The Alpine Bloom hat is designed as a companion to my [Alpine Bloom tee][2] pattern. This Scandinavian-inspired floral design is a fun and striking knit! I used sport weight yarn, but you can play with fingering and DK as well (taking gauge into account) to make this a great pattern to knit again and again. This fun colorwork hat pattern is written for both child and adult sizes.

MATERIALS

Suggested Yarn:

MC

Moondrake Soft Sport

100% Superwash Merino wool

328 yards [300 m] - 100 g

CC

Spincycle Dyed in the Wool

100% American Wool

200 yards [183 m] per skein

Pink sample is knit in Moondrake Pink Salt and Spincycle Moonbeams.

Grey green sample is knit in Moondrake Kelp and Spincycle Nocturne- Dream On.

The black and white version is knit in [Lamb & Kid][3] Elmer Fingering in the colors Wayfairer and Cookie 2.0.

Notions: Stitch Marker, darning needle, scissors, balloon or bowl for blocking

GAUGE

24 sts and 30 rounds over 4” [10 cm] in colorwork pattern on main needle, after blocking.

Note- You should always knit your swatch the same way that the pattern is knit—in this case, in the round. Block your swatch as you will your finished garment and allow it to dry fully before measuring.

Needles

Main: US 5 [3.75 mm] - 16” [40 cm] circular needle and preferred needles for small circumference knitting.

Ribbing: US 3 [3.25 mm] - 16” [40 cm] circular needle

Sizes:

1, 2, 3: To fit child, adult S/M, adult L/XL

Circumference: 16.75, 20, 23.5" [42.5, 49.5, 57 cm]

Height: 9" [23 cm]

Yardage:
 Please note that yardage is estimated, and can vary between knitters and yarn used.

MC: 110, 120, 130 yards [100.5, 110, 119 m]

CC: 80, 90, 100 yards [73.5, 82.5, 91.5 m]

[1]: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/alpine-bloom

[2]: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/alpine-bloom

[3]: https://thelambandkid.com/products/dimond-laine-elmer-fingering-weight