Knitting Tutorial - Fisherman's Rib Hat and Scarf

To get your pattern to follow along, visit my website here:
verypink.com/20...
If you would like to add this project to your Ravelry queue, here is the listing on Ravelry:
www.ravelry.co...
The yarn used in my hat is Knit Picks Simply Wool Worsted, 1 hank each of these three colors - Wallace, Winnie, and Wanda.
My faux fur pompoms are the 4" size from this Etsy shop:
www.etsy.com/s...
The plastic button I used is available on Amazon:
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The 16" circulars I use are Knitter's Pride Zing from an interchangeable set.
The needles I used when demonstrating the scarf are Knitter's Pride Platinas from an interchangeable set.
My ring stitch marker is from an Etsy shop (not sure which one!). You can find similar markers by searching Etsy for "ring stitch markers".
My nail polish is by Gelish, color “Mauve Your Feet”.

[@spikemom2003]

I swear, she has a great career as a hand model if she ever wants! Lucky for us she loves knitting and teaching the masses! (All hail Staci)

[@karenbailey3493]

I have knitted my whole life but have never seen or used this stitch sequence. Staci, I absolutely love the result!! It’s nice and soft and chunky and beautiful! And fun. Sometimes the same old stuff is boring. This is giving me a happy boost of hat making!! Thank you for the excellent patterns and tutorials you provide. You are just an amazing teacher. ❤️

[@22Tya]

I just love Staci's tutorials, they are so easy to follow. I'm glad you covered this stitch. I tried watching other videos on the fisherman's rib but I just couldn't get the knit below. Thank you!!!!

[@sigridkutz5170]

Thank you for this lovely pattern. I use 2 circular needles if I don't have a 16" at hand. One of them is usually a half size bigger or smaller, but that is okay. I start the first round with the second needle ( joining the round as usual), and knit to the end. The first needle is now available to be used for round 3. I continue that way to the very end, works well when decreasing at the crown too.

[@penelopegrylls2603]

You have changed my life! I have been hating magic loop as I have been stopping to pull out the needle and turn every time I run out of stitches.... can't wait to finish my project and try another hat your way! thank you!

[@ellenellis3861]

I LOVE your hands !!!!! There is just something about the expressiveness of them !!!! I would love to knit your technique ...

[@-.-4]

Finally bought the pattern! Illness kept me from knitting or crocheting for years. Making a comeback👍 Have other patterns from Staci. Good stuff!

[@judywyatt4790]

Thank you Staci. I didn’t see a “little i” but did get a copy by going to your web site. I really do ‘go to’ you on KZbin for any knitting help. Enjoy your patience and instruction, and tips. This is regarding the double cuff hat.

[@cherspann]

I've made a bunch of fisherman's rib scarves and there are so many different ways to achieve the same result. I found that you can just knit then knit one below and you never have to purl. It's one of my favorite patterns because it's so easy!

[@blackpprs1893]

Unapologetically Loc'd is it different with what demonstrated here?can you give a link ?

[@cookielupappas940]

You are such a great teacher. I always love your tuts and keep coming back to them. They are my go-to vid tuts! Thank you!!

[@iammeandyouaremeable]

I LOVE YOU! I'm a little over a beginner now and I have learned a lot from you. Thank you SO much. You make knitting so interesting. More power to you🤗!

[@bonitaw66]

I know I’m so thankful for her hands and her brain and the fact that she wants to teach us her secrets so thank you!

[@tracygoode3037]

I have to get the pattern and make this now, for the whole family. Hubby's bald head will appreciate it, and all the boys will love the set when out in the cold--when we HAVE cold. Alabama, you know.

[@PapercraftLady]

I've been trying to find a different hat to knit for my daughter's boyfriend this year, and this may just be the ticket! He is a very large man, though. I hope the large size will fit him! Thank you Staci, for all that you do for us!

[@bethanyb4645]

My man wants me to make him a really warm hat. I think this is perfect! Thanks! It's in my queue ready for me when I finish the 2 wips I have going right now. Can't wait. I was intimidated by the fisherman's rib, you made it easy to understand. Thank you!

[@mollyapp]

That is the most genius way of attaching a pom pom!

