Just Plain Hat (Multi-Pattern Bundle)

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Just Plain Collection

Fast, fun, and easy. The Just Plain Collection is the perfect way for you to unleash your creativity.

Sized to include everyone, knitting patterns in this collection are written for multiple yarn weights (fingering, worsted, and bulky)*, with each weight written separately. As such, they are excellent starting points to create cozy garments and accessories when used as written, or as blank canvases so you can apply your own creativity.

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* Except for the Just Plain Socks patterns, which are written for any size but only designed for fingering-weight yarn.

Construction

Hat is worked in the round from the bottom up.

Sizes

The age designations are an estimate. Dimensions are the head circumference, not the finished garment. Alteration instructions included.

BULKY WEIGHT:

1. Preemie: 9.5 to 11.25 inches (or 24 to 28.5 cm)

2. Infant (0 to 3 months): 13 to 15 inches (or 33 to 38 cm)

3. Baby & Toddler (3 to 24 months): 16 to 18.75 inches (or 40.5 to 47.5 cm)

4. Child & Youth (2 years +): 19.25 to 22.4 inches (or 49 to 57 cm)

5. Adult: 22.4 to 25 inches (or 57 to 63.5 cm)

WORSTED & FINGERING WEIGHTS:

1. Preemie: 9 inches to 11.3 inches (or 23 to 29 cm)

2. Newborn (0 to 3 months): 11 to 14 inches (or 28 to 35.5 cm)

3. Baby (3 to 6 months): 13.5 to 16.5 inches (or 34.5 to 42 cm)

4. Baby & Toddler (6 to 24 months): 15.75 to 18 inches (or 40 to 45.5 cm)

5. Child & Youth (2 years +): 18.0 to 22.0 inches (or 45.5 to 56 cm)

6. Adult Small: 21.0 to 23.5 inches (or 53.5 to 59.5 cm)

7. Adult Large: 23.0 to 25.0 inches (or 58.5 to 63.5 cm)

Bulky Weight

Yarn

1 (1, 1, 1, 2) skeins bulky-weight yarn with 100.6 metres in 100 grams (or 110 yards in 3.53 ounces).

Needles

• Set of five 5.5 mm (US 9) double-pointed needles (or 60-cm [24-inch] circular needle).

• Set of five 6.0 mm (US 10) double-pointed needles (or 60-cm [24-inch] circular needle) OR SIZES NEEDED TO OBTAIN GAUGE.

Approximate yardages: 43 (58, 66, 83, 103) metres [or 47 (64, 73, 91, 113) yards].

Worsted Weight

Yarn

1 (1, 1, 1) (2, 2, 2) balls worsted-weight yarn with 100.6 metres in 100 grams (or 110 yards in 1.76 ounces).

Needles

• Set of five 4.5 mm (US 7) double-pointed needles (or 60-cm [24-inch] circular needle).

• Set of five 5.0 mm (US 8) double-pointed needles (or 60-cm [24-inch] circular needle) OR SIZES NEEDED TO OBTAIN GAUGE.

Approximate yardages: 39 (49, 66, 89) (120, 161, 202) metres [or 43 (54, 72, 97) (131, 177, 221) yards]

Fingering Weight

Yarn

1 (1, 1, 1) (1, 2, 2) balls fingering-weight yarn with 210 metres in 50 grams (or 230 yards in 1.76 ounces).

Needles

• Set of five 3.0 mm (US 2 ½) double-pointed needles (or 60-cm [24-inch] circular needle).

• Set of five 3.25 mm (US 3) double-pointed needles (or 60-cm [24-inch] circular needle) OR SIZES NEEDED TO OBTAIN GAUGE.

Approximate yardages: 55 (68, 91, 123) (166, 223, 279) metres [or 60 (74, 100, 135) (181, 244, 306) yards].

Notions

• Yarn needle

• Stitch markers

Gauge

Swatch size: 4 inches (or 10 cm) square over stockinette stitch in the round with larger needles.

BULKY: 16 stitches and 22 rounds

WORSTED: 22 stitches and 30 rounds

FINGERING: 32 stitches and 44 rounds

About Samples

ADULT GREEN BULKY:

Knit Picks Biggo, a plied 50% merino Superwash wool and 50% nylon bulky-weight yarn with 101 metres in 100 grams (or 110 yards in 3.53 ounces) that works up to 12 to 15 stitches over 4 inches (10 cm) on size 6.0 to 8.0 mm (US size 10 to 11) needles. Discontinued.

