CONSTRUCTION
This hat begins with a Fisherman’s Rib for the brim using one strand of fingering-weight yarn held with one strand of lace-weight yarn. A purl round is worked to create a fold-line for the brim and then a short section of regular 1x1 ribbing is worked before the body begins.

Two additional strands of fingering-weight yarn are introduced to create the marl texture for the body of the hat. Decreases are worked at the outside edges of the hat to shape the crown and the final stitches are grafted together.

SIZES
One size

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Brim Circumference: 21 ½“ / 54.5 cm (measured with the brim folded up onto the main body of hat).
Length: 8 ½” / 21.5 cm (measured with brim folded up).

MATERIALS
Yarn 1: Fingering-weight yarn in the following amounts:
MC: 160 yds / 146 m.
CC1 and CC2: 75 yds / 69 m each.

Yarn 2: 160 yds / 146 m of lace-weight yarn.

Shown in: Jamieson’s of Shetland Spindrift (100% Shetland Wool; 115 yds / 105 m per 25 g ball) in shades Hairst (MC), Old Gold (CC1), Salmon (CC2)
and Les Garçons Mohair Silk (72% Kid Mohair, 28% Silk; 460 yds / 421 m per 50 g ball) in shade Aleks’s Red Squirrel Friend.

Needles:
US 6 / 4 mm circular needle, 16” / 40 cm (for ribbing).
US 10.5 / 6.5 mm circular needles, 16” / 40 cm and DPNS or long circular for working the Magic Loop for small circumferences (for main body).

Always use a needle size that will result in the correct gauge after blocking.

Notions: Stitch markers, tapestry needle.

GAUGE
14 sts & 21 rows = 4” / 10 cm over St St on US 10.5 / 6.5 mm needles using 3 strands of fingering-weight and 1 strand of lace-weight, after blocking.

19 sts & 11 rows = 4” / 10 cm over Fisherman’s Rib on US 6 / 4 mm needles using 1 strand of fingering-weight and 1 strand of lace-weight, after blocking.