Sedona Hat Pattern (free pattern)
Colorway One: Witches Brew
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A quick knit perfect for Multi Colored hand dyed yarns!
I love Sedona, Arizona. It’s such a magical place and so there needed to be a hat named after this beautiful city. The Sedona Hat was designed to allow colorful hand-dyed yarns to be the star of the show! Enjoy this FREE knitting hat pattern!
March 5, 2021 (updated April 23, 2021)
I love a soft bulky yarn. I love yarn with lots of colors. I love a good hand-dyed yarn. And I definitely love a free knit hat pattern! So when you get a yarn that is bulky, multi-colored, hand dyed, and free . . . it’s more than a triple whammy!
Back when I used to work in yarn shops, I would hear people pick up multi colored yarns and say, “I love it, but I don’t know what I would make with it.” I totally get it. The color is the story and few stitch patterns allow for crazy colors to really sing without being too muddled. Finding the right stitch pattern to compliment a heavily variegated yarn can sometimes be tricky.
You have to choose a stitch pattern that is simple because nobody wants to do a bunch of complicated knitting only for it to get lost in the colors. This stitch pattern also has to have a nice texture that looks pleasing as an allover design. Sure, you could go with stockinette stitch or even seed stitch, but that is just boring after awhile!
I designed this hat to really allow for heavily colored yarns to be the star of the show, but without allowing for the stitch design to be boring. This texture compliments the yarn colors and keeps your stitching interesting. (And I just love the colorways that Brediculous Yarns dyes up!)
This hat knits up quickly and I bet that it would also look beautiful in a very lightly variegated or even a solid colored yarn. But when you find that one skein of beautifully hand-dyed yarn that you love, but don’t know what to do with - here is a hat pattern that is perfect for you!
And if you love Sedona or have never been and are thinking it might be a great place to explore, check out my blog here that tells you all the things I recommend you do while visiting this beautiful part of the Southwest.
In the meantime, enjoy the free Sedona Hat knitting pattern below. And if you love it, please share this link with friends and help spread the love!
SEDONA Hat Pattern
North of Phoenix, Sedona is a picturesque town surrounded by red-rock buttes, pine forests, and steep canyon walls. Home to Red Rocks State Park, the beautiful canyon walls reveal nine layers of stone from different geographical periods spanning over hundreds of millions of years. The iconic red color that makes up Sedona’s surroundings comes from the rich iron oxide that has formed on the individual grains of rocks and creates the beautiful rust color that the city is known for.
MATERIALS
Yarn
Brediculous “Cozy Bulky”
106 yards/97 meters; Bulky
100% Superwash Merino
1 skein (all sizes)
Colorway One: Witches Brew
Colorway Two: Meadow of Flowers
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(1 skein of Knit Picks Chroma Twist Bulky is also a great option for this hat. You can even make one in every color with the Knit Picks Chroma Twist Value Pack!)
Needles
US 9/5.5 mm 16” circular needle
US 10/6.0 mm 16” circular needle
US 10/6.0 mm DPNs, second circular, OR 40” circular needle for magic loop
(The smaller sizes will require working the entire hat on DPNs, two circulars, or magic loop.)
(I love to use these metal Knit Picks needles or these wood Knit Picks needles.)
Notions
6 inch Pom Pom (I buy mine from FFFabuknits, Thread Head Knits, or I Dream of Yarn)
Stitch Marker
Scissors
Tapestry Needle
Gauge
16 sts and 22 rows = 4 in/10 cm in stockinette stitch on larger needle
Finished Measurements
To fit head circumference: 14.25 (16.5 18.75, 21, 23.25) in / 36 (42, 47.5, 53, 59) cm
One skein of a bulky weight hand dyed yarn and a fluffy faux fur Pom Pom are all that you need!
Notes
Pattern is a multiple of 9. You can make your hat larger or smaller by adding or subtracting multiples of 9.
When you get to the decrease section and the stitches begin to become tight around your needle, switch to your preferred method of working in the round – DPNs, two circular needles, or magic loop.
Abbreviations
*. . .* - repeat between asterisks
bor – beginning of rnd
K1tbl – knit one through back loop
K2tog – knit two together (1 dec)
rnd/rnds – round/rounds
sm – stitch marker
st/sts – stitch/stitches
YO – yarn over
Colorway Two: Meadow of Flowers
The Pattern
Using long tail cast on and smaller needle, CO 45 (54, 63, 72, 81) sts. Join to work in the rnd. Place sm to note bor and be careful not to twist.
*P1, K2* for 5 rnds.
Switch to larger 16” circular needle.
Rnd 2 : remove sm, K1tbl, replace sm, *K2, K1tbl* to last 3 sts, K3
Work last 2 rnds a total of 8 (9, 10, 11, 12) times.
Even Phinny loves Colorway One!
Crown Decreasing
Next Rnd: [*YO, K3, pass first K st over K sts two and three* twice, YO, K1, K2tog, pass first K st over K2tog st] around – 40 (48, 56, 64, 72) sts
Next Rnd: remove sm, K1tbl, replace sm, [*K2, K1tbl* twice, K1, K1tbl] to last 8 sts, *K2, K1tbl* twice, K2
Next Rnd: *YO, K3, pass first K st over K sts two and three, YO, K1, K2tog, pass first K st over K2tog st, YO, K2, pass first K st over second K st* around – 35 (42, 49, 56,63) sts
Next Rnd: remove sm, K1tbl, replace sm, [K2, K1tbl, *K1, K1tbl* twice], to last 7 sts, K2, K1tbl, K1, K1tbl, K2
Next Rnd: [YO, K1, K2tog, pass first K st over K2tog st, *YO, K2, pass first K st over second K st* twice] around– 30 (36, 42, 48, 54) sts
Next Rnd: remove sm, K1tbl, replace sm, *K1, K1tbl* to end
Next Rnd: *YO, K2tog, K2tog, pass first K2tog over second K2tog* to last 2 (0, 2, 0, 2) sts. For sizes that have 2 sts left, finish the rnd with YO, K2, pass first K st over second K st - 16 (18, 22, 24, 28) sts
Next Rnd: remove sm, K1tbl, replace sm, *K1, K1tbl* to last 2 sts, K2
Next Rnd: *K2tog* around – 8 (9, 11, 12, 14) sts
Cut yarn leaving a tail. Weave tail through remaining live sts several times and cinch tight. Weave in your ends. If necessary, block lightly.
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Colorway Two: Meadow of Flowers
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