Jesper Cloche Knitting Pattern

This design is named for Jesper Fahey from the Six of Crows duology by Leigh Bardugo. He is a charming and quick-witted sharpshooter with a penchant for gambling. He often wears a cocky smile and is known for his flashy style and love of guns. The textured pattern reminds me of clubs or spades from a deck of cards. Incorporating into a cloche just felt right for Jesper’s style, especially when the crown ends up like a bullseye!

There are so many ways to style this if you're not a fan of the cloche style. Block the brim flat and wear it as a bucket hat. Block one side as instructed and style it as a bonnet with the fold in the front, as a cloche with the fold on the side and tilted, or as a baseball cap with the bill in front!

Materials:
Worsted weight ~215-220 yards
Suggested yarns: Fainting Goat Fiber Co non-superwash worsted, Cascade 220

US 6/ 4mm 16” circular needles and DPNs or magic loop to finish crown

US 5/ 3.75mm 16” circular needles or smaller needle size to join the provisional cast on to the body

*Stitch marker
*Tapestry needle
*Scissors
*Crochet hook (if needed for PCO)
* Long piece of scrap yarn for PCO

For blocking: Helpful to have a 6-8” styrofoam ball for shaping, pins, and spray starch if you want to stiffen the brim (ie. Aleene's Stiffen-Quick Fabric Stiffening Spray). None of these items are needed though! See the photo tutorials on the last page.

Gauge: 
Worsted: 18 sts x 28 rnds

Skill level: Advanced beginner - Intermediate
Knowledge needed: Provisional cast on, M1R (make 1 stitch), and the basics (knit, purl, k2tog, ssk)

Finished measurements are approximately:
Hat body width ~10.5”
Length from brim edge to crown ~10”
Brim length ~3”
Hat body length ~7”

Language: English