Mirasol Slouchy Nordic Hat Knitting Pattern

Mirasol Slouchy Nordic Hat

What is Being Made

The Mirasol Slouchy Nordic Hat is a one-size knitted hat designed by Sarah Fay, featuring a relaxed, slouchy fit suitable for average-sized heads. The finished hat measures 48.5cm (19 inches) in circumference at the band and 26.5cm (10.5 inches) in length. A decorative pompom in the primary yarn color crowns the top of the hat, adding a playful finishing touch to this intermediate-level knitting project.

Techniques Used

This hat is constructed using several key knitting techniques that create both structure and visual interest. The garment is worked seamlessly in the round, eliminating the need for seaming and creating a smooth, continuous fabric. Stranded colorwork is employed in the Bottom Cross and Top Cross charts, where multiple yarn colors are carried across the rounds to create geometric Nordic-inspired patterns. The hat begins with a ribbed band worked in the round before transitioning to stockinette stitch, then progresses through the colorwork sections, and finishes with strategic crown decreases that shape the top of the hat.

Stitches Used

• 2x2 Rib: A knit-two, purl-two ribbed stitch worked in the round over the band section, creating an elastic, fitted opening that helps the hat stay securely on the head
• Stockinette Stitch: The primary stitch throughout most of the hat, created by knitting on right-side rounds and purling on wrong-side rows, producing a smooth, classic fabric with a V-pattern texture
• Braid Stitch: A decorative two-color technique using colors A and B, combining knit and purl stitches with strategic color placement to create a braided visual effect between the ribbed band and the colorwork sections
• Knit Two Together (k2tog): A right-leaning decrease stitch used in the crown shaping sequence to gradually reduce stitches and form the hat's crown
• Stranded Colorwork: Worked over the Bottom Cross and Top Cross charts, where yarn colors are carried across stitches to create geometric patterns integrated into the stockinette fabric

Materials and Tools

The Mirasol Slouchy Nordic Hat requires three 100g skeins of yarn in coordinating colors: color #1509 (A), color #1500 (B), and color #1508 (C). The project calls for circular needles in size 10mm/US 15, 40cm (16 inches) long, along with a set of four double-pointed needles in the same size for working the crown decreases when the circumference becomes too small for the circular needle. Additional notions include a pompom maker for creating the crown embellishment, a stitch marker for tracking the beginning of rounds, and a yarn needle for weaving in ends and attaching the pompom. The pattern specifies a tension of 10 stitches and 14 rounds over 10cm (4 inches) in stockinette stitch.