Bryony Hat + Scarf Knitting Pattern

Bryony Hat + Scarf in MODE at Rowan Softest Alpaca

What is Being Made

The Bryony Hat + Scarf is a coordinating set designed by Katharina von Blumenthal featuring a seamless knit beanie hat and matching scarf. The hat is sized to fit an average adult woman's head with an approximate circumference of 49 cm (19¼ inches). This project combines two complementary pieces worked in luxurious Softest Alpaca yarn, making it an elegant accessory set suitable for everyday wear or as a thoughtful handmade gift.

Techniques Used

This pattern employs several intermediate knitting techniques that place it at the advanced beginner level. The hat is worked seamlessly in the round using circular needles and double-pointed needles, eliminating the need for seaming. The pattern features lace and cable work integrated throughout the design, creating visual interest and texture. Crown shaping is accomplished through strategic decreases worked at marked intervals, requiring the knitter to manage multiple decrease points simultaneously as the crown tapers. The scarf component allows for additional practice with the stitch patterns established in the hat section.

Stitches Used

The Bryony pattern incorporates a combination of essential knitting stitches and techniques:

• Lace and Cable Pattern: The primary stitch pattern combines lace elements with cable work, creating a sophisticated textured fabric worked over the 4.5mm needles
• Cable Stitches: C4F (cable 4 front) is used, requiring a cable needle to slip stitches and hold them at the front of work before knitting, creating the characteristic twisted cable effect
• Decrease Stitches: Multiple decrease techniques are employed for crown shaping, including SSK (slip, slip, knit), K2tog (knit 2 together), S2kp (slip 2 stitches together, knit 1, pass slipped stitches over), and K3tog (knit 3 together), allowing for controlled stitch reduction
• Stockinette Stitch: Used as a foundation in sections of the pattern

Materials and Construction Details

The Bryony Hat + Scarf pattern calls for Softest Alpaca yarn by Rowan, a luxurious fiber known for its softness and drape. The hat requires 2 balls of 50-gram skeins (photographed in Cranberry 020). The pattern is worked with multiple needle sizes to create proper gauge and fabric structure. 3.5mm (US 4) circular needles measuring 40 cm are used for the initial cast-on and ribbed sections, while 4.5mm (US 7) circular needles of the same length accommodate the main lace and cable pattern. A set of 4.5mm (US 7) double-pointed needles is introduced when the stitch count decreases during crown shaping and becomes too small for circular needles. Additional notions include a cable needle for working cable stitches and stitch markers to track pattern repeats and decrease points. The pattern specifies a tension of 18 stitches and 22 rounds to 10 centimeters measured over the lace and cable pattern using 4.5mm needles, which is essential for achieving the correct finished dimensions.

Pattern Format

This is a downloadable PDF digital pattern, making it immediately accessible for knitters who prefer to work from digital instructions. The pattern is numbered MIP74-ENP and includes detailed abbreviations, special techniques, and round-by-round instructions for both the hat and scarf components.