[@melanezoe]

Love the scarf! To trim my fringe, I use my rotary cutter and acrylic ruler--one zip across does it.

[@GaminGawdess]

Fishy rib I fell in love with while in England. I raised many eyebrows because I could no stop squeezing the sweaters.... lol!

[@wj2495]

Just followed your tutorial on double thick cuff hat. The hat looks great in Illimani Santi - Colour Lilac Season. My next project is the Fisherman's Rib Hat and Scarf. Pattern downloaded and your tutorial video all set to begin. Staci, you are definitely the best knitting instructor. You clearly present all the steps of a project in a well paced manner with links clarifying any new concepts. The videos of your tutorials are superb with excellent close-ups of all stages of the project being presented. I am hoping to do the fisherman's rib hat using the two-color fishermans' rib by alternating a light and dark color on alternate round (in-the-round).

[@saraswathimurugan8581]

Brilliant teaching skill.this video is fabulous from a to z.lovely .good luck dear

[@user-cq4wh2sg5i]

I haven’t even gotten 5 min into your tutorial and I already like they way your explaining things.

[@marinamarula7236]

I love the pattern and the way you explain it! I'm totally doing this for my boys!

[@glyndaolive9434]

Yay, you have a new pattern! I really need this in this very cold and snowy winter in PA! I love it!

[@anpc6f]

Beautiful and simple! Amazing as usual Staci! 👏🏽 I'm excited to try this with some stashed yarn. Aiming to live the "stashless" life!

[@bonnierosendale]

Years ago, we used this stitch to make the popular "Shaker Knit" sweaters. They are fluffy, stretchy, and very warm!

[@HappyGnoux]

this scarf and hat are soooo cute! I love them! And those colours are just perfect !:D

[@christinacruden886]

Thank you Staci. I guess I was looking for an easy way. You are a wonderful Teacher. I watch and really enjoy everything you do. ❤️❤️

[@enigma1326]

LOVE using Fisherman's Rib for scarves

[@ninaina6400]

Our beautiful staci you're our master teacher i love you . eachtime a new helpful tutorial and this one is just great

[@annlyall2974]

Firstly, you are the very best knitting instructor ever! So helpful and clear, perfectly explained and demonstrated - I love all your Slow Motion videos and all your regular speed videos - whenever I need assistance I only look at yours now for everything! My husband now says "is that the American lady - she seems very pleasant!" Secondly, I'm trying to understand why the scarf has a slightly different stitch from the hat - why aren't they the same? Thank you SO MUCH! Ann from UK.

[@verypinkknits]

Thank you! The hat and the scarf are the same stitch but they are worked differently because the scarf is knit flat, with a "right side" and "wrong side", and the hat is knit in-the-round.

[@annlyall2974]

@@verypinkknits Ahhh thank you! That’s great - makes perfect sense thank you 👍👌❤️

[@user-js9vg8lv8d]

Thank you and LOVE YOU

[@doriehoffer1817]

Thank you so much for this lesson. I always wondered how to do that technique. Now I know.

[@christinahardgrove1938]

I'm going to do this. Thanks so much for your patterns.

[@lindafarebrother957]

Great tutorial and lovely hat and scarf. Will be adding this to my to do list. Thank you so much for sharing 😊

[@saguiar75]

Bought the pattern. Now going through my yarn stash

[@yabia03]

Sandy Aguiar 冰雪奇緣

[@txnightowl73]

These are beautiful! I wish you had posted this video last week before the snow hit us Monday.

[@danitajohnston6340]

Just about to start this project with two colours. I hope it looks as good as yours!

[@suetupper9162]

So excited!...I jyst purchased the pattern,and am eager to begin...love you,you are my go to!

[@maggieprentice6896]

Awesome, thanks, learned a few new tricks to aid with my knitting

[@susanwingblade1799]

I LOVE your videos. So creative and informative. I will definitely be making this project!!

[@jrcgjhughes]

Now can you make a sweater with this pattern? and how easy is that?

[@mauisuzi]

You are an excellent teacher.

[@kathyrusche901]

Thanks so much for another great video. You are a superb teacher!

