January Interception: Stash Hat Scrimmage

Happy New Year!!! One of my favorite things to make during the DCS Pigskin Party KAL is stash hats. They are quick to make, they are a perfect way to use partial balls of leftover yarn, and they make unique and artistic accessories to give as gifts or donations. That’s WIN-WIN-WIN if you are keeping score!

For the January Stash Hat Scrimmage Interception sponsored by Knitters Brewing Company, I thought you might enjoy making a stash hat, too!


Part of the joy of making stash hats is the freedom to grab yarns that have the potential to look good together, and cast on without being tied to a formal pattern. Combine weights, textures and/or colors that you might not normally dare to mix. I promise you that the more little ballz you use up, the better it feels! To assist you with turning random stash into a knitted hat, I’m providing a brief “non-pattern pattern” called Pigskin Interception Stash Hats. Click here to get your copy: Interception Stash Hat.pdf


This knitting tutorial provides: • Gauge estimates for various combinations of yarns you might choose to use • Cast on stitch counts for five sizes of hats at various gauges • Basic instructions for brim and crown sections • and… Ideas on how to combine your yarns to create stockinette fabrics that are simple, yet visually interesting.


For this interception, grab at least two yarns from your stash and make a hat! Knit or crochet, use a pattern or wing it in the spirit of freedom. As long as it fits a human, is started on or after 1/1/21, and is finished no later than 1/31/21 it counts!


To be eligible to win: 

  • Complete a hat project which incorporates at least two yarns from your stash. There is no project limit – let’s burn through some stash!!! 
  • Project must have been started on or after 1/1/21 and completed no later than 1/31/21. 
  • Post your FO in this thread with a description, project page link, and/or photo that shows how you’re meeting the challenge. 
  • Players not on Ravelry can post on Instagram with #DCSStashHatInterception. 
  • You may only enter in one place – Ravelry (this thread) OR Instagram.

Entries: 

  • 1 entry for each FO. Post your FOs in this thread. No chatter please. You can chat about your FOs in the End Zone Dance Thread or January Huddle threads. 
  • 1 additional entry per FO if you use at least one yarn from Knitters Brewing Company to make it.

Prize: Two skeins of Brewski Worsted Weight yarn in your choice of colors from Knitters Brewing Company, so that you can replenish your stash 

(NOTE – No additional points will be offered for completing this Interception. You can, however, still enter your points for this project as usual. And… if you use the “non-pattern pattern” tutorial I posted, that counts as a Pro Shop Non-Exclusive item!)