The Lucille Hat

The lovely Lucille Hat, for my grandmother.

I named this hat Lucille after my grandmother, for whom I created it. She wanted a hat she could sleep in, so I chose stockinette stitch since it would make a smooth and comfortable fabric.

Because I was using a simple stitch pattern, I wanted a colorful yarn so the hat wouldn’t be too plain. I chose Malabrigo Worsted Merino—a soft, squishy, and lofty wool—in a beautiful, hand-dyed colorway.  The only downside is that the yarn is not machine washable, but it’s not very onerous to hand wash and dry flat a smaller item (and it seems a wee price to pay for such a lovely hat).

Hat viewed from the top. You see the pretty swirl created by the beautiful, hand-dyed yarn and the pattern’s decrease rounds.

The hat is simple, but quite pretty, and is a quick and easy knit. The rolled brim is particularly nice if you don’t know the exact size of the person’s head for whom the hat is intended, or if you sometimes like to wear a hat above your ears and sometimes like to pull it down over your ears—the rolled brim can be rolled up or down to make the hat shorter or longer.

My original pattern is sized to fit an adult woman, however, it can be easily changed to fit a smaller or larger head. Download my pattern for specific instructions on creating each size.

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