Old Port Hat
By Andrea Mowry
Andrea designed this hat during her first New England winter, and I can tell you from wearing this hat all season, THIS is the hat for our cold and windy winters. All the warmth you need around your ears and just the right amount of ventilation at the top of your head to keep you the right temperature.
If you’ve seen me at the shop in the last few months, and you’ve brought up hat patterns, you’ve probably heard me talk about how much I love my Old Port Hat.
The Old Port Hat was my second adventure in brioche. It’s the more mature older sibling of Andrea Mowry’s Harlow hat. It features a double brim and cute ear cover details. I had been looking for a use for my very special Rhinebeck skein of cashmere and wool blend yarn, and an excuse to give a Harrisville Nightshades a try. Old Port was the perfect pattern!
I enjoyed this pattern so much I knit it twice. Not something I do often! This time I was testing how well a fingering weight yarn pairs with the DK weight yarn in this pattern. I’m happy to report that any sock yarn will work well!
Below are some yarn suggestions for this pattern.
Maybe you have some Nightshades/Daylights leftover from your Nevasca shawl? My hat used a little less 30 grams of Harrisville Nightshades in Last Call.
Woolfolk TYND would make a great companion to a Harrisville Nightshades/Daylight in this pattern! Woolfolk is known for their extra fine, extra soft merino yarns, and it will be so cozy against your ears! (Is making a third hat too many??)
There’s no reason you couldn’t make this using Harrisville daylights instead!
