This pattern is especially designed for beginners in brioche stitch … and for all knitters who want to showcase their wool without getting into something too complicated! A few hours are enough to knit this little sweetness available for both children and adults (7 sizes for head sizes from 41 to 60,5 cm / 16 to 24”).

This hat takes its name from the little sweets from Aix-en-Provence which are among my favourites with their combination of the sweetness of the marzipan with the melon and the crunchiness of the icing. There is a bit of an opposition between the folded jersey border and the body of the brioche hat, but also between the two patterns that are drawn with the syncopated brioche.

Knitted in the round from the bottom to the top, this hat presents very few technical difficulties: a provisional binding off for the brim (but a version with a rolled brim is included), two-coloured brioche in the round and a three-needle folding. A small stitch at the end to form the top, a small pom-pom (templates are included) and that’s it!

Sizes: Baby [Toddler, Child, Adult XS] [Adult S, Adult M, Adult L] to fit head circumference of 41 [44, 48, 52] [56, 58.5, 60.5] cm / 16 [17.5, 19, 20.5] [22, 23, 24]”

Model wear an Adult M size for a head circumference of 58cm.

Yarn: 120 [180, 220, 250] [260, 280, 320] m / 132 [197, 241, 273] [285, 306, 350] yds of (heavy) fingering yarn (380 to 437 m for 100 g) with : 75 [110, 130, 140] [145, 165, 170] m / 82 [120, 142, 153] [159, 181, 186] yds in the Main Colour (MC) 45 [70, 90, 110] [115, 115, 150] m / 49 [77, 98, 120] [126, 126, 165] yds in the Contrasting Colour (CC).

Sample hat is worked in Le Chat qui Tricote Doucette (80% merino, 10% cashmere, 10% nylon – 400 m / 465 yds & 100 g per skein), col. Bonton de rose (pink, MC) and Café Crème (beige, CC).

Needles and notions:

• Circular needle, double-pointed needles, or your preferred needles to work in the round:
  • 1 set of 3.00 mm / US #3
  • 2 sets of 3.25 mm / US #4
• 1 stitch marker
• 1 small strand of waste yarn
• 1 tapestry needle

Échantillon : Stocking Stitch, knitted in the round, after blocking: 26 stitches x 35 rounds Brioche, knitted in the round, after blocking: 22 stitches x 27.5 rounds.

Always measure gauges after they have been washed and dried thoroughly. All measurements are made in centimetres, then converted and rounded to the nearest quarter inch.