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A simple yet meditative checkerboard-esque pattern. A fun self-striping yarn. A weekend of fiber tourism. Check Your Head is the perfect pattern to work on as you zip from shop to shop, from knitting haven to knitting haven. Find or make a fun pompom for the top to extend the fun. This hat was originally designed for attendees of the 2018 Sheepish in Seattle trip with the Traveling Ewe.

Materials
Yarn (for the hat): approximately 100 (115) yards/91 (231) m worsted-weight yarn. I used Mighty Miss Dyeworks Worsted in Sunset in Seattle.
Yarn (for the cowl): approximately 175 yards/160 m worsted-weight yarn.

Gauge
21 sts & 26 Rs = 4”/10 cm in 2x2 ribbing, measured unstretched after blocking.
22 sts & 28 Rs = 4”/10 cm in Pattern stitch, measured unstretched after blocking.

Finished measurements
Hat: Small/Med (Large/Extra Large): 16 (17.5)“ 40.5, (44.5) cm circumference unstretched, 8, (9)” 20.5, (23) cm from brim to tippy-top.
Cowl: 25” 63.5 cm circumference, 10” 25.5 cm high.