Shibui Knits Trellis Hat Knitting Pattern

Shibui Knits Trellis Hat: Knitted Seamless Rib Hat Pattern

What Is Being Made

The Trellis Hat is a trendy ribbed knit hat designed by Tayler Harris for Shibui Knits. This is a quick-to-knit project that can be completed in a single evening and worn the next day. The finished hat measures 18.75 inches in circumference and 9.5 inches in height, making it a standard adult-sized beanie suitable for year-round wear.

Knitting Techniques

The Trellis Hat is constructed using several key knitting techniques that make it an excellent project for advanced beginners:

• Worked in the round: The hat is knitted circularly using 16-inch circular needles, eliminating the need for seaming and creating a seamless, professional finish.
• Bottom-up construction: The hat begins at the brim and is worked upward toward the crown, allowing you to try on the hat as you progress.
• Fisherman's Rib Stitch: This textured stitch creates the distinctive ribbed appearance and adds visual interest and elasticity to the finished hat.
• Crown shaping: Strategic decreases are incorporated to taper the hat at the crown, creating a fitted silhouette.
• Long-tail tubular cast-on: A specialized cast-on method is used to create a professional, finished edge at the brim.
• Top closure: A long tail is threaded through the remaining stitches to close the crown of the hat securely.

Stitches and Stitch Pattern

The primary stitch used throughout the Trellis Hat is Fisherman's Rib Stitch, which combines knit and slip stitches to create a textured, dimensional fabric. The pattern employs the following stitches:

• Knit stitches (K): The fundamental knit stitch forms the base of the ribbed texture.
• Slip stitches (sl): Stitches are slipped purlwise with yarn in front (wyif) to create the characteristic rib definition.
• Knit through the back loop (K1-tbl): Used in foundation rows to create a twisted stitch that adds structural integrity.
• Decreases: Used during crown shaping to gradually reduce the number of stitches and form the hat's tapered top.

Materials and Tools

The Trellis Hat is designed to be knitted with Shibui Murmur yarn, a luxury fiber blend consisting of 70% Super Baby Alpaca and 30% Merino Wool. This combination creates a soft, breathable, and temperature-regulating fabric ideal for a versatile hat. The pattern requires 65 yards per 50-gram skein, with 2 skeins needed to complete the project. The sample shown is knitted in the colorway Quartz.

Essential knitting tools include:

• Size 11 (8 mm) 16-inch circular needle: Used for the ribbed brim and foundation rows to establish gauge and structure.
• Size 13 (9 mm) 16-inch circular needles and double-pointed needles (DPNs): Used for the main body and crown shaping, with the larger needles creating the proper gauge for the Fisherman's Rib Stitch.
• Stitch markers: Essential for tracking the beginning of round and pattern repeats when working circularly.
• Tapestry needle: Used for weaving in yarn ends and threading the tail through remaining stitches to close the crown.
• Scissors: For cutting yarn.
• Blocking pins and blocking surface: Used during the finishing process to shape and set the hat to finished dimensions.

Gauge and Finishing

The pattern specifies a gauge of 9 stitches and 20 rounds equal 4 inches in Fisherman's Rib Stitch when worked on US 13 needles with one strand of Shibui Murmur yarn after blocking. Achieving proper gauge is critical for the hat to fit correctly.

Finishing involves blocking the completed