Otte Hat

CONSTRUCTION

• The hat is worked circularly from the bottom up.
• The crown is shaped with concentric rings of decreases.
• The colorwork section is charted in four colors but can easily be worked in as many colors as you like.
• Pattern includes instructions for optional seven-color version.

FINISHED DIMENSIONS

• 21¾”/55 cm circumference; 8¼”/21 cm length
• Hat is sized to fit head sizes ranging from 20-23”/51-58.5 cm circumference

GAUGE

• 22 stitches & 26 rounds = 4”/10 cm in stranded stockinette stitch with Size A needle(s), after blocking
• 22 stitches & 32 rounds = 4”/10 cm in stockinette stitch with Size A needle(s), after blocking

NEEDLES

Size A (for Main Fabric)

• One 16”/40 cm circular needle and one set of double-pointed needles (DPNs) in size needed to obtain gauge listed
• Suggested Size: 4.5 mm (US 7)

Size B (for Ribbing)

• One 16”/40 cm circular needle, three sizes smaller than Size A
• Suggested Size: 3.5 mm (US 4)

Please note: the stitch patterns used for this accessory are charted only.

YARN

Brooklyn Tweed Arbor — 100% American Targhee Wool (145 yards/132 meters per 50 grams)

• 1 skein each of Main Color (MC), Color 1 (C1), Color 2 (C2), Color 3 (C3)
• Photographed in colors Dorado (MC), Lovat (C1), Thaw (C2), and Butte (C3)
• Seven-color version photographed in colors Dorado (first MC), Sashiko (first C1), Cobbler (first C2), Alizarin (C3), Firebrush (second C2), Butte (second C1) and Mesa (second MC)

YARDAGE

• 90 yards/82 meters MC; 35 yards/32 meters C1; 40 yards/37 meters C2; 15 yards/14 meters C3 in DK weight wool yarn

Tutorials for all special techniques listed below are included in the pattern:

• Color Dominance
• Rib Cabled Cast On

12 December 2022: Version 1.2

The C1 (Color 1) yardage has been updated on page 3.

23 February 2022: Version 1.1

The MC (main color) yardage has been updated on page 3. A minor spelling error has been corrected on page 6.