Carbs - A Fat Brioche Hat
CARBS - A FAT BRIOCHE HAT:
The CARBS hat is designed to be a functional and simple way to learn and enjoy basic Brioche Knitting. Most English style knitters have trouble with Brioche, as instructions are more conducive to Continental knitters. The hat is named CARBS for my love of Brioche Dough and how infrequently I try to enjoy it! If you are not keen on doing the hat decreases, it would also make a great toasty COWL; if making a cowl, finish in rib, like you started for balance & simplicity.
YARN:
This Brioche Hat is designed to be knit in Super Bulky yarn. There are many Super Bulky yarns of various yard to weight ratios. When substituting yarns, please pay extra attention to the variance in the Super Bulky category.
HAT Sample A - Small
KNIT & PURL Colors: Freia Ombré Super Bulky Gradient, 100% Wool, 87 yards/150 grams, colorway “LICHEN” Worked from BOTH ends of the gradient cake.
HAT Sample B - M/L
KNIT Color: Urth Yarn, Koozoo – Super Bulky, 100& SW Merino, color “7065” 100g – 66yds
PURL Color: Urth Yarn, Koozoo – Super Bulky, 100& SW Merino, color “7006” 100g – 66yds
HAT Sample C – M/L, & HAT Sample D – XL, SHORTER height (samples revered colors)
KNIT/PURL Color: Malibrigo, Rasta – Super Bulky, 100& SW Merino, color “860-Oxide” 150g – 90yds
PURL/KNIT Color: Malibrigo, Rasta – Super Bulky, 100& SW Merino, color “150-Azul Profundo” 150g – 90yds
NEEDLES & GAUGE:
US 15’s/10.0mm rounds or dpn's.
I like using rounds with longer cables, employing magic loop.
GAUGE uses US 15’s/10.0mm in BRIOCHE before BLOCKING.
BRIOCHE GAUGE — 10 sts to 6” and 18 Row PAIRS to 6”
NOTE, I knit rather tightly using Super Bulky Yarn. You may want a smaller needle.
SIZES:
This hat is knit primarily in BRIOCHE. The hat ribbing & brioche will look TINY and stretch a ton; lots of negative ease. The fit should be snug in the ribbing, or it will fall over your eyes, especially if you make it longer in height. The hat offers 3 sizes from Small to XL adult. The numbers below indicate the stitches CO. There is a large amount of negative ease; the hats are intended to stretch. The ribbed start will be slightly tighter and meant to hold the hat before the very loose and stretchy brioche section.
XS/S: 18”, M/L: 21.5”, XL: 25.25” - more nuanced sizes are possible, but will require a bit of improvisation when decreasing the top of the hat
Height of most hats 9” without optional Pom-Pom; short and wide (Sample D) hat was only 7.25” tall.
NOTIONS:
A yarn sewing needle for joining. Markers if desired. 4.5” Pom-Pom maker if you want to have a matching yarn POM.