Polar

CONSTRUCTION

• The main body of the hat is worked first – circularly – from the bottom up.
• Both earflaps are picked up from the base of the hat and worked second – back and forth – from the top down. After shaping of the earflaps is complete, you will work an I-cord tassel with the remaining stitches.
• An optional pom-pom can be added to the top of the hat during finishing.

GAUGE

• 20 stitches & 28 rows/rounds = 4″ in Stockinette with Gauge Needle
• 20 stitches & 24 rounds = 4″ in Stranded Colorwork pattern with Colorwork Gauge Needle

Note: You may require a slightly larger needle when working colorwork to achieve matching stitch gauge. We recommend swatching to check your gauges.

NEEDLES

• One 16″ circular and one pair of DPNs in size needed to obtain Stockinette (one-color) Gauge
• Suggested Size: US 7 (4½ mm)

An additional 16″ circular may be needed in the size that gets you correct Colorwork Gauge for charted section of hat If you are knitting using the Magic Loop Method, the entire pattern can be worked on one long (32″+) circular

FINISHED DIMENSIONS

• 19½” circumference & 7¾” height from brim to top of crown; measurements given are for unstretched hat

• To fit head sizes 19-23½” comfortably

Please note: the stitch patterns in this garment are charted only.

YARDAGE

Three colors of worsted-weight wool yarn in the following amounts:

• 100 yards of Background Color (BC) 
• 45 yards of Dominant Color 1 (DC1) 
• 20 yards of Dominant Color 2 (DC2) 

YARN

• 3 skeins (one skein of each of the colors listed above) of Brooklyn Tweed Shelter (100% American Targhee-Columbia wool; 140 yards/50g)
• Photographed in Fossil (BC), Soot (DC1) and Sweatshirt (DC2)

05 October 2022: Version 1.1

On page 4, a missing asterisk has been added at the beginning of the instructions for the I-Cord Tassel.