According to my Ravelry project pages, I’ve knit 45 adult sized hats across various patterns. I think I’ve finally made one that looks and fits exactly like I want, and I’ve dubbed it Brimming with Pride.

The hat fits snugly thanks to the hidden ribbing, and with the double-folded brim gives three layers over your ears to ensure warmth. The lighter cables on top are both decorative, and offer some ventilation at the looser gauge. Pattern is knit in the round, bottom up, and the cables are charted.

PATTERN INFO
Sizes: 1 (2). Size 1 fits medium heads, size 2 fits larger heads.
Needles: 3.5 mm and 4.5 mm (both 40 cm). 4.5 mm DPNs
Gauge: 21 stitches = 10 cm

Yarn:
100 (150) grams of DK weight yarn
OR
50 (100) grams fingering weight yarn and 50 (100) grams of silk mohair. (Hat is then knit with one strand of fingering weight yarn with two strands of silk mohair = DK weight)

Samples knit in:
Oslo Mikrospinneri PelsGull 70% wool, 30% silk. 110 m per 50g (Colourways “Kjærlighet” red and “Nordsjø” dark petrol).

MATERIALS NEEDED:

• 4 stitch markers (where one is slightly different, to mark start of round)
• Cable needle
• Tapestry needle

SKILLS NEEDED:

• Knitting in the round on a circular needle.
• Basic cable knitting.
• Knitting decreases (knitting two together, knitting two together through back loop, purling two together).