[@lauramorris2641]

Good day, the rib knit 🧶 stitch is similar to the crochet rib stitch. I always have a problem keeping the yarn from curving into a twist. It takes a lot of skill and eye coronation to keep the yarn even. The Bronx New York stay Coronavirus free

[@lifeofamomadventures6978]

Good morning. Happy New Year. :). I am going to love learning to make this one. Thank you

[@christinacruden886]

Staci, your hat is so gorgeous, and I love the scarf. Please please how to do you fix mistakes in this pattern.Thank you.I just can’t get back to pattern again and I’ve been knitting 60 years. ❤️

[@nancywilds6076]

Clear instructions. Thank you

[@2giusinos]

Thanks for the explanations! Gonna try this for the next hat & scarf set I make instead of 1x1 rib!

[@charlotteehrhart9922]

This is outstanding video. Thank you.

[@monelleny]

Do you show how to decrease at the top of the hat?

[@amysheridan4496]

Staci, I love your method for attaching the pompom so it can be removed for washing the hat. When you gift a hat like this to a non-knitter, do you tell them how to remove the pompom and reattach? Include a tapestry needle with the gift? I’m knitting one for a cousin who lives far away and want her to be able to care for it. Thanks, another great video!

[@verypinkknits]

It's a good idea, Amy! Any time I give a gift of wool to someone who isn't familiar with caring for it, I also include a little handwritten care card and a pouch of Eucalan wool soap - they sell little individual "servings" - www.knitpicks.com/accessories/Eucalan_Woolwash__DEucalan.html

[@amysheridan4496]

VeryPink Knits Hi Staci, yes, I do that too with Soak. I am thinking I will send her a link to your video too so she sees the process. Who knows, maybe she’ll start knitting!

[@RcDellena]

Add another project to my queue. lol

[@NickyMercado]

The Lifeline was very helpful for my Sorayan Shawl. Thanks!

[@sigridkutz4468]

Great pattern, could you explain how to work the crown?

[@verypinkknits]

That information, including the different sizes and yarn weights, is all in the pattern.

[@cindychudy4920]

Doesn't the lifeline interfere with the knit below on the following row?

[@tessiehusain6844]

Could you please mention the size of the needles in your tutorial

[@verypinkknits]

Two different sizes are used...all of the info is here on my website: verypink.com/2018/01/17/fishermans-rib-hat-scarf-set/

[@suneetamaan]

Plz explain how to knit a cap with straight needles. Thank you 😊

[@naseerahvj]

My husband works in -25 C weather would this be warm enough you think?

[@leashrusso]

You’re amazing and I don’t know how you do the magic loop technique!!.....I’d rather just go out and buy a shorter chord. 👍🏻😁

[@nona.drobot]

Staci, I love your videos very much :*

[@veronicaannedarby7788]

What a great tutorial and just what I needed as I am knitting hats for the homeless here in UK and your design looks so lovely and warm. I am sorry to trouble you but can you tell me how I can get a written copy of your pattern please?

[@verypinkknits]

verypink.com/2018/01/17/fishermans-rib-hat-scarf-set/

[@veronicaannedarby7788]

@@verypinkknits I have the pattern thanks very much for your help x

[@debbiemanjourides4270]

This has always been one of my favorite stitches!

[@AyameKiri]

I knit continental style and use the Norwegian Purl how would I accomplish this pattern. Would I need to switch back to English Style since I despise continental purling. Please let me know Thankyou

[@shadighaffari8088]

Is fisherman's rib stich the same as brioche stitch?

[@amberlong5480]

I love your videos, I have been teaching myself to knit for two years now and my success is in great part to you! I do have a question about why, when changing a color, you have to do the knit rounds? I am sure it is a basic answer, but I am curious.

[@verypinkknits]

The plain knit round is for a clean color break.

[@kaypirkle5647]

How do you Tink a knit one below?

[@elainebos]

How long did you make your scarf? I don’t see on the pattern how long the scarf is. It would be necessary to know the length of the scarf so that you have enough yarn when knitting the scarf in thirds of each color.

[@cbss1487]

I'm curious why you didn't include a regular 1x1 rib as a starting brim? Was that a design choice or something else? You are the best at explaining all things related to knitting. Thank you for all the videos!

