Enjoy this adorable hat/beanie pattern! I knitted mine as shown and also the cowl with a Knit Kit by Yarnz2go, my very own online yarn shop. Either way you go, I wish you happy knitting!

The Cottonwood hat features a beautiful cottonwood leaves pattern evenly spaced around the lower part of hat just above the ribbed edge. The hat is worked from the brim up in the round with an easy stranded knitting method, done with two contrasting colors. The crown features evenly spaced spiral decreases.

The pattern is fully written, charted and also offers a how to catch the floats in the back Video Link.
For sizes 19.5” and 22.5” in circumference.
There is a matching/non matching Cottonwood cowl pattern as well, as you can see. The knit kits are already in the shop the pattern gets published any minute now…..

Yarn used here
Two skeins of Taut, a sport weight yarn in a fully washable Cotton/Poly blend with 148 yards/50 grams each per skein. As shown here these two colors were used.
C1- Espresso
C2- Creme
Knit kits/yarnz for both hat and cowl available at www.yarnz2go.com

Notions needed
US size 3 (3.25 mm) circular needle.
Matching set of double pointed needles.
Tapestry needle for finishing.
Stitch markers, one distinct to mark beginning of round and 5/6 to mark stitch repeats.

Gauge: 24 sts and 32 rows in 4“ of stockinette stitch.

Techniques applied
Knitting in the round, stranded knitting, catching floats in the back, decreasing the crown, placing stitches on Tapestry needle to cinch the top of crown and bring to the underside of hat, weaving in ends and blocking.

Level of Expertise: Advanced Beginner

Enjoy your adorable hat and don’t forget to make a project page to show off your pretty Accessory! I might even feature it~ :smiley:
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