Free pattern: Passap DBJ hats

Well, I used the overlocker to trim down the two earlier attempts, and knitted myself a third one which worked out really well.

Machine: Passap E6000
Yarn: Oddments of 3ply acrylic

Cast on 2 (Duomatic users: Cast on for knit/knit)

St patt A: 180 which is BX <-- -->/LX - bird's eye jacquard - front bed pushers work a slip stitch pattern, back bed pushers are 1 up, 1 down for slipped background

St patt B: Your dbj pattern, technique 180. Pattern 1161 is roses, 1242 is squiggles, but you can use any pattern you like here. 

Cast on N/N ss 3, two rows CX/CX ss 4, final row N/N ss 5 over 110 sts. I found I got a neater edge by having both end needles in work on the back bed, so technically this is knitted over 111 sts. 

RC000. Knit st patt A in single colour. Knit 48 rows for a 1" brim, or 96 rows for a brim you can fold.

Set machine for st patt B and RC000. Knit 200 rows, changing the colour every 2 rows. On the E6000, the first colour is the background and the second is the motif.

Change to N/N and knit two rows in the background colour, then change to waste yarn and knit a further 10 rows and scrap off, or knit two passes of ravel cord on CX/CX and start another one. Use the latch tool to cast off the last row. 

Finishing - there are two methods here. You can either sew the side and top seams by hand, and then sew the corners to the centre of the top edge (the roses hat on the left). Alternatively, pin the hat so the wrong side is outside, and use a saucer and a marker to trace radiused corners. Use an overlocker to cut and sew the hat. If you knit the longer brim version, it looks neater if you mattress stitch the brim by hand from the wrong side. 

Picture showing sewn crown version

This hat pattern is loosely based on one from the Metbury Bitty book, and I got the idea for cut and sew from this post by Herman Hills Farm - a great way to use up old swatches, please check it out! 

I really love this rose pattern, I don't know why! I would like to have a go at reprogramming it to have  leaves in a third colour.