Resilience Rising – Slip Stitch Lattice Knit Hat

Spring is a season of resilience as brilliant, floral hues rise up from a frosty winter. Knit in a unique, cotton blend yarn, Resilience Rising is the perfect hat for the unpredictable weather that comes with the season. The 2-color slip stitch lattice knit pattern is sure to impress, and is so much easier than it looks!

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Cascade Yarns Cantata and Cantata Handpaints

Cascade provided the gorgeous Cantata and Cantata Handpaints yarn for this design. It’s a unique yarn made of merino fibers blown into a cotton tube. The combination is soft, smooth, light, lofty, and perfect for transitional weather!

Original Cantata comes in a wide range of tonal/heathered colors. Cantata Handpaints feature the same yarn in handpainted, variegated colorways. I chose color 207 Morning Light Handpaint for a frosty morning feel, and paired it with original Cantata in 38 Maroon for a floral pop of color.

2025 Two of a Kind Hat and Scarf KAL

This slip stitch lattice knit hat pattern is part of the Two of a Kind Hat and Scarf Knit Along, which I am co-hosting with Marie from Underground Crafter. We will release 12 patterns, 6 hats and 6 scarves, throughout the year. Each hat and scarf pair uses the same yarn, but I will design one, and Marie will design the other. Get all the details and the full schedule in the main KAL post.

Marie designed the coordinating scarf this month in the same yarn. Make the Abi Scarf to complete the set!

Resilience Rising Hat Tutorial

Need a little help with the pattern? Follow along step by step with this full video tutorial! There are also separate tutorials for the Alternating Cable Cast-on, Knit 2 Together decrease, and Slip Slip Knit decrease.

Resilience Rising Knit Hat

Yarn weight and project level images source: Craft Yarn Council

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Sizes

Baby [Child, Adult]

To fit head circumference: 15-17 [18-20, 21-23]” / 37.5-42.5 [45-50, 52.5-57.5] cm

Finished Measurements

All finished measurements are after blocking.

Circumference at widest point: 16 [18.25, 20.5]” / 40 [45.5, 51.5] cm

Height including ribbing: 5 [6.5, 8.25]” / 12.5 [16.5, 20.5] cm

Gauge

In Slip Stitch Lattice Pattern with larger needles: 18 sts = 5″ / 12.5 cm; 36 rnds = 4″ / 10 cm after blocking

For gauge swatch, CO 24 sts and join to work in the rnd, work rnds 1-24 of body (2 full pattern repeats). BO all sts and block swatch. Swatch should measure 3.25″ / 8 cm wide when laid flat, and 2.75″ / 7 cm tall, not including CO and BO edges.

Abbreviations used

• BO = bind off / bind-off
• CO = cast on / cast-on
• k = knit
• kwf = knit with float (see Special Stitches)
• k2tog-wf = knit 2 together with float (see Special Stitches)
• NWN = non-working needle
• p = purl
• rep = repeat
• RS = right side(s)
• sl = slip (purlwise unless otherwise stated)
• sl1 wyif-wf = slip 1 with yarn in front, with float (see Special Stitches)
• st(s) = stitch(es)
• WN = working needle
• WS = wrong side
• wyib = with yarn in back
• wyif = with yarn in front
• yo = yarn over

Recommended Resources

• Resilience Rising Tutorial
• Alternating Cable Cast-On
• Knit 2 Together
• Slip Slip Knit

Special Stitches / Techniques

Alternating Cable Cast-On:

If you are knitting right handed, the right hand needle is your working needle (WN) and the left hand needle is your non-working needle (NWN). If you are knitting left handed, it is the opposite.

To slip a st knitwise for this cast-on, insert NWN from right to left into st if knitting right-handed, and from left to right into st if knitting left-handed.

Place slip knot on NWN (counts as first st), k1, sl st just made back to NWN knitwise, *p1 inserting needle between last 2 sts, sl new st to NWN, k1 inserting needle between last 2 sts, sl new st knitwise to NWN; repeat from * until desired number of sts have been cast-on. See this tutorial for a closer look.

Knit With Float (kwf)

With working yarn at back, insert WN from front to back into float directly below next st, insert WN into next st to knit, yo and pull loop through st and float together.

Knit 2 Together With Float (k2tog-wf)

With working yarn at back, insert WN from front to back into float directly below next 2 sts, insert WN into next 2 sts together to knit, yo and pull loop through both sts and float together.

Slip 1 With Yarn in Front, With Float (sl1 wyif-wf)

With working yarn at front, insert WN from front to back into float directly below next st, sl next st purlwise, pull slipped st through float.

Instructions

With color A and smaller needles, CO 48 [56, 64] sts (multiple of 8) using alternating cable cast-on (see Special Stitches / Techniques) or any other cast-on method you prefer for 1/1 ribbing. Place marker for beginning of round. Being careful not to twist cast-on edge, begin working in rounds, working first st of Rnd 1 into slip knot.

Ribbing

Continue with smaller needles.

Rnds 1-8 [10, 12] (RS): [K1, p1] around (48 [56, 64] sts)

Last Rnd: *K5 [6, 7], kfb; rep from * around. (56 [64, 72] sts)

Body – Slip Stitch Lattice Pattern

Scroll down for Body and Crown chart.

Change to larger needles. Use larger needles for remainder of pattern.

Rnd 1: With A, [k1, sl3 wyif] around. Change to B.

When changing colors, carry unused color up along inside of hat.

Rnds 2-4: With B, [sl1 wyib, k3] around.

Rnd 5: With B, [sl1 wyib, k3] to last 4 sts, sl1 wyib, k2, change to A, k1.

Rnd 6: With A, k2, [k1wf (see Special Stitches), k3] to last 2 sts, k1wf, sl1 wyif.

Rnd 7: With A, sl2 wyif, [k1, sl3 wyif] to last 2 sts, k1, change to B, k1.

Rnds 8-11: With B, k2, [sl1 wyib, k3] to last 2 sts, sl1 wyib, k1.

Rnd 12: Change to A, [k1wf, k3] around.

Rnds 13-36 [48, 60]: [Rep rnds 1-12] 2 [3, 4] times.

Crown

Scroll down for Body and Crown chart

Rnd 1: With A, [k1, sl3 wyif] around. Change to B.

Rnd 2: With B, [sl1 wyib, k3] around.

Rnd 3: With B, [sl1 wyib, k1, k2tog, sl1 wyib, ssk, k1] around. (42 [48, 54] sts)

Rnd 4: With B, [sl1 wyib, k2] around.

Rnd 5: With B, sl1 wyib, k2tog, sl1 wyib, [ssk, sl1 wyib, k2tog, sl1 wyib] to last 2 sts, change to A, ssk. (28 [32, 36] sts)

Rnd 6: With A, [k1, k1wf] to last 2 sts, k1, sl1 wyif-wf (see Special Stitches).

Rnd 7: With A, sl2 wyif, [k1, sl3 wyif] to last 2 sts, k1, change to B, k1.

Rnd 8: With B, k2, sl1 wyib, [k3, sl1 wyib] to last st, k1.

Rnd 9: With B, [k2tog, ssk] around. (14 [16, 18] sts)

Rnd 10: Change to A, [k1wf, k2tog-wf (see Special Stitches)] to last st, k1. (8 [9, 10] sts)

Cut both yarns, leaving an 8″ / 20 cm tail of each color to weave in. Weave both tails through each st on needle to bind off, pull tight to close top of hat, and weave in end to secure.

Body and Crown Chart

Finishing

Wash and block. Weave in all remaining ends.

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