🎄 Cozy Up with Your Next Favorite Hat!

Imagine cozying up on a snowy day with this stylish and slouchy hat! The Nordic Star Slouch is a fun knit with a bold Norwegian star that’ll make you feel like you’ve stepped into a winter wonderland. It’s surprisingly easy to make, even if you’re new to colorwork. The super bulky yarn—Lion Brand’s Wool Ease Thick & Quick in a warm mustard and a classic creamy white—works up in a flash and is oh-so-soft. The slouchy fit is relaxed and modern, perfect for keeping your ears toasty all winter long. And if you’re feeling extra playful, add a fluffy pompom on top! ✨

🧶 Quick Highlights:

• Difficulty: Beginner to Intermediate (perfect for your first colorwork adventure!).
• Techniques: Stranded colorwork, standard increases/decreases, knitting in the round.
• Construction: Worked in the round from the bottom up, creating a stylish slouchy fit.
• Special Features: Bold Nordic star motif, super bulky yarn for a quick knit, easily customizable with a pom-pom.
• Yarn Weight: Super Bulky.

🎁 Size & Approximate Measurements:

• Size: One size, creates a slouchy fit on a 20”-23” (51-58 cm) head
• Approximate Measurements:
  • Approximately 11” (28 cm) tall
  • 9.5” (24 cm) wide, with a 19” (48 cm) circumference
• Tip: Exact gauge is not critical, but a significant difference will affect the final size of the hat and yarn requirements. A quick swatch will save you a ton of frogging time! 😉

🧶 Suggested Yarn:

• Lion Brand Yarn Wool-Ease Thick & Quick (80% Acrylic, 20% Wool), Super Bulky, 170 g (97 m / 106 yds), shown in:

  Main Color: approximately 70 g (40 m / 44 yds) required in one of the following:

  • Yellow Sample: 158I - Mustard Burnt
  • Orange Sample: 135 - Spice
  • Black Sample: 153 - Black

  Contrast Color: Approximately 60 g (34 m / 37 yds) in: * 099 - Fisherman

• Or a similar super bulky weight yarn. Choose colors that pop and make that Nordic star shine!

🥢 Needles:

• US 13 (9.0 mm) and US 15 (10.0 mm) 16” (41 cm) circular needle, and DPNs or a longer circular to use the magic loop method, or size required to obtain gauge.

✂️ Notions:

• Tapestry needle (for weaving in those cozy ends!)
• Stitch markers (2, to keep you on track)
• Pom-pom (optional - because who doesn’t love a fluffy topper?!)
• Garment Tag (optional - perfect for gifting or showing off your maker cred!)

The samples used 6” (15 cm) faux fur pom-poms from Naptime Knitter Designs and 3” (7.6 cm) Garment Tags from Crochic Styles.

📏 Gauge:

• 9.5 sts / 11.5 rounds = 4” / 10 cm in Stranded Colorwork using US 15 (10.0 mm) needles after steam blocking.
• Exact gauge is not necessary for this pattern but will impact yarn requirements and the size of your finished hat.

📝 Pattern Notes & Support:

• This pattern is fully written out, and the colorwork is charted for easy following. Choose your preferred method!
• This pattern has been professionally tech-edited. You know I’m all about that precision and polished finish! 🤓
• A massive thank you to my amazing test knitters who helped make this pattern shine: alleycat1685, evelines, RedRoseKate, MoJoFiberArts, Corrine0928, anneschumann, and ajchambers! You all rock! 🤩
• Questions? If you believe there are any errors or just have a burning question about the pattern, please contact the designer at hello@ashleighwempe.com or join my Ravelry group here. I’m here to help you get unstuck!

© Copyright & Usage:

• This pattern is for personal, non-commercial use only. You may not distribute, sell, or reproduce this pattern in whole or in part.
• You may sell finished items made from this pattern, but please credit Ashleigh Wempe Designs as the designer and link to this pattern page.

📌 Ready to Cast On?

Grab your needles and super bulky yarn, and let’s whip up a cozy hat that’ll keep you warm and stylish all winter long!