swirl hat cowl and malabrigo rios

Swirl Hat and Cowl Set | free toddler hat and cowl knitting pattern

Knit a Swirl Hat and Cowl Set, a free toddler hat and cowl knitting pattern, made with gorgeous Malabrigo Rio Yarn from Etsy.  It’s squishy and warm and because of the ribbing of the brim, it will stay on.

The hat has a 5″ brim that folds up for extra warmth.  The swirls are made with knits and purls.

The cowl is snug for a toddler, keeping them warm without tying a scarf around their neck.  Parents will definitely appreciate that!

Best of all, the Swirl Hat and Cowl Set is a free toddler hat and cowl knitting pattern right here on this page!

It’s simple and quick.  Many knitters will find that the entire set takes just a few hours to complete.

Skill Level → Beginner

Skills to know ↓

 

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Yarn

You can’t go wrong when you use a beautiful yarn like this!  Malabrigo Rios Yarn is 100% merino wool yarn.  It has gorgeous stitch definition and is super soft.  I used about 1.5 skeins in the colorway Bobby Blue.

Malabrigo Rios

The skeins of yarn come in hanks so it will be necessary to wind them.  Don’t be afraid of this!  There are easy ways to wind yarn and there are more difficult ways to do it.  I definitely do it the easy way.  All you need are a couple supplies from Knitpicks – a swift and a winder.  It’s a very relaxing beginning to a new project.

 

yarn swift

In this set you will get a winder and a yarn bowl along with the swift.  For me, these are essentials.  Th bowl has little swirls and holes in it so that you can keep your yarn in there, feed it through the holes and nothing gets tangled up.

yarn swift and winder

If you’d like some beautiful, less expensive but high quality yarn, you will enjoy knitting with Lion Brand’s gorgeous Landscapes Yarn:

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Needles

Size 6 Circular Needles

The needles I am using for this project are my absolute favorite for hat knitting.  They are the Knitpicks Caspian Options Short Interchangeable Circular Set.   With small tips and 16″ cords I can knit baby hats in the round.

needles

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Pattern

Cast on 66 stitches and place marker for end of round.
k2, p1 for 5 inches.

 

Then increase to 71 stitches.

Remove marker.

Then k4, p4 around until 7.5 inches. Decreased by k2, k2tog, p2, p2tog.
Then: k3, p3 around
Then: k1, k2tog, p1, p2tog
Then: k2, p2 around
Then: k2tog, p2tog
Then: k1, p1 around
Then: k2tog around

Cut yarn and thread through remaining stitches.  Pull tight and weave in ends.

Cowl:

Cast on 66 stitches.

K2, P1 for 1.5 inches

Knit for 6 rows

Purl for 4 rows

Knit for 6 rows

Purl for 4 rows

Knit for 6 rows

Purl for 4 rows

Knit for 6 rows

K2, P1 for 1.5 inches

Bind off.

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