[@verypinkknits]

There is no reason to use 1x1 rib on the brim...Fisherman's rib works just as well for the brim, and my design choice was to keep it all the same ribbing.

[@atrinka1]

Wow! Great stitch! Would it​ be possible to use this as a sock ribbing too?

[@rebaw54]

I just purchased knitters pride royal i would like to try hat. What size of double ended needles will I need.

[@carolbarr364]

Love to win this beautiful needle set

[@jishanahmed6504]

Please you making is crochet hook thank you Mam

[@leiterfam]

Have you ever used 2 color fisherman’s rib as the ribbing on a reversible double knitting hat?

[@verypinkknits]

That's a complicated thing....no, I can't say that I've ever done that.

[@reflexology52welsh48]

What a fun project!

[@shirleyyost1764]

Stacy, is it possible to use the double thick brim technique with this stitch?

[@annemolnar3906]

does doing the fishermans rib use more yarn ?

[@lalaithan]

Seems like it but I haven't measured.

[@valdinecornell5428]

If you are not changing colours in the hat, do you still knit the set up round at row 25?

[@itsallaboutlight]

Is it possible to use this stitch pattern on a double cuff brim using the provisional cast-on? I love how thick it is and would love a super double thick hat brim.

[@verypinkknits]

Yes, I think that would work, but depending on your yarn weight, it would end up being a REALLY thick double cuff.

[@amdouglass2001]

My husband just bought the pattern for this. He’s loving this stitch and is making a blanket with it, but would love to make a hat for our little girl (2 years old). Is there anyway to make this smaller? He’s only been knitting for a few months and is surprisingly great! I’m a crocheter and just can’t help him 😂

[@verypinkknits]

Glad you're enjoying the pattern! To answer your question, sorry, no...this pattern is not easily modified to create a smaller hat. A ton of reworking would need to happen to make the decreases look right.

[@josephinefernandez8964]

Nice fishermen rib hat.. How that stitches decrease please show that

[@verypinkknits]

Yes, I link to that in the video, here it is: verypink.com/2018/01/17/fishermans-rib-hat-scarf-set/

[@kenproffitt]

Staci, it's another excellent video. How do you get your decreases to look spectacular?

[@verypinkknits]

Thank you! Regarding your question, are you asking a general question? The decreases in this hat look good because of trial and error (a normal part of knitting design) - working from an idea, then putting yarn to needles and tweaking and reknitting to refine the idea into a good design.

[@leslieleland1874]

Can't wait to try this. But you don't do anything special for joining in the round. Do you have issues with ladders. And thank goodness for lifelines!

[@verypinkknits]

No - no issues with ladders, and I don't do anything special when I join in the round.

[@wildverick1993]

Please show how to decrease as I am unfamiliar with hat knitting in this pattern.

[@verypinkknits]

The details for making this hat and scarf are all in the pattern, including row-by-row details for decreasing the top of the hat: verypink.com/2018/01/17/fishermans-rib-hat-scarf-set/

[@justond7596]

Can you please walk us through this cast on or refer me to that video, thank you

[@verypinkknits]

Sure - here you go: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n3m9qmNjqb2Iqrc

[@LR-zf8tz]

I love this hat and scarf and than you for the info on ordering the fur pom poms!! I love them!! I am going to make some of these for family up North for Christmas! One question: Does the button ever bother the top of the head if worn for a while?

[@verypinkknits]

No...the button doesn't really touch your head. I can see how it might bother someone on a tight hat, but this hat has a bit of ease and isn't tight across the top of your head, especially with a flat button.

[@lynnann96]

Great video!! Those cables lay so nicely. I'm having fits with the longer Knitter's Pride cables. They are so thin and coiled, I can't lay my magic loop flat to keep from twisting. Any way to straighten them out? thanks for all you do for us!!

[@barbaraward9601]

LynnAnn Thomas I have the same needles and they are awful. Twist all over the place; I’m about ready to throw them out.

[@lynnann96]

I purchased a "pack" of them. They were so badly coiled I sent them back, did get a refund. Now I need another set. Without breaking my bank, which set are better? I need to stick with Knitter's Pride, so much invested in needles points already.

