Take Jessie Mae’s beloved classic gingham design, blow it up with Big Birdie, and you get the Big Gingham Hat for the ultimate mashup! If you think Jessie Mae’s color combo looks familiar, you’re right on point. She was able to design this hat with the leftover yarn from her Big Little Stripes sweater that she recently designed in Big Birdie. We were able to use our leftovers of our coordinating colors and went into another skein for our main color—in total we used 53 grams of our main color and 28 of our coordinating.
We have hat kits to coordinate with our Big Little Stripes kits so we can all be matching! Our Instagram we'll be posting in-store color combos, so go check those out and give us a call if any speak to you!
Big Gingham Hat kits are Dyed to Order and will begin shipping approximately the week of 3/3/25
Pattern is available directly from Jessie Maed Designs or on Ravelry.
KITS
Jessie Mae's Kit No. 1: Big Birdie in Plaid Is My Favorite Color and Taffy, one skein each
Lamb & Kid Kit No. 2: Big Birdie in Town & Country and Pop Rocks, one skein each
Lamb & Kid Kit No. 3: Big Birdie in Town & Country and Gloaming, one skein each
SIZES
One Size: 18”/ 46 cm circumference, 9.5” / 24cm length w/folded brim
This size will comfortably accommodate most heads due to the stretchy
nature of the ribbed brim. If you want to make a larger hat you can go
up in needle size to adjust the gauge. Alternate gauge suggestions are
provided in the gauge section below
YARDAGE
Yardage estimates are for hat only. If you are going to make a pompom, add
70 yds/ 64 m to the MC estimate.
MC (darker color): 100 yds / 91 m
CC (lighter color): 45 yds / 41 m
Fiber Content
Big Birdie is our custom-milled alpaca/silk blend exclusive to The Lamb & Kid. This is an aran-weight shapeshifter—it can be knit down for a dense and luscious fabric, or opened up for a light and airy one. If you’re looking for a yarn to make perfectly fluffy sweaters and vests, or the coziest of accessories, Big Birdie is your girl!
79% alpaca/21% silk; 174 yds/100 g
