The easy-fit ribbed hat free knitting pattern in Red Heart yarn is a single-page US Letter PDF that produces a hat measuring 18 inches around, slightly stretched, and fitting most adults. The pattern calls for one skein of Red Heart With Love in Mango and 6mm [US 10] needles.
What the pattern includes
The pattern opens with a gauge of 16 stitches and 20 rows per 4 inches in ribbing, slightly stretched. You cast on 70 stitches, then work a knit-2, purl-2 rib in alternating right-side and wrong-side rows until the piece measures 10 inches. The crown shaping follows with a series of decrease rows that take you from 70 stitches down to 9, finishing the hat's top.
Printing and working the pattern
Print the PDF at actual size on US Letter paper. The single page holds the full instructions, so you can keep it beside your work as you knit. The pattern uses standard abbreviations and gives each row's stitch count after decreases, which is useful when you are checking your progress.
Yarn and needle notes
Work the pattern as written with the specified Red Heart With Love yarn and 6mm needles to match the stated gauge and finished size.
