I designed the fiddlehead and fern hat taking inspiration from the ferns that grow in the forests of my home in the Pacific northwest. There is only one adult size available, although you can readjust for a child’s size by sizing down yarn to dk weight and needles two sizes.

This is an intermediate level pattern and knitters should know how to do ribbing, work in the round, do color work, carry long floats, and work increases and decreases.

Yardage
Main color: approx. 140yds/ 120m
Contrast color: Approx 60yds/ 55m

Yarn weight: bulky

Needles: US size 5(3.75mm)16-in circular needles and US size 7(4.5mm) 16-in circular needles or dpns.