Charly hat

The Charly hat is a unisex hat. The hat is worked in the round from the ribbing to the top of the hat, where you’ll be making decreases. The stitches are cast on using the italian cast on method to create a neat cast on edge. However, the italian cast on can be skipped if you want to make the Charly hat as a beginner project.

The Charly hat is the perfect gift idea. It has a very neutral and basic look, and is designed to fit many different head sizes. Therefore, you can make it as a gift for someone whose head circumference you may not know. The hat can be made in 2 different versions: one with mohair and one without mohair. This way you can choose whether to give the hat a more neutral look without mohair or a more feminine look with mohair.

With the Charly hat, it’s easy to make a hat that fits most and allows you to play with the look. It’s the perfect basic hat pattern, and it’s both easy, quick and cheap to make.

Size guide

The hat is onesize. The rib edge is folded on the middle, and can be folded up further as needed. The hat is also slightly loose in gauge, providing it with a lot of stretchability. This way the hat can fit many different head sizes.

Yarn

The hat can be made in 2 different types of yarn:

Option without mohair: one strand of Drops Nepal. For one hat you will need 100 grams, corresponding to 2 skeins

Option with mohair: One strand of Peruvian highland wool from Filcolana held together with one strand of Tilia from Filcolana. For one hat you will need 100 grams of Peruvian highland wool, corresponding to 2 skeins and 25 grams of Tilia corresponding to 1 skein

Recommended needles

Circular needles 5 mm, 40 cm for the ribbing Circular needles 6 mm, 40 cm for stockinette stitch Double pointed needles or magic loop 6 mm

Knitting gauge

The hat has a gauge of 10x10 cm on 17 st x 22 rows on a 6 mm needle in stockinette stitch and 17 st x 24 rows on a 5 mm needle in ribbing. In order to find the right needle size for you to get the right knitting gauge, please remember to make a gauge swatch before you start making your Charly hat. Remember to also wash your swatch before measuring your gauge.