Pattern: Madison’s hat (easy Fair Isle hat, bulky yarn)
Hello, knitters! Here’s a new pattern to keep you warm now that it’s winter. Madison’s hat is named for our niece; I made the first hat for her. It’s a very very easy Fair Isle hat that I strongly recommend for people who are new to stranded knitting. Why? Because the hats I made with this pattern over the last few days are the first Fair Isle patterns I’ve ever knitted. If I can jump right into it, so can you. 
The hats are made with bulky yarn so they knit up fast. And it’s fun, because the knitting changes so frequently. You keep saying to yourself “one more round… just… one… more…” because you want to see how the color pattern develops.
Here are a few more pics (click on each to see the larger photos at Flickr):
Download Madison’s hat pattern here.
Some people have made this hat and posted their own pictures! I will link to photos here, so send me your URL if you post pictures of hats knitted from my pattern, and I will link to you:
- Pink and brown Madison’s hat by geetargeek
- Two Madison’s hats (with customization!) by Mariella
- Two blue and cream Madison’s hats by Disembodiment (see this photo too)
- A grape and cream Madison’s hat in progress by Samah
- Two brown and gray hats by Carrie (check out the other pics of the hat on her Flickr stream as well)
- A lovely variegated hat by Leah
This pattern is Worthware — that means, if you like it, please send what you think it’s worth via the PayPal button here. I hope you think it’s worth something. Thanks for looking at my pattern!
December 2nd, 2006 at 5:23 pm
That’s beautiful! I am a veteran knitter, and I can tell it is an easy pattern, and so beautiful. The roll brim is cute, and the snowflakes have short floats. Wonderful fair isle pattern. I signed up for Pay Pal and used it once, but I can’t figure it out again, so I don’t use it. I just don’t know how it works, although that one time was successful.
Is there an alternative way to — um — motivate the designer to produce more patterns? I’m not against financial compensation. But I can’t do Pay Pal.
I live in USA, in Ohio
December 2nd, 2006 at 5:41 pm
Thanks for the comments! Yes, if you don’t do PayPal there is my P.O. box address on the pattern PDF, to which you can send interesting things.
January 7th, 2007 at 4:09 pm
Thank you for posting you gorgeous hats on the hatplay-site! Nice to meet you in person too!
February 15th, 2007 at 4:21 am
Hi,
I just wanted to say what a fun little pattern this hat was. It was my first stranded knitting and I’ve done two of them already this week. I’m sure I’ll wind up making more. The fact that it’s only a six stitch repeat makes it easy to adjust for different gauges and head sizes too.
Anyway, I just wanted to say thank you for a nice little pattern. This is also the first time I’ve encountered “worthware” and I thought that was really great. I hate when I pay for a pattern only to discover that it doesn’t suit at all. This way, I was able to try it out first. Wonderful!
February 15th, 2007 at 4:41 am
I am glad you liked the pattern! Thanks for the kind words!
November 14th, 2007 at 10:57 am
I love this hat pattern. It was my first attempt at Fair Isle knitting. The pattern is very easy to follow. You could make lots to donate to charity. The yarn I used was enough to make two hats in reverse colors. Thanks!
November 15th, 2007 at 4:31 am
Thank you! I am so glad you like the pattern, and that it worked for your first try at Fair Isle!