The Honeycomber

One of my favorite things about knitting is that sometimes, you can use a super-simple technique and produce an item that seems so complicated and gorgeous that you never want to give away the secret as to how simply you created it.

This is a perfect example.

This Honeycomber cap, with instructions for two different weights of yarn--fingering and sport--can be knit up in a matter of a weekend and even though it looks "complicated," it's not. Those waffle-type honeycombs are the product of slipped stitches. That is all they are: slipped stitches. No Fair Isle, no nothing. Just slipped stitches.

The second great thing about this sort of pattern, is that you'll very likely have two skeins of fingering or sport in your stash to mix up and make a Honeycomber of your own (I keep wanting to type Honey-comb-over, heh).

I hope you enjoy it! Oh, and bigger pom-poms are totally encouraged. 

This pattern includes tips on securing the pom-pom in a way that you can remove it for laundering. Tips for creating a multi-color pom-pom are included as well.

 

SIZES

Youth/Women’s Small (Average Adult)

To adjust the sizes, you can easily add or subtract a multiple of stitches at cast on.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS

18 (21.25) [18.75 (21.25)]" circumference

YARNS

Fingering Version: Two hanks fingering yarn, 1 skein color A, 1 skein color B

Sport Weight Version: Two hanks sport weight yarn, 1 skein color A, 1 skein color B

Yarns used in samples:

Fingering Version

Color A: Rohrspats & Wollmeise (100% merino superwash / 574 yards / 150 grams): 1 skein Rittersporn (larkspur)

Color B: Rohrspats & Wollmeise (100% Merino Superwash / 574 yards / 150 grams): 1 skein Buxkranzl (box wreath)

Sport Weight Version

Color A: Madelinetosh Pashmina (75% merino superwash / 15% silk / 10% cashmere / 360 yards / 100 grams): 1 skein Glazed Pecan 

Color B: Madelinetosh Pashmina (75% merino superwash / 15% silk / 10% cashmere / 360 yards / 100 grams): 1 skein Tern

NEEDLES

Fingering Version: One 16" long circ needle and/or one set double-point needles size US 3 (3.25mm)

Sport Weight Version: One 16" long circ needle and/or one set double-point needles size US 4 (3.5mm) 

GAUGE

Fingering Version: 30 sts and 39 rnds = 4" in Honeycomb Pattern

Sport Weight Version: 24 sts and 37 rnds = 4" in Honeycomb Pattern

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Comments

[Michelle]

Nice. Completely awesome in every way.......now I will have to make some hats. :)

[Evelyn]

That's the beauty of hats ... they can really accent a great stitch pattern and yours is lovely!

[Seanna Lea]

I've been using that honeycomb pattern (or something very similar) in a flat pattern for a baby blanket. It looks terrific as a hat, though I admit that I might have honeycomb fatigue by the time I finish the blanket.

[ali]

sweet the honey comb has arrived

[Tina@tiltedsole]

I liked this hat a lot- or should I say like ;-)

It's cute and creative- just the type of thing I like. Whenever I see things like this it's always on someone else and when I ask the where they got it it's always somewhere exotic.

The closest made for me gift I have like that is probably something to go on my furniture. Among my friends and family only one person knits adult gear. Knitting is often reserved for children's clothes. They also crochet. That's one of the most popular needle arts and they use it to do all kinds of fun stuff.

So, I'm used to seeing beautiful crocheted work.

[Christie]

I absolutely love this hat. I've been stalking your blog, waiting for the pattern to turn up! This may be one that I actually have to buy (let's ignore the pages and pages of patterns I already own in my Ravelry queue - they can wait!). :)