A Dungeons & Dragons Inspired Knitted Hat Pattern
The Find Familiar spell from Dungeons & Dragons allows you to gain
the service of a spirit animal of your choosing: a new little buddy to do your bidding! I chose this spell name for this hat because knitting this hat feels… well, familiar. The lacy brim adds just that extra bit of style and fun to spice up the hat while having a super short repeat so it takes very little brain power to work up. And being 80% stockinette in the round, this knit makes the perfect companion for binge watching your favorite show or at the table while playing D&D!
Sizing
Circumference
10 (12, 14, 16, 17.5, 20)” /
25.5 (30.5, 35.5, 40.5, 44.5, 51)cm
Height
6 (7, 7.5, 8.5, 9.5, 10.5)” /
15.5 (17.5, 19, 21.5, 24.5, 26.5)cm
Gauge
In stockinette, unblocked
24 sts x 36 rounds = 4″ / 10cm
Techniques Needed
- Knit, Purl
- Long Tail Cast On
- Yarn Overs
- Slipped Stitches and Pass Slipped Stich Overs (sl, psso)
- Knitting in the Round
Materials
Needles & Notions
- US 4/3.5mm 16″/40cm circular needles or size needed to get gauge
- Optional: Matching DPNs for knitting the smaller circumference of the crown
- Optional: US 2/3mm 16″/40cm circular needles or two sizes down from the needle size used to get gauge to use on the ribbing
- Tapestry needle
- 1 stitch marker
Yarn
Schoppel ‘Zauberball Crazy’ (75% Superwash Wool 25% Nylon, 459yds / 420m per 100g skein); 1 skein; sample uses color #2254. (You can grab it on Amazon.)
Substitutions
Zauberball Crazy is a fingering weight, 2 ply yarn, but I think this hat would look great in any fingering weight yarn. Because of the simplicity of the stitches, it’s a great canvas to show off colorways, especially variegated and/or speckled! You will need approximately 50 (75, 100, 125, 150, 200)yds/45 (68, 91, 114, 137, 182)m.
