Woman in bulky knit hat with pompom and mitts in a gradient of three colours and a jagged slip stitch pattern at the transitions.

Woman smiling at camera wearing bulky hat and mittens and holding hands in a heart shape.

Crossed hands wearing bulky mittens with three bands of colour and a simple slip stitch transition between colours.

Palms of mittened hands held together and facing up. The bulky yarn is so large that these will knit up in no time.

Bulky knitted hat with garter stitch brim and stocking stitch body with three bands of colour and slipped stitches making the coloured bands dip into one another. Large pompom is made with all three colours.

Tri-coloured pompom made out of super bulky yarn on a hat. Person has back to the camera.

Fog Bank Hat and Mittens

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Fog Bank is a simply shaped, super chunky hat and mittens set, embellished by gradient-style colour changes. The colours are worked in simple stripes, but a clever use of slipped stitches creates a fun zagging transition without the trouble of stranding.

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Construction

Both hat and mittens are worked in the round from the bottom up. The mittens have a ribbed cuff and the thumb is worked after finishing the thumb gusset and before moving on to complete the rest of the hand. The hat features a Garter Stitch brim. The super bulky yarn, easy colourwork, and simple shaping make for a speedy knit that’s cozy and fun.

What's Included

This knitting pattern includes detailed written directions for both the hat and the mittens.

Sizes + Finished Measurements

Sizes: Baby (Child, Adult S, L).
Hat: 16 (17 ¾, 19 ½, 21 ¼)” / 40 (42.5, 47.5, 52.5) cm circumference x 6 ¾ (7, 7 ¼, 8 ¼)” / 15 (17.5, 17.5, 20) cm depth (not including pompom).
Hat is meant to be worn with 10-15% negative ease; choose a finished size about 2-3″ / 5-7.5 cm smaller than head.
Mittens: 4 ½ (6, 7 ½, 9)” / 11.5 (15, 19, 23) cm hand circumference x 4 (5 ¾, 7 ½, 8 ½)” / 9 (14.5, 19, 21) cm hand length, plus 2 (2 ½, 3, 3 ½)” / 5 (6.5, 7.5, 9) cm cuff.

Yarn

Super bulky yarn;
Both Hat and Mittens: 37 (56, 86, 102) yd / 34 (51, 79, 93) m MC; 21 (22, 36, 38) yd / 19 (20, 33, 35) m C1; 26 (33, 40, 51) yd / 24 (31, 37, 47) m C2;
Just Hat: 24 (26, 29, 35) yd / 22 (24, 27, 32) m MC; 17 (13, 19, 20) yd / 15 (12, 17, 18) m C1; 18 (20, 23, 29) yd / 16 (18, 21, 27) m C2;
Just Mittens: 13 (28, 54, 63) yd / 11 (26, 49, 58) m MC; 4 (9, 16, 17) yd / 4 (8, 15, 15) m C1; 8 (13, 16, 20) yd / 7 (12, 15, 18) m C2.

Substitution Notes

Look for a super bulky yarn that knits up to 2.5 sts/inch on 10mm (US 15) needles. The Big Cozy is no longer available but Knit Picks Tuff Puff (super bulky weight, 100% Wool; 44 yards/100g) would be a great substitute.

Gauge

9 sts and 12 rounds = 4″ (10 cm) over St st in the round on larger needle, blocked.

Needles + Notions

9 & 10 mm (US 13 & 15) Circular Needles, 32″ (80 cm) or longer;
Stitch Markers;
Yarn Needle;
2.5″ (6.5 cm) Pompom Maker (or cardboard template);
Remnant of strong DK or worsted weight yarn in coordinating colour;
Stitch Holder or Scrap Yarn.

Skills

Knitting in the round, increases/decreases, slipped stitches.