Milk Punch

$8.00

Milk Punch features a striking, but simple diagonal pattern, knit in a creamy white to really show off the texture and give the hat a classic feel. Magpie Fibers Nest Worsted has the perfect amount of memory for a hat and some fantastic stitch definition. If you have a skein laying around or have been wanting to give Nest a try, it’s a great choice for this design.

The zig zags here are a fun and easily memorized motif to work, involving only knit and purl stitches, which move across the fabric every two rounds. (And yes, it’s one of the squares I used on my Stolen Stitches blanket last year. You can expect to see a few of these ideas pop up again in 2025!)

I designed Milk Punch to include a touch more length than a fitted beanie. It has just enough extra room to subtly bunch at the crown instead of laying flat and round on your head, which for me, gives the hat a modern feel. I love how it seems both updated and classic at the same time, and that the motif isn’t something you see every day.

Pattern has both charted and written motif instructions.

Notes are also included on how to modify the hat for size if needed.

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Milk Punch features a striking, but simple diagonal pattern, knit in a creamy white to really show off the texture and give the hat a classic feel. Magpie Fibers Nest Worsted has the perfect amount of memory for a hat and some fantastic stitch definition. If you have a skein laying around or have been wanting to give Nest a try, it’s a great choice for this design.

The zig zags here are a fun and easily memorized motif to work, involving only knit and purl stitches, which move across the fabric every two rounds. (And yes, it’s one of the squares I used on my Stolen Stitches blanket last year. You can expect to see a few of these ideas pop up again in 2025!)

I designed Milk Punch to include a touch more length than a fitted beanie. It has just enough extra room to subtly bunch at the crown instead of laying flat and round on your head, which for me, gives the hat a modern feel. I love how it seems both updated and classic at the same time, and that the motif isn’t something you see every day.

Pattern has both charted and written motif instructions.

Notes are also included on how to modify the hat for size if needed.

Scroll down for details.

Yarn: Magpie Fibers Nest Worsted, (100% non-SW Corriedale wool, 210yds/192m per 3.53oz/100g skein). Shown in Natural.

If substituting yarn, keep this in mind and choose a yarn with some memory. A subtle heather, tweed or a solid color will show off the pattern best, and a wool or wool blend will give the look and feel of the original. If knitting yours with a little (or more) room at top, note that a drapey fiber will “fold” over and a crisper wool or a fiber with memory will have more structure, as shown.

Gauge: Zig zag pattern: 21 sts/32 rounds per 4”/10cm. Ribbed brim: 22 sts/28 rounds per 4”/10cm.

Needles: US#6/4mm needles, or size to get gauge. 16”/40.5cm circulars for body and DPNs for crown.

Sizes:

16.75(18.25,19.75,21.25)”/42.5(46.5,50.25,54)cm circumference.

About 9”/22.75cm with brim folded, 10.25”/26cm unfolded.

Yardage:

150(175,200,225)yds/137(160,185,205)m worsted weight yarn