The Starlit Hat features many of the same motifs as the Starlit Shawl, but on a smaller canvas that works up quickly! Using Tumalo Fibers Starlight Starbright Worsted, a new yarn custom for Starlight Knitting Society. ✨

This hat features a deep, cozy brim (with optional broken colorwork rib) as well as two options for the body of the hat- one sweet and simple, and another with some more complex stars involved!

Please note that the body and crown of this hat are entirely charted- it is recommended that you have some chart and stranded colorwork experience for this pattern.

Yarn

Worsted or aran weight yarn; 149 (175) yards / 136 (160) meters for MC and 109 (130) yards / 100 (119) meters for CC

Recommended yarn: Starlight Starbright Worsted (40% Cormo, 40% Bluefaced Leicester, 20% Mulberry Silk, 191 yards/175 meters/100 g) in colorways Nefarious (MC) and Stargazing (CC)

Needles

• Size US 6 (4 mm) 16” (40 cm) circular for the brim
• Size US 8 (5 mm) 16” (40 cm) circular for hat body
• Size US 8 (5mm) DPNs for hat body and crown

If you choose to use the magic loop technique for this project instead of using 16” 40 cm circulars, you will not have to use DPNS for the hat crown. For magic loop, 40” 100 cm circulars or longer are recommended.

Notions

• 1 stitch marker for beginning of round
• 1 removable stitch marker or safety pin for short row round (optional)
• Darning needle for weaving in ends
• Iron (optional)

Gauge

20 sts and 24 rounds / 4” 10 cm in colorwork stockinette using your largest needle size.

Finished Measurements

This pattern is written for two adult sizes and is meant to be worn with 2-3” 5-7.5 cm of negative ease. The original sample is a size 1 worn on a 22” (56 cm) head with about 3” (7.6 cm) of negative ease for a snug fit.

19.2” (21.2”) 48.75 (54) cm circumference, 9.5” (9.75”) 24 (25) cm height.

Techniques

• Knitting in the round
• Reading a chart
• Stranded Colorwork
• German Short Rows
• Decreases