bottom up.
Sizes:
Head circumferences given.
Super Preemie: 9 inches / 22.5 cm
Preemie: 12 inches / 30 cm
Newborn: 14 inches / 35 cm
Baby (12 months): 16 inches / 40 cm
Toddler: 18 inches / 45 cm
Child: 20 inches / 50 cm
Youth & Ladies’ Small: 21 inches / 52.5 cm
Ladies’ Large / Men’s Small: 23 inches / 57.5 cm
Men’s Large: 24 inches / 60 cm
Directions for altering crown depth included in the pattern.
Supplies:
Yarn:
1 (1, 1, 1, 2) (2, 2, 2, 2) 50 grams / 1.76 ounces (100.6 metres / 110 yards) skeins worsted-weight yarn
Approximate yardages:
85 (92, 100, 109, 118) (129, 140, 152, 165) metres /
93 (101, 110, 119, 129) (141, 153, 166, 181) yards
Needles:
5.0 mm (US 11 / UK 6) 24-inch (60-cm) circular needle OR size needed to obtain gauge. (Optional: Use a set of 5 double-pointed needles instead, especially for smaller hat sizes)
Small cable needle
Notions:
Yarn needle
Stitch marker (multiple if you wish to mark pattern repeats)
Gauge:
21.5 stitches and 31 rounds = 4 inches / 10 cm square over stockinette stitch knit in the round. TAKE TIME TO CHECK YOUR GAUGE!
SKILLS YOU WILL NEED TO MAKE THIS PATTERN:
Knit
Purl
Make a gauge swatch in stockinette stitch in the round (tutorial here)
All other required stitches are explained.
TECHNIQUES USED TO MAKE THIS PATTERN:
Knitting in the round using circular needles or double-pointed needles
Simple cables from written instructions or a chart
INCLUDED RESOURCES:
A comprehensive list of links to online tutorials on my website for necessary skills. Tutorials are screen-reader accessible, with instructions relayed fully in text, and also include videos and downloadable photo tutorials.
Full glossary
Schematic
Instructions for alterations
Written and charted cable instructions
Instructions for left-handed knitters included
GREEN:
Knit Picks’ High Desert Worsted, a plied 100% Shaniko wool yarn with 103 m / 113 yards in a 50-gram / 1.76-ounce skein that knits up to 18 to 20 stitches per 4 inches / 10 cm on 4.0 to 5.5 mm (US 6 to 9, UK 8 to 5) needles.
Colourway: Willow
Made in size 7, Ladies’ Small
BLUE:
Knit Picks’ Wool of the Andes Worsted, a plied 100% Peruvian highland wool yarn with 101 m / 110 yards in a 50-gram / 1.76-ounce skein that knits up to 18 to 20 stitches per 4 inches / 10 cm on 4.0 to 5.5 mm (US 6 to 9, UK 8 to 5) needles
Colourway: Calypso Heather
Made in size 8, Ladies’ Large
Publishing Information:
Release Date: December 1, 2022
Most recent revision: May 2023
Publisher: My Secret Wish Publishing
Knitting pattern type: Single Design Option
Project type: Hat, Beanie, Toque
Page Count: 6
COPYRIGHT AND LICENSING NOTICE: This pattern is copyright My Secret Wish by Talena. Your purchase of this pattern gives you the right to use it for personal, non-profit use only. To license the pattern to use for profit, please e-mail me for permission. You do NOT have the right to print the pattern for other people (unless they reside in your household) or to transfer the digital file to any other person. This pattern may not be sold, copied, or distributed in any way.
Update History:
May 17, 2023:
Updated URLs to new website and social links.
Pattern Accessibility (all formats):
Colour Blind Accessible – all text is black or very high-contrast, and no colour is used to relay pattern instructions.
Left-Handed Inclusive – instructions are given in terms of hand dominance and working needles, not right and left hands.
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