Beanstalk Hat

In textured lace borrowed from my Beanstalk Shawl, columns of gracefully-curved leaves grow from the Beanstalk Hat’s twisted-rib brim to its star-shaped crown. In addition to two size options, three distinct styles are included in this pattern for you to choose between: the ‘Spring’ version, featuring a single lace panel, ‘Summer’, featuring all-over lace repeats, and as a bonus, ‘Winter’ in plain twisted ribbing.

Skills & Techniques

  • The Long Tail Cast On (optional)

  • Working a small circumference in the round

  • Working lace stitches and twisted decreases (tutorial: How to work twisted decreases)

  • Charts and written instructions are both provided in full

Materials Needed

  • 1 skein of Knitcraft & Knittery Fingering Weight Merino (100% sustainable Australian merino; 437yds/400m per 100g skein), or 157 (248)yds/143.5 (227)m of fingering-weight yarn. Sample colourways: ‘Missy Z’ (Spring - S), ‘Sandilocks’ (Summer - L), and ‘Silver Fox’ (Winter - L).

  • US 4 / 3.5mm needles (or needle size that gives you the right gauge) for working in the round, plus the same size needles for working a small circumference in the round

  • 1 end-of-round stitch marker + 4 (5) additional markers

  • A needle for weaving in the ends

Finished Measurements

  • Relaxed after blocking, unstretched: 14 (16)”/35.5 (41)cm brim circumference, and 8 (9)”/20.5 (23)cm length from cast-on to crown

  • To fit 18-20 (21–23)”/46-51 (53.5-58.5)cm head circumference. The larger samples are shown on my 22”/50.5cm head.

Read more about the Beanstalk Hat and its inspiration on my blog.