Garter-ridge Hat

As of last night, I have a hat to wear with my scarf and mittens. This is one of my favorite hat patterns because the garter ridges allow the hat to vertically stretch and create a thick band to keep my ears warm.

Hat Pattern Update:

I didn't have a pattern for this hat, but here is how you can make one.

Find an existing hat pattern that you like. I knit my hat on a size 8 - (16-inch circular needle)

Cast on the desired number of stitches. Join in the round and begin the garter ridges/rings:

Purl five rounds

Knit five rounds

(Repeat as often as you like to achieve the number of ridges/rings you want. I repeated these rounds four times (resulting in four garter ridges) for the hat in the post, but three on one I made several years ago.)

Once you have the number of ridges/rings you want, then continue working on the hat with only knit rounds. The hat in the picture above measures 6 or 6.5 inches from the cast-on edge. (Measure without stretching out the ridges) Once you have the desired length, then begin the decrease rounds.