Broncos Slouch Hat - Free Pattern!

Bronco Slouch Hat

Yarn:  Ewe Ewe Wooly Worsted (96yds).  MC: Sapphire 2 skeins for slouch hat and fold brim hat 1 skein for beanie, CC Orange Peel 1 skein for all styles.  Or approx. 200 yds worsted weight yarn in MC and 100 yds worsted weight yarn in CC

Needles: US 8 16” circ and US 8 Dpn’s

Other notions: stitch marker and yarn needle for weaving in ends

CO 80 sts with MC, join for knitting in the round, being careful not to twist you stitches,  K2, P2 for 2”

Next round: with MC knit all sts

Knit five more rounds with MC (6 rows total)

Knit two rounds CC

Repeat last eight rounds 5 times total for slouch and fold brim hat and 3 times total for beanie hat

Keeping in pattern (6 rounds MC, 2 rounds CC) start decreases as follows, changing to DPN’s when neccessary:

1^st decrease: *K6, K2tog; repeat to end of round

Knit two rows even

2^nd decrease: *K5, K2tog, repeat to end of round

Knit two rounds even

3^rd decrease: *K4, K2tog, repeat to end of round

Knit two rounds even

4^th decrease: *K3, K2tog, repeat to end of round

Knit one round even

5^th decrease: *K2, K2tog, repeat to end of round

Cut yarn and pull through live stitches with a yarn needle, weave in all ends and block as desired.