Brainfreeze Hat

Brainfreezes are just a pesky side effect of scarfing down your favorite warm weather treat, but it won’t hurt when this ice cream cone goes to your head! Knit from the bottom up, this adorable, silly hat looks like an upside-down cone and will delight your fellow ice cream fanatics.

Skill Level: Intermediate

Size: To fit 18-20” head circumference

Gauge: 20 sts x 28 rows in st st with smaller needles and A

16 sts x 20 rows in st st with larger needles and B

Materials

Yarn:

Lion Brand Ice Cream Sprinkles (100% Acrylic; 394 yards [360 meters]/100 grams): #305 Creamsicle (A), 1 skein

Lion Brand Vanna’s Choice (100% Acrylic; 170 yards [155 meters]/100 grams): #130 Honey (B), 1 skein

Needles: US size 5 (3.75 mm): 16” circular; US size 8 (5.00 mm): 16” circular

Notion: Tapestry needle; stitch marker

Special Stitches

K1, P1 Ribbing

Rnd 1: *K1, p1; rep from * around.

Rep Rnd 1 for patt.

Pattern Note

Hat is knit from the bottom up with the “scoop” being worked in the round and the “cone” worked back and forth in rows. While the cone could be knit in the round, the fabric’s inherent spiraling made the round join too visible on the front of the hat, while working in rows keeps the center back seam in the center back.

Pattern

Brim

With smaller needles and A, CO 88 sts, join for working in the round, being careful not to twist. Use stitch marker to denote start of rnd.

Work 8 rnds of k1, p1 ribbing.

Switch to larger needles.

Scoop

Rnds 1-2: Knit.

Rnd 3: K2, m1, *k4, m1; rep from * around to last 2 sts, k2 – 110 sts.

Rnd 4 and all remaining even numbered rnds: Knit.

Rnd 5: K2, m1, *k5, m1; rep from * around to last 3 sts, k3 – 132 sts.

Rnd 7: K2, m1, *k6, m1; rep from * around to last 4 sts, k4 – 154 sts.

Rnd 9: K2, m1, *k7, m1; rep from * around to 5 sts, k5 – 176 sts.

Rnd 11: Rep Row 3 – 220 sts.

Rnd 13: Rep Row 5 – 264 sts.

Rnd 15: Rep Row 7 – 308 sts.

Rnd 17: Knit.

Rnd 19: K2, ssk, *k5, ssk; rep from * around to last 3 sts, k3 – 264 sts.

Rnd 21: K2, ssk, *k4, ssk; rep from * around to last 2 sts k2 – 220 sts.

Rnd 23: K2, ssk, *k3, ssk; rep from * around to last st, k1 – 176 sts.

Rnd 25: *K2, ssk; rep from * around – 132 sts.

Rnd 27: K2, ssk, *k1, ssk; rep from * around to last 2 sts, k1, ssk using the last st and the first st of the rnd – 88 sts.

Cone

Note: Work in rows.

Row 1: With larger needles and B, *k2tog, k1; rep from * across – 59 sts.

Rows 2-6: Knit.

Row 7: Ssk, k to end – 58 sts.

Row 8: P2tog, p to end – 57 sts.

Rep Rows 7-8 until 5 sts rem.

BO all sts, leaving a long tail to sew up the seam.

Finishing

Thread Cone tail into tapestry needle. Weave it in and out of the 5 BO sts and pull tight to make a point.

Sew center back seam of Cone with mattress stitch.

Weave in all ends.