I am so HYPE for this hat! This pattern was one part passion, one part necessity. Driving across icy roads on a gray day in December, with no cell service, I turned to a bright, speckled skein tucked in by the sandwiches and extra mittens in our bag. I knitted on this fine skein for a little while. Watching my kid Alpine Ski race and freezing my buns off, I dreamt up a soft, double-brimmed hat to keep my ears warm. On the way home, I knitted feverishly and into the dark on the first version of this hat. The color chased away the gray day but I wanted this hat to be EXTRA. And I wanted a slightly denser fabric. When we got home, I snagged a skein of soft, lace weight yarn to hold together with the fingering weight that I’d been using. I ripped back and started again. Sparks FLEW! The halo! The squish!

Recommended Needle Size: US 3 (3.25 mm), US 4 (3.5 mm)

Yarns that we recommend using are:

Squish Fingering

Soka'pii

Foxy Lady

Mighty Mo Speckles

Tips: Check out these tutorials on techniques used in this pattern.

Long Tail Cast On

You can find the pattern on Ravelry.