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Endless Mountain is a slouchy geometric lace hat designed to show off gorgeous hand dyed yarns and keep you toasty warm for the winter.

I’ve written the pattern for two different weights so it can be knit in both aran and sport weight yarns.

Yarn
Approximately 150 yards of heavy worsted/aran weight yarn total

Approximately 200 yards of sport weight yarn total

Hat Samples Shown in:
Blue Hat - The Plucky Knitter Traveler Aran 65% merino/20% silk/15% yak aran weight with 220 yards/115 grams - used approx. 126 yards/66 grams

Green Hat - The Plucky Knitter Primo Sport 75% merino/20% cashmere/5% nylon sport weight with 275 yards/100 grams – used approx. 176 yards/64 grams

Needles
Aran Weight Hat
1 US size 6 (4.0 mm), 16-inch circular
1 US size 8 (5.0 mm), 16-inch circular
1 set of US size 8 (5.0 mm) double pointed needles

Sport Weight Hat
1 US size 4 (3.5 mm), 16-inch circular
1 US size 5 (3.75 mm), 16-inch circular
1 set of US size 5 (3.75 mm) double pointed needles

Notions
Tapestry needle for weaving in ends
Stitch marker for marking beginning of round

Gauge
Aran - 19 sts/27 rows = 4 inches in stockinette on US size 8 needles with The Plucky Knitter Traveler Aran

Sport - 22 sts/32 rows = 4 inches in stockinette on US size 5 needles with The Plucky Knitter Primo Sport

Finished Size of Hat
Hat has a fitted rib and slouchy body. Fits the average women’s head.

Traveler Aran Hat Unblocked: 9.5” across by 7.5” tall (lying flat & unstretched)

Primo Sport Hat Unblocked: 9.5” across by 7.5” tall (lying flat & unstretched)

Abbreviations/Stitches Used
dpn – double pointed needles
k – knit
k2tog – knit 2 together
m1 (knit) – lift loop between stitches from back, knit into front of loop
p – purl
sl – slip
s2kp2 – sl 2 together (knitwise), k1, psso
ssk – slip, slip (knitwise), knit slipped sts together
st(s) – stitch(es)
yo – yarn over