Buttoned hat in bamboo stitch knitting pattern "Girl from Paris"

The buttons happen to show the Avenue des Champs-Élysées in Paris. Otherwise it could be a girl from Stockholm, New York or Tokyo as well. Or anywhere.

The hat is worked from the bottom to the top, using bamboo stitch. It starts off flat and is later joined in the round. The buttons only serve a decorative purpose, no buttonholes are required.

Skills Required / What You'll Receive

The pattern is written, a small chart for the stitch pattern is included.

Difficulty level: Intermediate (bamboo stitch, decreases, double decreases, working in the round on DPNs)

• k: knit
• p: purl
• sl: slip
• yo: yarn over
• k2tog: knit 2 stitches together
• p2tog: purl 2 stitches together
• p3tog: purl 3 stitches together
• skp: slip 1 stitch, knit 1 stitch, pass slipped stitch over
• sk2p: slip 1 stitch, knit 2 stitches together, pass slipped stitch over (double decrease)

Gauge: 24 stitches/28 rows in bamboo pattern = 10cm/4in (unstretched)

Size Information

child, teen, adult medium, adult large, 40, 45, 50, 55cm (16, 18, 20, 22in) in circumference, 18, 20, 22, 24cm (7 1/4, 8, 8 3/4, 9 1/2in) in length. It is a snugly fitting hat. The stitch pattern is very stretchy, the hat will fit many heads.

Materials List

Yarn: Filana Super Merino (100% wool; 85m/50g; 93yds/1.76oz), 2 balls. Sample in size adult medium used 126m (138yds). The child size can be done in only one ball.

Needles: 5mm/US 8, straight or circular, set of 5 DPNs in the same size

Notions: yarn needle, 2 buttons in size 2.5cm/1in for the child size hat, 3 buttons for all other sizes, 3 stitch markers (optional)

Additional Details by the Author

You may notice that I am not a native English speaker. All my patterns are tested or edited or both by native speakers. You will also find my contact info in each pattern. Please don't feel shy to ask questions if anything is unclear. I may be in another time zone than you, but will get back to you as soon as possible.

The pattern itself is copyrighted and may not be distributed. Feel free to do whatever you like with your finished items. Wear them, gift them, donate them to charity or sell them.