The Ridge Road Hat is a beginner-friendly knit cap, using only a few basic stitches. Knitters will need to know how to cast on, knit in the round, purl, and k2tog to complete this hat. I was inspired to create this design when I saw one of the beautiful knit hats in the TV series Blue Bloods, but I knew I wanted to tweak the pattern so that the ridges in the hat body would flow into the ribbed brim. Berroco Ultra Alpaca creates a warm fabric with a lovely halo, but virtually any worsted weight yarn will look nice with this simple pattern. The adult sized sample used only 52g of yarn, so one skein could easily make a mommy and me set of hats. The hat has plenty of stretch, so this design will fit most heads. Suggestions are given for modifying the fit for a toddler or child.

Materials
Berroco Ultra Alpaca Natural 50% super fine alpaca, 50% Peruvian wool; 215 yds per 100g skein;
#62500 Jasmine Rice - 1 skein. Adult sample used 52g or approx. 112 yds.

US #6 / 4 mm circular needle, 16-inch
US #8 / 4.5 mm circular needle, 16-inch, set of double pointed needles

Notions - stitch marker(s), tapestry needle