Winter is a magical time, filled with snowballs, sledding, and bundling up in your warmest, cuddly woolens. Of course, no winter outing would be complete without a darling winter hat, and Big Nomad, Little Nomad is the perfect topper for the whole family. Incorporating playful tassels, a two or three-color Fair Isle chart, and dual layers for extra warmth, this charming pattern comes in five sizes to fit all heads, big and small. You can even make up your own charted motif with the provided blank charts! Cast on today and knit up a perfect accessory that the whole family is sure to love!

The pattern includes a photo tutorial for making the cords and tassels.

Knitting level: Intermediate

Skills required: Provisional cast-on, German short rows, making decreases, circular knitting, stranded knitting

Size: newborn (baby, toddler, child, adult)

To fit: 0-6m (6-12m, 1-3y, 4-12y, adult)

Finished measurements: Outer layer: 16.25 (17.5, 18.5, 22, 24)“/41 (44.5, 47, 56, 61) cm in circumference and 6.5 (7.5, 8, 8.5, 9.5)”/16.5 (19, 20.5, 21.5, 24) cm deep
Inner layer: 15 (16, 17, 20, 22)“/ 38 (40.5, 43, 51, 56) cm in circumference
and 6.25, (7, 7.75, 8, 9)”/16 (18, 19.5, 20.5, 23) cm deep

Recommended ease: between negative 1.5”/2.5cm and zero ease based on the inner layer’s circumference

Yarn: Sport weight wool/approx 360 yards/330 meters per 100g

Recommended yarns: Purl Soho Wigeon, Nature Spun Sport, Debbie Bliss Baby Cashmerino, BC Garn Semilla

Yardage: Approx 120 (135, 145, 215, 225) yards/110 (123, 133, 197, 206) meters of MC and CC, for the three colored version you will need additional 12-20 yards/11-18 meters of CC2

Needles: Size A needles, DPNs and 16”/40 cm circular needles in size needed to obtain the gauge for St st for outer layer (suggested size: US 3/3.25 mm)

Size B needles, 16” 40 cm circular needles one size larger than Size A (suggested size: US 4 3.5 mm)

Size C needles, DPNs and 16” 40 cm circular needles one size smaller than Size A or in size necessary to obtain the gauge for St st for inner layer (suggested size: US 2 2.75 mm)

Gauge: 22 sts x 31 rounds = 4” x 4”/10 cm x 10 cm in St st for outer layer, after wet-blocking
24 sts x 36 rounds = 4” x 4”/10 cm x 10 cm in St st for inner layer, after wet-blocking

Notions: stitch markers, tapestry needle, waste yarn, tassel maker (optional)

The pattern has been tech-edited and test-knitted.