Pastilles Hat features rows of candy, created with bubblewrap stitches. The technique creates an illusion of stranded work without the trouble of working with two yarns at a time.

Dig into your stash and find those little bits of leftover yarn in your favorite candy colors! A folded brim keeps your ears warm without making the hat too thick.

Size

17’’ [43 cm] circumference x 9’’ [23 cm] depth

Yarn

Tukuwool Fingering (100% wool; 213 yards [195 meters]/50 grams): 10 Rae (MC), 1 skein; 8 Taate, (CC1), 15 Murai (CC2), 22 yards (20 meters)/each; 20 Futo (CC3), 11 yards (10 meters).

Needles

Size US 4 (3.5 mm) and US 2 ½ (3.0 mm): DPNs or 24” circular

Notions

6 stitch markers

tapestry needle

Gauge

21 sts and 36 rows = 4” [10 cm] in St st.

Abbreviations

Please see our standard abbreviations.

Bws = Bubble wrap stitch: drop stitch off needle and unravel 4 rows down, insert needle in the stitch 5 rows down and under the 4 unraveled strands. Knit the stitch wrapping the 4 loose strands behind stitch. {see our tutorial on working the Bubble Stitch}

Pattern Notes

This pattern is worked in the round from bottom up.

Hat

Brim

CO 100 sts using MC and smaller needles with a provisional cast on method. Join in the round, placing a stitch marker to indicate end of rnd. Knit 15 rounds, purl 1 round, knit 16 rounds. Undo provisional cast on and put sts on a separate needle. Fold at purl round and work next round, knitting one stitch from working needle and one cast on stitch from the separate needle together. There is no change to the stitch count – you will still have 100 sts on the needle.

Body

Switch to larger needles and work two rounds in st st.

Using CC1, work 4 rounds in st st.

Bws round: Using MC, *k3, bws, rep from * to end of round.

Work following round in MC, then 4 rounds in CC2.

Work bws round and following round in MC, then 4 rounds in CC3.

Work bws round and following round in MC, then 4 rounds in CC2.

Work bws round and following round in MC, then 4 rounds in CC1.

Work bws round in MC and continue in st st. Inc 2 sts at the beg and the middle of following round; 102 sts. Work in st st until total length is 7” (18 cm).

Crown

Set up round: *k17, pm, repeat from * to end of round. The last sm will already be there to indicate the end of the rnd.

Dec round: *k2tog, k to 2 sts before marker, ssk, sm, repeat from * to end of round; 90 sts.

Work one round in st st, then one dec round until you have 18 sts left (you will have worked a total of 7 dec rnds).

K1, then move this st back to the left needle, pull remaining 17 sts over it. Break yarn and pull the last st so that yarn comes through all the lifted sts. Tighten and fasten on wrong side.

Finishing

Weave in ends and block crown of hat. Leave bubbles unblocked.