Diamond Brocade Beanie

I love textured designs on knitted gear so I’m always looking for stitch patterns. The diamond brocade stitch worn by kings and peasants alike is one of my favorites.

It’s a classic sear-sucker look everyone has happily worn at some point in their life. With that nostalgic feeling in mind I set out to loom knit my first Diamond Brocade Beanie.

The project was not as difficult as I thought it would be. But it does take a long time. Well worth all the hours invested in the project.

I love this hat !

The Diamond Brocade Stitch

In late 2013 I decided to start doing loom knitting book reviews.I shamelessly LOVE Isela Phelps so I wanted to start with one of hers. I was shocked to have chosen Loom Knitting Socks .

I am NOT a lover of sock knitting but I am a Stitch Pattern Hog. This loom knitting genius has never let me down and what I found in her book was a treasure trove of beautiful stitches.

I knew then and there that I would be working in a lot of these stitch patterns into other patterns such as my all time favorite hats, some scarves, sweaters, gloves and maybe someday in the very distant future if someone begged or barbed me, a pair of socks. Those I will make with thick yarn on a large gauge loom so I can finish quickly.

The Stitch Pattern

The stitch pattern that I followed was Robin’s Brocade Socks on page 50 of this 144-page book which by the way includes an awesome 50 projects in total.

Note that it is a somewhat complex 8 stitch 8 row pattern made up of just 2 simple stitches, the Knit and Purl. The cool thing is that you get a stitch chart which to me is much easier to follow then written words that seem to blur together if I look at the page for to long.

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The Hat

Note: Sorry, I didn’t write out the Diamond Brocade Beanie hat pattern exactly and I can’t (and wouldn’t even if I could) write out the stitch pattern from a copyright book. But if you are an intermittent level loom knitter you should still be able to knit the hat with the basic information below.

If you don’t have the book or you don’t want to buy it – here is a stitch chart that can help: Click HERE

Loom: I used a CinDLoom but any small or extra fine gauge loom will work well. I plan to use the Adjustable Hat Loom by Authentic Knitting board for the next one. I don’t recommend using a large gauge loom with this pattern – it just doesn’t show up nicely.

Yarn: Simply Soft in Autumn Red. I find that textures show up better with silky yarn.

Stitch Markers: I used Rainbow Loom rubber bands.

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Cast-on: Chain Cast-on

Rolled-up Brim: U-wrap Knit Stitch until I reached about 3 inches. Knit this stitch a bit loosely. Tends to be a tight stitch and may not roll nicely.

Hat: Diamond Brocade stitch pattern (found on page 50 of the Loom Knitting Socks book). I just kept repeating the 8 stitch 8 row pattern until hat was about 7 inches. About 10-12 rows per inch depending on your yarn and loom.

Last 3 rows I did only the U-wrap knit stitch.

Cast-off: Gathered method

You’re Done !

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