Olive’s Christmas Hat is worked in stockinette stitch in the round from the top down, and depending on preferred look, worked using either 1 strand Merino + 1 strand Soft Silk Mohair or with 2 strands of Merino. The hat is finished with a ribbed brim and Italian bind-off method to make sure the edge is perfectly neat and elastic. The tassel is worked last and sewed onto the hat.
Sizes: 1-2 (3-5, 6-8, 9-12) years // S-M (L-XL) to fit head circumference: approx. 42-44 (45-47, 48-50, 51-53) // 54-56 (57-60) cm [16½-17¼ (17¾-18½, 19-19¾, 20-20¾) // 21¼-22 (22½-23½)]”
Yarn: Either 1 strand of Knitting for Olive Merino (250 m [273 yd] / 50 g [1.8 oz]), fingering-weight yarn, 1 (1, 1, 2) // 2 (2) ball(s) + 1 strand of Knitting for Olive Soft Silk Mohair (225 m [246 yd] / 25 g [0.9 oz]), lace-weight yarn, 1 (1, 2, 2) // 2 (3) ball(s) or 2 strands of Knitting for Olive Merino, 2 (2, 2, 3) // 3 (4) balls. Sample 1 is in Merino + Soft Silk Mohair in Pomegranate colorway, sample 2 is in Merino in Racoon colorway
Needles: 3.5 mm / US4 and 4.5 mm / US7 double-pointed needles, and 3.5 mm / US4 and 4.5 mm / US7 circular needles in 40 cm [16”] cable length, or in size to obtain gauge
Gauge (after blocking): 21 sts and 26 rows = 10 cm [4”] in st st with 4.5 mm / US7 needles