Trees are scarce in Iceland but you can find silvery white birches. You can even sample teas and liquors made with birch branches! They have an earthy taste and make you feel as though you’re deep in the woods, inhaling cold fragrant air. I knit this hat as a tribute to these wintry trees.

Finished Measurements
21″ / 53cm circumference, 9″ / 23cm tall. Measurements taken after blocking

Yarn
Worsted weight

Yardage
133yds / 121m total
MC - 100yds / 91m
CC - 33yds / 30m

Shown in
MC - Zitron Nimbus (100% organic merino wool;
110yds / 101m per 50g ball) #412 Teal
CC - Zitron Mistral (95% merino wool, 5% rayon; 109yds /
100m per 50g ball) #1912 Light Gray

Needles
US 8 / 5.0mm circular in 16″ / 40cm or size needed to obtain gauge
Set of 4 or 5 US 8 / 5.0mm double pointed needles (DPNs) or size needed to obtain gauge

Watch this Westknits video to assist with knitting with DPNs.
https://youtu.be/y9bvVy08PeE

Notions
4 stitch markers (one will serve as the beginning of round marker, so it might be helpful if it looked different than the others), 1 tapestry needle.

Gauge
18 sts & 24 rows = 4″ / 10cm in stockinette stitch
after blocking

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