Mark your calendars for September 15 and get ready to make a hat—and help your customers do the same! Whether you're a knitting, crochet, cross-stitch, or needlepoint shop, there's a way for everyone to join in on this fun “holiday.”
Why not host a hat-making event, offer a special promotion on hat patterns, or feature hat-themed designs in your shop? It’s a great way to engage your customers and get creative.
Don't forget to spread the word on social media! Encourage your customers to share their fabulous hat creations with the hashtags #makeahatday and #makeahatday2024. Let’s fill the feed with amazing hats and make this day one to remember!
Feel free to use this photo in your publicity.
Below are designers that we know of who are participating in this event. Please let us know if you hear of any others!
Really Clear Designs
Really Clear Designs will be releasing a hat pattern on Ravelry on September 1, containing the supply list. (The pattern will cleverly be called Make a Hat Day.) On September 15, mystery clues will be released every few hours so that knitters can spend the day making a hat. More information (and to get a shop-owner copy if you own a knitting store): cynthia@reallyclear.com. The hat requires about 100 yards each of a dark and a light worsted-weight yarn.
SiTrendsetter Yarns
Trendsetter Yarns has a new and unique hat pattern, designed by Barry Klein and knit in Lana Grossa Cool Merino Degrade’. It takes 1 skein. The style starts at the crown and builds out from there, working a new increase pattern called “Star” increase. It’s very decorative and because of how the stitches increase, the style is repeated only a few times to get to the simple stitch count for the hat. Shops can reach out to Info@Trendsetteryarns.com to get/order the pattern.
Gooseberry Hat
This beautiful hat will be out on Make a Hat Day!
Sierra Morningstar
Check out these beautiful hats on Ravelry that are available for in-store sales!
Off-Campus Hat
Off-Campus can be found on Ravelry at https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/off-campus-hat. This cozy hat features a casual cable panel framed by cable edging and stockinette and sized to fully cover the ears for warmth on chilly days. It’s particularly attractive in handspun or slightly variegated or tweedy yarns and is finished with an optional removable fur or faux fur pompom. This pattern is suitable for most aran or heavy worsted weight yarns that can be worked at a gauge of 16 stitches/22 rounds to 4 inches.
Tejas Beanie
by Manisha Jeffrey
Design technique: Stranded colorwork. Ravelry link: Tejas Beanie pattern by Manisha Jeffrey
Joy by Michele Woodford
This is a free pattern!
https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/joy-patriotic-hat
Wave and Box Hat by Aimee Lee
https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/wave-and-box-hat
Aimee is going to be hosting a KAL on Instagram @knit.spin.cake using the hashtag #waveandboxhatKAL, and this will start on September 14 and run to October 26.
dBeach Pebbles Hat
Name: Beach Pebbles Hat by Kerry Bullock-Ozkan/ Bullock-Ozkan Designs
Yarn Weight: Aran/ Bulky
Available in-store on Ravelry, link: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/beach-pebbles-3
Xanthous Hat
Xanthous (Ravelry link) by Triona Murphy is designed it in Malabrigo Yarn Mecha with cables and fun zigzag lines of twisted stitches. In bulky-weight yarn, it knits up quickly—a perfect gift hat!
Mad as a Hatter
Mad as a Hatter by Ruth Brasch is a top-down crochet pattern worked in a seamless, two-color spiral. Either 1 strand of dk or two strands of fingering weight yarn can be used for maximum stash-busting potential.
Ravelry: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/mad-as-a-hatter
Jessica Ays
The link to all her hat patterns on Ravelry is this: https://ravel.me/wsjfc9
They're available for in-store sales!
Kiwi Bloom Hat
The Kiwi Bloom hat is knit from the brim up and features an all over meandering cable interspersed with bobbles. Easy enough for an adventurous beginner it can be made in a weekend or a couple of evenings so grab a special skein and dive in!
The pattern has options for three sizes and has a turned brim to keep your ears especially cosy.
More details can be found on the Ravelry page here:
https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/kiwi-bloom-hat
Lena Mathisson
Lena has 20 designs for ponytail hats, which use a button band to allow the wearer to position their ponytail high, low, or in between; and 17 designs for beanies and slouch hats, most of which have sizing for kids through XL adults. Links are below!
Link to Ravelry ponytail hat bundle: https://www.ravelry.com/bundles/ponytail-hats-18
Link to Ravelry beanie bundle: https://www.ravelry.com/bundles/beanies-1227
All of my designs on Ravelry: https://www.ravelry.com/designers/lena-mathisson