Hat knitting pattern "Emmentaler Hat" with decorative little holes

A beanie made out of fingering weight yarn with decorative holes in it. It is worked from the bottom to the top.

What skills are you going to need and what will you get

The pattern is written and includes a chart for the stitch pattern. A photo tutorial shows how to work the special stitch used to create the holes.

Difficulty level: advanced beginner (knitting in the round on DPNs or circular needles, making stitches from a gap that is several rounds below, decreases).

• k: knit
• p: purl
• stockinette stitch: knit all stitches
• kfb: knit into front and back of the stitch
• BO: bind off
• k2tog: knit 2 stitches together
• di: double increase: insert right hand needle into the gap created by binding off 3 rounds below, lift the three strands up to your left hand needle. These strands will be the next stitch. Purl 1, knit 1 into these strands. (See tutorial).

Gauge: 24 stitches/38 rows in blocked stockinette stitch = 10cm/4in.

Size information

Sizes: child, teen, adult medium, adult large, 40, 45, 52, 57cm (16, 18, 20 3/4, 22 3/4in) in circumference, 15, 17, 19, 22cm (6, 6 3/4, 7 1/2, 8 3/4in) in length. It is a snugly fitting hat.

What material will you need

Yarn: Four Seasons Gründl Hot Socks Print (75% wool, 25% nylon; 210m/50g; 230yds/1.76oz), 1 ball. Sample in size adult medium used 130m (142yds).

Needles: 3mm/US 2 1/2, set of 5 DPNs or circular needle

Notions: yarn needle, 1 stitch marker (optional when working on circular needle)

Other information from the author

You may notice that I am not a native English speaker. All my patterns are tested or edited or both by native speakers. You will also find my contact info in each pattern. Please don't feel shy to ask questions if anything is unclear. I may be in another time zone than you, but will get back to you as soon as possible.

The pattern itself is copyrighted and may not be distributed. Feel free to do whatever you like with your finished items. Gift them, donate them to charity or sell them.