Lana Grossa Hat Knitting Pattern

Lana Grossa Hat in Lala Berlin Lovely Cashmere

What Is Being Made

This is a classic knitted hat designed by Lana Grossa as Design 17 from their Accessories 19 collection. The hat is sized to fit head circumferences of 54–58 cm and features a sophisticated construction that combines ribbed texture with a shaped crown. The finished hat showcases a timeless silhouette suitable for various occasions and seasons.

Techniques Used

The Lana Grossa Hat employs several essential knitting techniques that create both structure and visual interest:

• Bottom-up construction: The hat is worked from the cast-on edge upward, beginning with 60 stitches and progressively shaping toward the crown
• Seamless, worked in the round: Using a set of double-pointed needles, the hat is worked continuously in the round without seams, creating a smooth, professional finish
• Crown shaping: Strategic decreases transform the ribbed body into a fitted crown, using knit-two-together stitches worked in a specific sequence to maintain pattern integrity during the reduction
• Yarn finishing: The final stitches are secured by drawing the yarn end twice through the remaining stitches and pulling tight, then weaving in all ends for a polished appearance

Stitches Used

The pattern utilizes fundamental knitting stitches executed with precision:

• 2x1 Rib stitch: The primary stitch pattern worked over a multiple of 3 stitches. Round 1 alternates knit 2, purl 1 across the round. Round 2 alternates knit 1, purl 2 across the round. This rib pattern is repeated throughout the hat body for approximately 27 cm, creating vertical texture and elasticity
• Knit stitch: Used in transition rounds and final crown shaping
• Purl stitch: Component of the 2x1 rib pattern
• Knit-two-together (k2tog): Employed in decreasing rounds to shape the crown, with variations including k2tog through the back loop (k2tog tbl) to maintain pattern alignment

Materials and Gauge

The hat requires 75 grams of Lana Grossa Lala Berlin Lovely Cashmere yarn in the Yolk colorway. This premium yarn blend consists of 60% cashmere, 25% polyamide, and 15% Merino wool, offering luxurious softness, durability, and warmth. The yarn provides 60 meters per 25-gram skein, making the total yardage approximately 180 meters for this project.

Construction requires one set of size 9 mm double-pointed needles and size 9 mm needles for the main fabric. The recommended gauge is 12.5 stitches and 12 rounds measured over 10 x 10 centimeters when working the 2x1 rib stitch on size 9 mm needles. Knitters should always complete a gauge swatch using the recommended needles, yarn, and pattern stitch before beginning, blocking the swatch as intended for the finished hat to ensure accurate sizing and proper fit.