One Horse Open Sleigh Hat by Cindy Craft

One Horse Open Sleigh Hat

Knitting
December 2008
Sport (12 wpi) ?
6 stitches and 10 rows = 1 inch
in stockinette
US 3 - 3.25 mm
220 - 250 yards (201 - 229 m)
adult medium
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This pattern is available for $5.00.

The idea for this hat has been rumbling around in my head for a long while. I was inspired in a big way by Susan Jeffers illustrations in her childrens book “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” and the horses in my back yard.

Yarn
120 yds of Estabrook Lupin sport/DK weight yarn
150 yds of Estabrook Natural sport/DK weight yarn

Gauge
6.8 sts x 9 rows = 1 inch

Needles
US size 3 DPN’s, US size 3 16″ circular needles

Sizing
circumference = 22 in
length = 8 in