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Etobicoke is an inner suburb of Toronto. Southern Etobicoke, which borders Lake Ontario, has numbered streets, from First Street all the way to Forty Second Street. Those ordered streets inspired this hat with its regular bands of stockinette and reverse stockinette stitch.
To make the Etobicoke Hat larger into a slouchy beanie, simply add repeats of the 8-row purl and knit design. Although as the hat is only in one size for adults, you can easily customize it if you want to make a smaller hat for children or babies. Use smaller needles and thinner yarn to make this hat for smaller heads. Or, since the decreases are in 10-stitch repeats, cast on fewer stitches in multiples of 20.
Knit from the bottom up, this hat contains a simple design that is perfect for showcasing tonal hand-dyed yarn.
We are offering this hat for free because the yarn that I used, Valentina Colour Works, is no longer available. It was the house-dyed yarn from the yarn shop Mouline in Montreal, which is now closed. I used this beautiful yarn for one of the Berlin Hat samples that I crocheted, and fell in love with it. Instead of knitting the hat in different yarn and selling the pattern, we’re still offering it for free because many people might be struggling right now.
To substitute the yarn, use any DK-weight wool or wool-blend yarn. Something with alpaca or silk added will add to the soft drape of the finished hat fabric.
Get the free pattern for the Etobicoke Hat on Ravelry here!
It’s a cute pattern. Thanks for sharing. #MMBC
Sharing your post with my daughter, who is the knitter in the family, and on my knit/crochet board on Pinterest. I quite like this style hat and the color yarn you used.
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Very generous of you to offer your pattern for free. It looks lovely. It is winter here in Australia so I am on a bit of a beanie knitting frenzy.
Love it.
That is a very cute hat. It is generous of you to offer the pattern.
Lovely! – Margy
Love it, so cozy and yet not bulky. thanks for sharing on craft schooling Sunday!
Such a cute hat! I love the pattern and the color. I am a huge fan of slouchy beanie caps so I would totally go that route with this one. Thanks for sharing and linking up.
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Pinning this post for my daughter-in-law. She is the knitter. Thanks so much for sharing this week at #HomeMattersParty
Hi there! I would like to knit this hat with #5 mm needles and medium weight yarn 4 called Bernat Yarnspiration. Will you please tell me what size needles I should use and how many stitches I should cast on for a head circumference of 24.25″ and another hat with head circumference of 23″? Your help will be so much appreciated and thank you!!
Hi Carla! The hat is quite stretchy, so I would use the same number of stitches. However, you’ll need to knit a gauge swatch with your needles to find the right size!