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Spruced Up is a cozy worsted-weight beanie that you can knit for the whole family. A simple stockinette hat with a 1x1 rib brim, it is spruced up with a textured tree that you will see growing beneath your fingertips. Instructions are provided for four sizes and your choice of brim—single, folded or double.

Yarn
Miss Babs Intrepid
100% Targhee Wool; 290 yd/4.25 oz (265 m/120 g) skeins
1 skein, shown in Heron

Or approximately 100 (110, 140, 170) yards/92 (101, 128, 156) meters of worsted weight yarn for single brim option

Or approximately 130 (140, 180, 210) yards/119 (128, 165, 192) meters of worsted weight yarn for folded or double brim options.

Sizes
1 (2, 3, 4)
To Fit: Youth Small (Youth Large, Adult Small, Adult Large)
Shown in Sizes 1 (with single brim) and 3 (with double brim).

Finished Measurements
Brim circumference: 16 (17, 18, 19)”/40 (42.5, 45, 47.5) cm
Height (measured flat): 6¾ (7½, 8½, 9¼)”/17 (19, 21.5, 23.5) cm

NOTE: The brim circumference should measure approximately 3”/7.5 cm smaller than the wearer’s head circumference.

Needles

• US 5 (3.75 mm) circular needle, 16”/40 cm long, or two sizes smaller than size needed to obtain gauge
• US 7 (4.5 mm) circular needle, 16”/40 cm long, or size to obtain gauge
• US 7 (4.5 mm) double-pointed needles or preferred method for knitting small circumferences in the round, or size to obtain gauge
• For double-brimmed version only: Spare circular needle that is at least two sizes smaller than size needed to obtain gauge

Gauge
Blocked: 19 stitches and 26 rounds = 4”/10 cm square in stockinette stitch.

Notions

• Balloon, for blocking
• 6 (6, 7, 7) stitch markers
• Tapestry needle
• For double-brimmed option only: Crochet hook and smooth scrap yarn for provisional cast on
• Optional: Pom pom

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