The broken rib stitch creates a classic, ribbed look, and the fold-up brim can be worn two ways for added slouch or a more fitted look.

This is a printed pattern. Beautifully printed and folded into A DLE envelope brochure size, this will be posted to you.

Designed to be worn with up to 5cm of negative ease, this relaxed-fit beanie is slightly slouchy, with a length 2.5cm longer than your natural head height. However, you can easily adjust the length for a more fitted crown if you prefer. This is your hat, after all! Order your Broken Rib Hat pattern today and start knitting your perfect beanie.

Fit & Yarn Details

I recommend 100% wool or a wool blend for stitch definition and warmth.

Actual Head Circumference: cm = 51 (56, 61) / inches = 20 (22, 24)

Gauge (in a 10x10 cm / 4x4" square in stockinette stitch), needles and meterage / yardage: 

• 4ply / Fingering: 26 sts x 32 rows, 3.25mm / US 3 needles, 230 (275, 320) metres / 252 (300, 350) yards.
• 5ply / Sport: 24 sts x 30 rows, 3.5mm / US 4 needles, 200 (240, 280) metres / 219 (263, 306) yards.
• 8ply / DK: 22 sts x 28 rows, 4.0mm / US 6 needles, 170 (200, 240) metres / 186 (219, 262) yards.
• 10ply / Worsted: 20 sts x 26 rows and 4.5mm / US 7 needles, 155 (180, 215) metres / 170 (198, 236) yards.

Proper yarns we recommend: Keen As or PropserDK 

Our colours that would best match the beanies in the photos are Ent, Eos and sandcastle

We try our best to make our photos as accurate as possible but every screen displays colour slightly differently, so we cannot guarantee complete accuracy.  Hand-dyed yarns vary from one skein to the next so there will always be some variation between the photo and each individual skein. 

We highly recommend getting enough yarn for your project. To encourage this, you can exchange extra skeins if they are in their original condition, thus ensuring your project will have consistency. We dye in small, project sized batches, and don’t have dye lots.

Part of the hand dyed allure is each skein's individuality, even within a batch dyed at the same time. This gives final objects depth and nuance. 

With this in mind we recommend alternating skeins (every other row in flat knitting and every row in circular knitting) on larger projects creating a more cohesive blend.