This fun hat was born during the Wool Needles Hands Year of Hats Knit-A-Long for the design you own hat month. After wearing the original and tweaking it a few times, here is the final version of this fun textured hat.

It knits up quickly and will look great on anyone!

I used Fiber for the People 2 ply Sock and Fiber for the People Silk Mohair Lace but this hat can be knit with any fingering weight yarn held with mohair or even some of the Suri alpaca lace.

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YARN
Fiber for the People 2ply Sock (80% Merino, 20%                  Nylon) Fingering 400 yds/100g,
        Carnival Barker – 1 skein
Fiber for the People Silk Mohair Lace (70% Kid                    Mohair, 30% Silk) Lace 459 yds/50g,
        Moss or Silver – 1 skein
OR 200 yds fingering and 200 yds lace mohair or                Suri alpaca

 

NEEDLES
US 3 (3.25 mm) circular needles and DPN
       (or size needed to obtain gauge)

 

GAUGE
25 stitches and 35 rows = 4”/10cm texture stitch

 

SIZE 
width at brim: 20”/51 cm | height: 9”/ 23 cm

 

SKILLS
knitting in the round and with DPN, slip stitches

 

NOTES
Vivify is designed to fit loosely and have a nice slouch to the back. If that is not your jam, you can go down a needle size for a smaller gauge to give you a tighter fit. To decrease the overall length for a less slouchy look, knit less repeats of the texture rounds.