I designed this hat while in the Bighorn Mountains, much of which lie within the ancestral lands of the Cheyenne and Crow peoples. Named after Cloud Peak, the tallest mountain within this range, this beanie-style hat is a classic choice for chilly winter days. The allover 1x1 ribbing knits up quickly and lends a cozy fit. A leaf motif adds that little something extra to draw the eye and keep your interest as you knit, and the generous single-folded brim hugs the ears. This hat is offered in 4 sizes to fit children through adult x-large.

NOTES
Design & Construction: Cloud Peak is a beanie-style hat with a generous single-folded brim. It is worked bottom up in 1x1 ribbing and features an allover textured leaf motif.

Fit: This hat is designed to fit with 10 to 15% negative ease. To pick the best size for you, measure your head circumference at the fullest point. Multiply this number by your preferred ease and then subtract the result from your head circumference. Make the size with a finished circumference closest to that number.

For instance, to make a hat to fit a 22-in. (56-cm) head with 15% negative ease, multiply 22 in. (56 cm) by 0.15 to get 3.3 in (8.4 cm). This is your negative ease measurement. Subtract this number from 22 in. (56 cm) to get 18.7 in. (47.6 cm). This is your ideal hat circumference. Size 2 has the closest finished circumference to this number, so you would make this size.

SIZES
1 (2, 3, 4) sized to fit Child (Adult Small/Medium, Adult Large, Adult X-Large)

FINISHED CIRCUMFERENCE
16 (18.5, 21, 23.5) in.
40.5 (47, 53.5, 59.5) cm
This hat is intended to be worn with 10 to 15% negative ease. The samples are pictured in Size 2 with 15% negative ease.

YARN
Single Strand (DK)
DK weight
70 (90, 105, 127) g
172 (221, 257, 311) yds or 157 (202, 235, 284) m

OR

Yarns Held Together (Fingering + Lace)
Fingering weight
58 (59, 60, 61) g
203 (207, 210, 214) yds or 186 (189, 192, 196) m
Lace weight
28 (29, 30, 31) g
184 (190, 197, 203) yds or 168 (174, 180, 186) m

SUGGESTED YARN
Single Strand (DK)
Six and Seven Fiber Soybean (100 g/245 yds (224 m)) – 100% non-superwash merino wool
1 (1, 2, 2) skeins
The light purple sample is knit in the colorway Strega Nona’s Skirt.

Yarns Held Together (Fingering + Lace)
C1: Sandnes Garn Babyull Lanett (50 g/191 yds (175 m)) – 100% superwash merino wool
2 (2, 2, 2) skeins
C2: Explorer Knits & Fibers Suri Alpaca Lace (50 g/328 yds (300 m)) – 74% baby suri alpaca, 26% mulberry silk lace
1 (1, 1, 1) skeins
The gold and pink sample is knit in the colorways 2544 Yellow Brown (C1) and Irish Heather (C2).

GAUGE
26 sts and 29 rows = 4 in. (10 cm) in 1x1 ribbing knit in the round, after blocking (non-superwash)

26 sts and 26.5 rows = 4 in. (10 cm) in 1x1 ribbing knit in the round, after blocking (superwash)

SKILLS TO USE (OR LEARN!)
Alternating cable cast-on, knitting below a stitch, knit and purl decreases