• Size: Bulky Size 5 (Adult)

• Colourway: Bamboo Heather

Suggested substitute:

Knit Picks Wool of the Andes Superwash Bulky, a plied 100% Superwash merino wool bulky-weight yarn with 125 metres in 100 grams (or 137 yards in 3.53 ounces) that works up to 12 to 15 stitches in 4 inches (or 10 centimetres) on size 6.0 to 8.0 mm (US size 10 to 11) needles over stockinette stitch knit flat.

VARIEGATED PINK WORSTED WITH POMPOM:

Knit Picks Muse Handpainted Tonal, a single-ply 100% merino Superwash aran-weight yarn with 104 metres in 100 grams (or 114 yards in 3.53 ounces) that works up to 16 to 18 stitches over 4 inches (10 cm) on size 4.5 to 5.5 mm (US size 7 to 9) needles.

• Size: Worsted Size 5, being modelled by a fourteen-year-old boy

• Colourway: Infatuation

SMALL PINK WORSTED:

Knit Picks Swish Worsted, a plied 100% merino Superwash wool worsted-weight yarn with 101 metres in 50 grams (or 110 yards in 1.76 ounces) that works up to 18 to 20 stitches over 4 inches (10 cm) on size 4.0 to 5.5 mm (US size 6 to 9) needles.

• Size: Worsted Size 2

• Colourway: Blossom Heather

SMALL STRIPED FINGERING:

Knit Picks Capretta Superwash, a plied 80% merino Superwash wool, 10% cashmere, and 10% nylon fingering-weight yarn with 210 metres in 50 grams (or 230 yards in 1.76 ounces) that works up to 28 to 32 stitches over 4 inches (10 cm) on size 2.25 to 3.25 mm (US size 1 to 3) needles.

• Size: Fingering Size 2

• Colourways: Moonstone Heather and White

Skills you will need:

• Knit

• Purl

• Make a gauge swatch in stockinette stitch.

All other required stitches are explained.

Techniques used:

• Knitting in the round using circular or double-pointed needles

• One-by-one ribbing

• Basic decreases

• Super-Stretchy Cast On

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

Publishing Information

Release Date: 2019

Most recent revision: June 2023

Publisher: My Secret Wish Publishing

Knitting pattern type: Multiple Yarn Weight Options

Project type: Hat, Toque, Beanie

Page Count (Bookmarked PDF): 10

Page Count (Large Print PDF): 52

ISBN (eBook): 978-1-989800-26-3

ISBN (Bookmarked PDF): 978-1-989800-27-0

ISBN (Large Print SRA PDF): 978-1-989800-28-7

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

April 3, 2022:

Revised formatting of PDF to align with current template style. Clarified language where necessary.

June 10, 2023:

• Updated URLs to go to new website locations and social platforms.

• Created screen reader accessible large-print version

• Created ePUB (eBook) version

• Corrected some measurement conversions from inches to centimetres

All Formats

Colour Blind Accessible: All text is black or very high-contrast, and no colour is used to relay pattern instructions.

Left-Handed Mirror Knitting Inclusive: Instructions are given in terms of hand dominance and working needles, not right and left hands.

PDF (standard)

• This document can be navigated using bookmarks that link directly to various sections.

• All images have ALT-text descriptions.

• Fonts are embedded in the document, and it retains its original formatting.

• Any charts are also fully written out.

• Text uses minimal abbreviations to make the pattern easier to understand, and is written in plain language.

• Best for printing or sighted knitters.

PDF (Screen Reader Accessible Large-Print)

This document is a screen-reader-accessible PDF which can be read aloud using text-to-speech options and navigated via document headers. However, fonts may not be embedded and may display improperly. The document uses Verdana font at minimum 24 points. All text is in a single column and left-justified with no italics. Text uses plain language with no abbreviations.

All images have ALT-text descriptions. Any charts are also fully written out. If this pattern contains charts, they are at an appropriate scale for Large Print. If the chart is large and will need to be pieced from several pages, the chart will be available separately.

The document was tested using Adobe Reader on a PC and an Android phone.

Plain-Language EPUB

This document has been edited so text makes sense and flows smoothly when read aloud, and no abbreviations are used. Each section is bookmarked as a chapter. It can be read aloud by an eReader or the font can be resized using eReader settings. The pattern sections can be read straight through without having to return to earlier sections unless you need to refer to something such as a note, technique, or stitch explanation. All images have captions to explain context, but they are not necessary to understand the pattern. If the pattern includes charts, large-scale charts are also available in a separate Large-Print PDF, and all charted instructions are also written out.

This eBook was tested on a Windows PC (using the free Calibre e-reader, which you can get on their website here) and an Android phone using the Google Play Books app.

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