Drop Stitch Hat with Button-On Ear Flaps by Sami Kaplan

Drop Stitch Hat with Button-On Ear Flaps

Knitting
Aran (8 wpi) ?
12 stitches = 4 inches
in Stockinette
US 13 - 9.0 mm
100 yards (91 m)
22"
English
This pattern is available as a free Ravelry download

This hat pattern was designed to match Christine Vogel’s Easy Drop Stitch Scarf pattern. It is a basic pull-on style hat but it includes directions for button-on ear flaps for when that winter chill ups the ante.
Difficulty: Advanced-Beginner. This hat is knit in the round and the optional ear flaps are knit flat.
Size: 22”
Finished measurement: 20”

MATERIALS
Yarn: Manos Del Uruguay – 1 skein (With this yarn, it is recommended to use 2 skeins at once, working 2 rows from one ball and the next 2 rows from the other).
Fiber content: 100% Wool
Yardage: 100 yds
Gauge: 12 sts/4” in st st
Needles: US 13 circular, 16” and DPNs in same size for crown (or any needle size that gives correct gauge)
Notions: 1 Stitch marker; tapestry needle, 6 buttons – size 18 mm