Knit flat, this cheerful solid rainbow swirl hat knitting pattern is a joy to knit in any of five sizes from baby to adult!
If you’ve never knit a swirl hat before, let me let you in on a secret. This solid rainbow swirl hat knitting pattern, like my swirl hats, is mostly knit flat!
That’s right, those of you who prefer to knit flat, hate double pointed knitting needles, or haven’t learned to knit in the round yet, this one is for you!
You will need a set straight knitting needles to knit the body of the swirl hat. Regular decreases and increases on every other row make the shape of your work into a parallelogram and when you seam it at the end, it magically becomes a tube with swirling stripes.
The top of the rainbow swirl hat is then gathered with some extra yarn and you can top that off with a nice big fluffy pom pom if you’d like though I skipped it this time.
Finally, you’ll pick up some stitches with a circular knitting needle. along the other edge to create the ribbed brim. If you prefer to pick up the stitches and knit the ribbed brim flat before you seam the hat, you can certainly do that as well!
Picking the colors for this fun rainbow hat knitting pattern is the fun part. The patter includes instructions to make any of 5 sizes and each size has a different number of rainbow stripes. The smallest size will have 5 rainbow stripe colors while the largest will have 9. The sample in the photos is the middle size and uses 7 rainbow colors. It’s such a fun knit!
Are you ready to knit? Let’s do it!
Solid Rainbow Swirl Hat Knitting Pattern
Sizes: 0-6 months (Age 1-2, Child Small, Child Large, Adult)
Gauge: 19 stitches = 4 inches
- Worsted weight yarn
- US 7 (4.5 mm) 16″ circular knitting needles
- US 7 (4.5 mm) double pointed needles
- Yarn needle
(If you need help, my favorite knitting reference book for everyone from beginners to advanced knitters is THIS ONE!)
This cute pattern is available for sale only. When you purchase this pattern, you’ll get an instant download PDF pattern in a few nicely formatted easy-to-print pages that includes written instructions and step by step photos. This pattern is available in my Etsy shop or on Ravelry where it will also be permanently stored in your Ravelry pattern library.
Happy Knitting!
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