“Arbolito” stands for “a little Christmas tree” in Spanish.

Arbolito is a festive and heartwarming knitting pattern for a lovely hat that celebrates the joy of the holiday season. With charming little pine trees and delicate geometric Christmas ornaments, this design captures the spirit of Christmas in every stitch. The rich green main color contrasts beautifully with the crisp white colorwork, creating a cozy and cheerful vibe perfect for winter celebrations. Made with 100% natural, unprocessed wool, this hat will keep you warm and your holiday spirit bright. Whether for gifting or wearing, “Arbolito” is a sweet reminder of holiday cheer.

The hat is knitted in the round from the brim upwards on a short circular needle with options for a regular or fold-over brim.
Switch to double-pointed needles when needed or use a longer cable’s magic-loop technique.

Size 1 (2, 3, 4, 5)
Brim circumference of finished hat: 45.5 (50, 54.5, 59, 63.5) cm / 18 (19¾, 21½, 23¼, 25)’’.
The finished hat is suggested to be worn with 5 cm / 2’’ of negative ease.
Brim length (folded): 6 (6, 7, 7, 7) cm / 2¼ (2¼, 2¾, 2¾, 2¾)’’
Length of the hat with brim folded 21 (21, 23, 23, 23) cm / 8¼ (8¼, 9, 9, 9)’’
Model wears size 3.

Yarn
DK weight yarn
Sample shown in Pure DK, West Yorkshire Spinners,
100% wool — Falkland, 112 m per 50 g ball
MC Rosemary 381: 130 (145, 160, 175, 190) m / 142 (159, 175, 191, 207) yrds
CC Natural 010: 40 (47, 60, 69, 78) m / 44 (51, 66, 75, 85) yrds

Needles
3,5 mm / US 4 circular needle with a cable 40 cm length
4 mm / US 6 circular needle with a cable 40 cm length and dpns or circular needle with a cable 80 cm length for the magic loop technique.
Needle sizes are recommendations only; always use needle size necessary to achieve given gauge.

Notions
1 stitch marker • tapestry needle and / or crochet hook to weave in the ends.

Gauge
30 sts and 36 rnds — 10x10 cm / 4x4’’ in 1x1 ribbing in the round with 3,5 mm / US 4 needles, washed and blocked. (the row gauge is not important for the ribbing part)
22 sts and 28 rnds — 10x10 cm / 4x4’’ in the colorwork pattern in the round with 4 mm / US 6 needles, washed and blocked.