Berroco Corbin Hat Knitting Pattern

Berroco Corbin Knit Hat

What is Being Made

The Berroco Corbin is an intermediate-level knit hat designed to fit one size with finished measurements of approximately 22 inches around and 9 inches high. This classic knit hat combines textured stitch patterns with cable details to create a sophisticated, finished piece suitable for everyday wear.

Techniques Used

The Corbin hat is constructed using several key knitting techniques:

• Bottom-up construction: The hat is worked from the ribbed brim upward to the crown, allowing for easy customization of length and fit
• Worked flat: The pattern is knitted on straight needles rather than in the round, then seamed together at the end
• Seamed assembly: After completing the flat pieces, the hat is seamed to create the finished cylindrical form
• Cable knit details: Decorative cable stitches are incorporated throughout the pattern for visual interest and texture

Stitches Used

The Corbin pattern employs a variety of essential knitting stitches:

• Ribbing: A 2x2 rib (knit 2, purl 2) creates the elastic cuff at the brim, measuring 1¼ inches from the cast-on edge
• Pattern stitch: The main body features a textured pattern stitch worked over 122 stitches after an increase row
• Cable stitches: BC4 (back cable 4: slip 2 stitches to cable needle and hold in back, knit 2, knit 2 from cable needle) and FC4 (front cable 4) create the cable motifs
• Decreases: Strategic k2tog (knit 2 together) decreases shape the crown, with multiple decrease rows worked to taper the hat to the top
• Make 1 purl (M1p): Used in the increase row to expand from the ribbed section to the full width of the hat body

Materials and Gauge

The Corbin hat requires 2 balls of Berroco Lodge yarn in colorway #7464 Sequoia (50 grams per ball). Berroco Lodge is a durable, textured yarn well-suited to cable and pattern work. The pattern calls for straight knitting needles in two sizes: size 8 (5.00 mm) for the ribbed cuff and size 10 (6.00 mm) for the main body. A cable needle is required for working the cable stitches, and a tapestry needle is needed for seaming the finished pieces together.

The recommended gauge is 21 stitches and 22 rows per 4 inches when worked in pattern stitch on the larger size 10 needles. Checking gauge before beginning is essential to ensure the finished hat meets the intended measurements and fits properly.