Description

Designed for my daughter Natalie’s 26th birthday, this hat has a double-fabric hem under which you can knit in the recipient’s initials (chart for initials included in pattern). The brim has a diamond stitch pattern and the body of the hat has three knit/purl patterns, one of which is the Tree of Life in honor of Natalie’s arboreal affections.

Finished Measurements

20 (22)” [51 (56) cm] circumference
8.75” [21 cm] deep

Materials

•DK weight yarn, approx 170 yds [155.5 m]
•US size 5 (3.75 mm) 16" circular needle
•US size 5 (3.75 mm) dpn set of five
•Stitch marker
•Yarn needle
•Graph paper

Gauge

20 sts & 28 rnds = 4” [10 cm] in St st, after blocking

Skills Used

Knitting in the round, knitted hem, decreases

Yarn used: Hazel Knits DK Lively, color Equinox

Construction

Worked from the brim to the crown in the round. Brim is doubled and sewn to the inside.