[@loredanarusso3485]

LynnAnn Thomas I have a set of Knitters Pride 16” needles that don’t coil, but they’re probably too small to coil. I have KnitPicks regular sized interchangeable needles and have never had a problem with them coiling during magic loop.

[@AppleyGirl5280]

omg me tooo! I have a bunch of ChaioGoo circular needles that i LOVE and saving for a set of the Addi interchangeable.

[@donnellemorrison6761]

LynnAnn Thomas have you tried dipping them in very hot water and then pulling them straight as they cool? It helps my cables lay flatter.

[@jwatley313]

How long is the scarve

[@QuzieSuzieQ]

I love hp instant ink! This might be my weekend project. Looking like I'm getting snowed in this weekend. Have a nice stash of wool hanks begging to be played with.

[@denisekofkoff9375]

Hi Staci, Love the pattern... I just purchased it and want to make the set for my husband, but he would like the brim of the hat to flip up. Is this pattern too bulky for that? If not, how much longer should the hat be. I'm guessing about 3 inches, but not entirely sure.

[@verypinkknits]

I think the fabric is a little thick for doubling up at the cuff, but it can be done. The length is up to you, however long you want the cuff to be, add that much at the beginning of the hat. Two to four inches is what we usually see.

[@Szuzsika]

Hi Staci, I just started making the hat, and I'm making it with only 1 type of yarn, a variegated one. I was wondering instead of the setup rows for each color change can I just continue with the pattern?

[@verypinkknits]

Yes, you can skip the plain knit rounds if you aren't changing color.

[@elenipappa6034]

Great tutorial!

[@maryklute9578]

Thanks for the video. Do you have recommendations for where/how to do the color change to avoid a jog? Thanks!

[@verypinkknits]

The pattern explains everything about changing colors, and there is no need to do a color-jog correction, this stitch doesn't create a jog.

[@legolover229]

Other then the technique used. Is this stitch not the same as brioche? If they aren't the same. What are the differences? What's the benefit to one over the other?

[@verypinkknits]

Fisherman's Rib ends up looking much like brioche, but it is easier to work, and easier to fix any mistakes you might make. Brioche uses increases and decreases, and the look of fisherman's rib is created by working into the stitch below.

[@colleenmadsen5391]

Did I miss the part where you show how the do decreases in the crown?

[@verypinkknits]

The decreases are explained in the pattern, not in the video.

[@colleenmadsen5391]

Thank you for your response. Do you by any chance have a KZbin tutorial for right leaning decreases for fisherman’s rib.

[@rosyittoo8918]

When knitting fisherman stitch more wool is needed than a knit stitch,?thks dear

[@verypinkknits]

Yes - it creates a thicker fabric, and uses up more yarn than you would need for stockinette stitch.

[@rosyittoo8918]

VeryPink Knits thks for yr quick reply ,love n kissess from Mauritius 🌴 🇲🇺🌞

[@goodrichnan68]

Where can I order those needles

[@Dani_Waggett_Art]

Great video, thank you. Do you have to do any decreases on the hat at the top to close?

[@verypinkknits]

Yes, there are decreases in the crown of the hat, all of the info is in the pattern: verypink.com/2018/01/17/fishermans-rib-hat-scarf-set/

[@aliciasilva8033]

Super nice. How long is your scarf? Hat turned out nice although it wasn’t easy! I got the same colors as in the video

[@verypinkknits]

The general rule of thumb is to make the scarf the same length as the wearer's "wing span" or as long as they are tall.

[@ivypham8705]

Does anyone encounter the problem of edging for the scarf? I’ve tried many times but the edge of the *right side* (on the Cast On tail side) is longer than other columns. I’ve looked up and tried slip stitch the edge but I don’t know how to do it on both sides. There isn’t any tutorial for fishermen’s rib pattern. Please help!! 😭😭

[@verypinkknits]

I don't recommend a special edging...just really watch your tension on those edge stitches.

[@valdinecornell5428]

I just started your pattern for the Fisherman's Rib Scarf. When I do the purl stitch and remove the stitch from the needle, it looks like a dropped stitch. I think the outcome might be ok, but definitely not as nice as yours. Am i doing something wrong?

[@verypinkknits]

Because you're purling into the stitch below, it does end up looking like a dropped stitch right after you work it. But it all turns out correctly.