This hat is quite special to me – it was designed during the first planning stages of a (hopeful!) family trip abroad, and each stitch was made with the excitement and anticipation of this journey. It was designed with an adventurer’s spirit, and with this free pattern I hope to pass this spirit along to other knitters.

The body of this hat is knit in a simple broken rib stitch, and it features a favorite method of mine – the folded brim. Using a Provisional CO, sts from the CO edge are later picked up to create a permanently folded brim that is both flexible and extra-toasty.

Dimensions: 17.5 (20, 22.5)” circumference hat body

• I recommend knitting a size down if you are between sizes, it can be quite stretchy

Needles:

• Size US 3/3.25 mm 16” circular knitting needles

• Size US 5/3.75 mm 16” circular knitting needles

• (optional) Size US 3 or smaller circular knitting needles, any length

Notions:

• Four stitch markers (including one unique for BOR)

• Small bit of waste yarn

• Tapestry needle

Yarn:

215 (230, 245) yds/195 (210, 225) m MC

• Orange sample used Hedgehog Fibres Merino DK in colorway Monarch (sample page here)

• Red sample used The Plucky Knitter Cozy in colorway Antiqued (sample page here)

Gauge: 24 sts x 34 rows = 4” x 4” broken rib stitch, worked in the round on larger needles across an even number of stitches:

• Round 1: Knit

• Round 2: k1 p1 around