Wide Brim Skullcap

Keith loves his K1B hat that I made him a few years ago, but he seemed bummed about the idea of not getting a hat for Christmas when he saw me making so many for other people. I decided to make him a simple watchman's cap with yarn that I love (Lion brand fisherman's wool 2:1 brown:white twist).

This is a variation of my generic skullcap knitting pattern in that I've made a much longer ribbed brim so it gives the hat a large fold. This is a great way to be sure of the fit. It is hard for me to measure men's hats on myself because my head is pretty small, and it could end up with the hat being too short for them.

Materials

• US Size 6 (4.0 mm) knitting needles (either double pointed or 16" circular or large enough for magic loop.)  
• Lion Brand Fisherman's Wool (worsted weight yarn) 63 g, 130 yards.
• Gauge: 5 stitches/inch; 7 rows/inch over stockinette.

Wide Brim Skullcap Knitting Pattern

• Cast on 90 sts. Join to knit in the round.  
• Work 33 rows in P5, K4 ribbing
• Increase 10 stitches: K9, M1 across (100 sts)
• Work 30 rounds in stockinette (K every round)
• Crown Decreases:
  • *K8, K2tog* across (90 sts)
  • K 1 round
  • *K7, K2tog* across (80 sts)
  • K 1 round
  • *K6, K2tog* across (70 sts)
  • K 1 round
  • *K5, K2tog* across (60 sts)
  • K 1 round
  • *K4, K2tog* across (50 sts)
  • K 1 round
  • *K3, K2tog* across (40 sts)
  • K 1 round
  • *K2, k2tog* across (30 sts)
  • K1 round
  • *K1, k2tog* across (20 sts)
  • K2tog across (10 sts)
  • K2tog across (5 sts)
• Cut yarn and pull through remaining stitches. Weave in loose ends and enjoy your skullcap!

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Abbreviations Used in this pattern:
Kfb - increase by knitting into the front and back of a single stitch.
M1 (Make 1)- increase stitch by picking up yarn between two stitches, twisting and knitting.K - knit
P - purl
I-cord - knit stitches on dpn's without ever turning the needle (effectively knitting in the round with a small number of stitches.)
SSK - decrease by slipping two stitches then knitting them together. Alternatively, you could slip one stitch, knit one stitch and pass slipped stitch over.
K2tog - decrease by knitting two stitches together.

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