Our popular swatchless hat family consists of four beautiful designs; the stockinette siblings Forth and Clyde, alongside the classic Porty and viral bestseller Musselburgh. You'll never be lost for what to cast on again, compelling to knit and easy to take anywhere - from one skein stash busters to lovers of scraps, watch your own swatchless hat collection grow and grow!
Whether you’re an adventurous beginner eager to learn new skills, or an experienced knitter looking for a quick project, these gorgeous hats will have you hooked. A great way to experiment with colourplay and design, the swatchless bundle will allow you to get truly creative. Ranging from 9-11 gauges and designed in 6 sizes, there isn't a head on earth that these hats won't fit.
Build your skills by following the links to our clear step-by-step tutorials.
The swatchless hats are written for multiple gauges, you can start knitting the hat with whichever needle size feels comfortable for you for the yarn you are using. 9–11 gauges between 9 and 2 stitches per inch / 2.5cm are included.
The hat include 4-6 sizes and up to 11 gauges, so you can knit it with the yarn you prefer, to fit everyone. Because every size starts in exactly the same way you can skip swatching and measure gauge on your project.
Learn how to knit your own Musselburgh or Porty Hat in this fun mini-course, featuring the full replay video from our popular live webinar: Knitting Swatchless Hats. In the webinar replay Ysolda will walk you through each step of knitting a swatchless hat from selecting yarn and needles to creating a beautiful finish. She'll cover how to use the patterns and share lots of tips and tricks for a successful project that you'll love knitting. Discover why so many knitters haven't been able to stop knitting these compelling projects!
Please note, this course takes you through the skills you need to knit from our Porty Hat and Musselburgh knitting patterns. If you do not have your own copy of the patterns, you can use the 50% off coupon included in the course material.
Fingering to Bulky weight yarns.