Inspired by a fascination with cephalopods and the D&D monster mindflayer, this hat wraps you in tentacles that will hopefully keep you warm and leave your thoughts uneaten.

Malabrigo Rios is a soft merino yarn in gorgeous handyed colourways. The striping of the handpainted background colour gives the look of rippling water with minimal effort. The hat is deep enough to easily cover your ears, and the stranded patterns make it nice and warm.

The colourwork pattern includes several places where CC is carried over more than 5 stitches. In these places, including at some changes between rounds, twist CC over MC at the midpoint to keep the floats between colours manageable and to even out the tension. This is especially important at transitions between two DPNs or circular needles.

Add plastic eyes for a cartoon look, or make the background colour the same as your hair colour to freak out the people behind you.

Two skeins of yarn is enough to knit one small and one large hat.

SIZE
Teen(Adult)
Will stretch to fit up to 21(24) inch/ 53(61) cm head circumference.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Body of hat circumference: 18(20.5) inches/ 45.5(52) cm
Depth: 8.5 inches/21.5cm