Nydia Hat
Nydia Hat
The Nydia Hat continues the saga of my undying love for the textured lace stitch pattern already featured in several of my patterns. Perfect for that special skein of DK weight yarn in your stash, this hat knits up quickly and is a joy to make from beginning to end. Choose the view with the amount of texture that makes your heart sing—or whip up one of each!
Read the pattern’s origin story on my blog, and view the test knitter photo gallery below!
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Sizes
Child Small (Child Medium, Child Large, Adult Small, Adult Medium, Adult Large)
Finished Measurements
View A: 10.75 (12.75, 15, 15, 17, 19.25)” / 27 (32, 37.5, 37.5, 42.5, 48) cm circumference at brim, unstretched; 6 (6.75, 7.5, 8.25, 8.25, 9)” / 15 (17, 19, 20.5, 20.5, 22.5) cm tall
View B: 11.75 (13, 15.25, 15.25, 17.5, 19.75)” / 29.5 (32.5, 38, 38, 44, 49.5) cm circumference at brim, unstretched; 6.25 (7, 7.75, 8.5, 8.5, 9.25)” / 15.5 (17.5, 19.5, 21.5, 21.5, 23) cm tall
Hat is quite stretchy and is intended to be worn with 4–5” (10–12.5 cm) of negative ease to showcase the stitch pattern. Samples shown in Adult Medium on a 21.25” (53 cm) head.
Yarn
72 (89, 116, 127, 145, 179) yards / 66 (82, 107, 117, 133, 164) meters plied DK weight yarn
Needles
US 6 (4 mm) circular needle, 12–16” (30–40 cm), or needle size necessary to obtain correct gauge
US 4 (3.5 mm) circular needle, 12–16” (30–40 cm), or needle size .5 mm smaller than gauge needle
Appropriate needle(s) in the larger size for your preferred method of knitting small circumferences in the round
Gauge
For view A/B or both, 22.5/22 sts and 32 rnds = 4” (10 cm) in desired view’s pattern worked in the round using larger needles, blocked and unstretched
Notions
(1) Stitch marker for beginning of round
Crochet hook, size D (3.25 mm) or slightly smaller
Tapestry needle
Optionally, for view A/B or both, 4/7 (5/8, 6, 6, 7, 8) additional stitch markers, distinct from beginning of round marker
Social Sharing
Looking for photos of this hat on Instagram? Check out the hashtags #vanessasmithdesigns and #nydiahat, and please use the same hashtags when sharing pictures of your project—I’d love to see them!
Test Knitter Gallery
THANK YOU to the test knitters who helped make this pattern possible. Below is a gallery of their beautiful hats. ❤️ Click or tap the photos to enlarge them and scroll through. Tester usernames are for Ravelry unless otherwise noted.
