Armain is a Finnish word that can be translated as “my most beloved” or “my dearest”. I think this hat has all the makings of a favorite accessory! The hat comes in three sizes (child, adult small/medium and large) so you can even make a few Armain hats for the people you hold the dearest.

The Armain hat is started with an optional Tubular Cast On edge, which gives the hat a stretchy edge and a finished look. The hat is knitted in meditative 1x1 ribbing, and the top is shaped by decreasing 3 stitches together. The Armain hat looks best in unicolor or slightly tonal yarns with good stitch definition so that the decrease lines are most visible.

Sizes
1 (2, 3)
Child (Adult small/medium, Adult large)
Finished circumference: 41 (46, 51.5) cm / 16 (18, 20.25) inches
To fit a head with a circumference of approximately: 48 (53, 56) cm / 19 (21, 22) inches
Length with brim folded: 22 (23.5, 25.5) cm / 8.5 (9.25, 10) inches
Length with brim unfolded: 30 (34, 36) cm / 12 (13.5, 14) inches

Yarn
175 (205, 225) m / 190 (225, 250) yards of DK weight yarn.
Sample shown in Ruukin kehräämö 100% Alpakka (100% alpaca; 205 m / 225 yards per 100g), colorway Cecilia

Needles
3.25 mm / US 3 circular needles with a cable of 40 cm / 16 inches
3.25 mm / US 3 double pointed needles or a circular needle with a cable suitable for small circumference knitting

Gauge
26 sts and 34 rounds = 10 cm / 4 inches of 1x1 ribbing, slightly blocked. Measured over relaxed fabric, do not stretch.

Notions
6 stitch markers
waste yarn for the Tubular Cast on
sewing needle