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Pühalepa Hat by Raina Kruus © 2019

Pühalepa Hat
by Raina Kruus
Pühalepa Hat incorporates a pop of bright color to elevate a traditional stranded-colorwork
hat to new levels of chic style. An unexpected color for the cast-on edge and a pompom
create a bold eye-catching look. The design features our traditional old mitten pattern of
Pühalepa flies from the Island of Hiiumaa. It is a small, fairytale like quiet Estonian island,
where time stands still. It is a place for those desiring to be somewhere between a sauna,
jogging along the beach with highland cattle, or standing thoughtfully in a totally calm field.
This hat celebrates the shared heritage between the knitting tradition of today and our
history. The pattern belongs to my My Roots Series; a pattern series with the theme of our
Estonian knitting folklore.
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I have been meaning to knit this hat for ages and finally found that stranded colorwork is lots
of fun and rewarding and I really love the decrease at the top - how the flies join their legs.
Watching them grow makes me ridiculously happy.
I do love the way this hat turned out. Every stitch was enjoyable and meant much to me. A
vision of mine is to learn something new with every design, and I can see myself going down
this road again in the near future.
Before beginning please read through the entire pattern and certainly check the pattern very
often. This hat is an average adult size version (if you want a smaller or bigger size – use
larger or smaller needles, different weight yarn, do less or more ribbing rounds). Flies to
honey hat is worked in the round from the brim to the crown.
I used 40cm/16" circular needles until I needed to work the crown shaping and then I
switched over to DPNs.

Abbreviations: BOR – beginning of the round; CC – contrasting color ; CO – cast on;

Inc – increase ; K– knit; K2tog - knit 2 stitches together as one, knit 2 stitches together knitwise
(decrease). K2tog leans right ; M1 – make one stitch by lifting the strand between stitches front to
back onto left needle and knitting this loop through the back (1 st increased).
MC – main color ; p – purl ; rnd – round ; st/s – stitch / stitches ;

Size: Brim circumference is approximately
46cm/18in unstretched, blocked. Hat stretches to fit
a 54-57cm / 21-22.5in head circumference.
Length from brim to crown – 25cm / 10in
Yarn for sample hat (Picture shown page 1):
For hat body: Two shades of Jamieson and Smith 2
Ply Jumper weight, 100% Shetland wool,
114m/125yards per 25g/0.88ounces.
Yarn MC: Approx. 1.5 skein, 160m/174yards. Shown
in colorway FC45 (light beige);
Yarn CC: Approx. 0.8 skein, 92m/100yards. Shown in
colorway FC44Mix (dark brown).
Or any other 4 Ply weight/ fingering yarn.
For (optional) pompom:
Approx 25m/27.5 yards of MC.
Other tools: 1 stitch marker, tapestry needle for
weaving in ends, blocking tools, pompom maker.
Needles: 2.5mm (US 1 ½ ) and 3.00mm (US 2 ½)
circular needles (at least 40 cm/16“ long) and
dpns (or your preferred needles for working small
circumferences in the round) for finishing the
crown.
Use whatever size needles it takes you to get the
right gauge. Needle sizes are recommendations
only. Take time to save time and always use the
needle size necessary to achieve given
gauge (match the tension).
Gauge: 30 sts and 31 rounds = 10cm/ 4” in
pattern worked in the round with 3.00mm (US 2
½) needle, after washing and blocking.
You should always knit your swatch the same way
that the pattern is knit. In this case - in the round.
Block your swatch as you will your finished
garment and allow it to dry fully before
measuring.
Skills Required:
Knitting in the round, stranded colorwork.

Pühalepa Hat pattern:
Brim:
Using CC yarn and 40cm/16“ circular needle 2.5mm
(US 1½), CO 120 sts using Long Tail cast on method
over two needles. Helpful tutorial:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLP6BM6gNuU
Pull one needle out. Join to work in the round making
sure not to twist the sts. Place marker to indicate BOR.
Change to yarn MC.
Next round: Knit.
Following round you start with rib.
Rib: *k2, p2*, repeat from *to* to the end of the
round.
Repeat last round 10 more times.
Note: Slip the marker from now on as you come to it.
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Body of hat:
Note: The following increase round is worked over
repeats of 20 sts. Each repeat will increase by 4 sts.
The increase round is worked in rib.
Body set up round (inc): *k1, m1, k1, p2, k1, m1,
k1, p2, k2, p2, k1, m1, k1, p2, k1, m1, k1, p2*,
repeat *to* to the end of the round (Total 6 times,
24 sts increased. 144 sts).
Change to larger needles and start working the
body of the hat.
Work all Chart rows (Page 4) from right to left, 4
times per round (8 flies side by side), changing
shades as indicated (stranded colorwork with MC
and CC).
Note: Whenever the yarn needs to be carried for
more than 4 or 5 sts, cross the yarn strands on
back of work to avoid long floats and try to control
the tension.
Crown shaping:
On Round 46 begin crown shaping and work k2tog
as shown on the chart.
After Rnd 68 you have 16 sts on the needle.
Finishing:
Break yarn and thread through the remaining
stitches with a tapestry needle. Pull tight to close
the hole. Fasten off inside the hat and weave in
the end.
Wash in warm soapy water. Carefully remove
excess water by squeezing (not wringing) and
press between towels. Block. I prefer to use a
balloon because you can inflate it to your required
head circumference, but you may use a small ball
or bowl as well. Smooth out the crown shaping.
Add a pompom if you wish. Sew onto top of hat.
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Pühalepa Hat Chart
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36 35 34 33 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Legend: Charts notes:

knit Read all chart rows right to left, 4 times per round. Working from the bottom row
/ K2tog (knit 2 sts together) to the top, each stitch in the color indicated by the chart.
MC yarn
CC yarn
no stitch
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Colorway 2 Yarn: Tukuwool Fingering (100% Finnish Wool,

195m/213yds - 50g/1.76 ounces)
MC yarn: approx. 1 skein (175m/190yds) colorway Uupo (23)
CC yarn: approx 0.5 skein (100m/109yds) colorway Raku (09)
(Yardage includes pompom with MC yarn).
Needles: 2.75mm (US 2 ) and 3.00mm (US 2 ½ ) circular needles
(at least 40 cm/16“ long)
Size: Brim cirumference is approximately 46cm/18in
unstretched, blocked. Hat stretches to fit a 54-57cm/21-22.5in
head circumference.
Length from brim to crown – 25cm/10in

Gauge: 29 sts and 30 rounds in 10cm/4” in pattern worked in the

round with 3.00mm (US 2 ½) needle, after washing and blocking.
Instructions are the same as the main hat, but this hat is knitted
with different yarn and worked with needles 2.75 (US 2) (ribbing)
and 3.00mm (US 2 ½ ) (body part).
I have knitted four different versions of this pattern:
https://www.ravelry.com/projects/Lellekas1/puhalepa-hat-2
https://www.ravelry.com/projects/Lellekas1/puhalepa-hat-3-
sample
https://www.ravelry.com/projects/Lellekas1/puhalepa-hat-1
https://www.ravelry.com/projects/Lellekas1/puhalepa-hat-4