Pomball: Ridge Hat

Now your pompoms can be as individual as your hats! Pomball: Ridge is full of energy. When the yarn is this expressive, why fight it? Just give simplicity free range and top it with a large, whimsical, button-trimmed pomball. Three ridge sections dominate the hat, but a plain section at the back lets the slouch do its thing.

All sizes but the smallest are written to be slouchy hats. The 16” / 40cm size is written to be a beanie. This is based on my experiences as a mother trying to keep hats on heads in car seats and strollers.

Pattern has written instructions and includes a photo tutorial for attaching the pomball. Pomball comes in two sizes.

Pattern is available separately or as part of Pomball Hat Collection.

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Materials

•Yarn
1 (1, 1, 2, 2) skeins Berocco Inca Tweed (153 yds / 140m per 100g), colour shown: 8955yds / 140m per 100g), colour shown: 8955 Cantuta. Yardage is calculated with 15% Cantuta. Largest sizes will use entire skein. You security. Largest sizes will use entire skein. You may wish to may wish to buy 2 skeins of recommended yarn to ensure you have enough for your project.

•Needles
U.S. 9, 10.5 / 5.5, 6.5mm for knitting in the round (magic loop OR short circular + dpns OR just dpns) or size needed to get gauge, and U.S. 7 / 4.5mm DPNs or 2 sizes smaller than hat for pomball

•Notions
darning needle, small amount of stuffing, 3/4” / 2cm button, thread for sewing on button. (For safety reasons, don’t put a button on the Baby size.)

Skills Used

working in the round
colourwork
k2tog
ssk
left twist
right twist
attaching pomball

Appx. Yardage

(with 15% buffer)
65 (110, 150, 160, 170) yds / 60 (100, 140, 145, 155) m (bulky weight)

Sizes
To fit: 16” (18”, 20”, 22”, 24”) / 40cm (45cm, 51cm, 56cm, 61cm)
Approximately: Baby, Toddler/Preschooler, Small, Medium, Large