The Hazy hat is worked in a luscious suri alpaca held double. It features an extra big and cosy brim that utilizes double knitting.

SIZES
1 (2, 3)

Recommended ease: 3–5” / 7.5–12.5 cm of negative ease.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Circumference: 16 (17.25, 19.75)“ / 40 (43, 49) cm.
Height: 9 (9.75, 10.75)” / 22.5 (24, 27) cm.

MATERIALS
Yarn: 2 skeins of Birdie by Dimond Laine (74% alpaca, 26% silk, 328 yds / 300 m – 50 g), colourway Trippy.

Or approx. 450 (490, 550) yds / 411 (448, 503) m of lace-weight yarn or any yarn you obtain gauge with.

Alternative yarn suggestions are for example The Farmer’s Daughter Fibers Oh Dang! and La Bien Aimee Kumo.

Needles: US 3 / 3.25 mm circular needles (for main fabric) and US 3 / 3.25 mm DPNs (for crown shaping).

Notions: 4 stitch markers.

GAUGE
26 sts x 32 rnds to 4” / 10 cm in 1 x 1 Rib with yarn held double, after blocking.

CONSTRUCTION
The hat is knitted from the bottom up in 1 x 1 Rib. It features double knitting to create natural folds for the double-folded brim. The top of the hat is then finished off with crown shaping using DPNs or on a circular needle using the Magic Loop technique.