If you’re looking for a straight-up Santa hat pattern, try knitting the ribbing in white and the rest of the hat in red. Add a white pom-pom and you’re done. Whether you knit this one as a holiday hat or not, it’s still an easy hat that you’ll love to wear.
Materials
95 yards each of red and white medium-weight acrylic (or wool) yarn (this example uses Red Heart Super Saver)One size 8 US circular needle with a 16-inch cable, plus a set of four size-8 US double-pointed needlesScissorsYarn needleOptional: A piece of cardboard to make a pom-pom
Gauge
17.5 stitches and 28 rows (a little more than four stitches and seven rows per inch) in Stockinette Stitch in the round.
Size
The finished hat is 20 inches at the base and 24 inches long without the pom-pom. It should fit a teenager or small adult.
Instructions for Striped Stocking Hat
Shaping the Stocking Hat
Finishing the Hat
To finish the hat, weave in the ends. If desired you can add a pom-pom to the end, either in red or white. Use another piece of thread to sew the pom-pom to the end of the hat. If you want to make this pattern your own, you can change the colors or use a single color, or slow down or speed up the rate of decreasing, depending on how long you want the hat to be.
