Need a quick and cost effective simple hat as a gift or just for yourself?

Half-Fisherman Rib makes up body of hat, with a Vikkel (rhymes with “pickle”) braid just above the brim for extra style.

A quick trip to the store for one skein of Wool Ease Thick and Quick - or any super chunky yarn in your stash and have a finished hat in a couple of hours!

The striped Fast and Furious Hat is made with Noro Kureyon Air.

Medium adult size shown in photos.

I love to knit. I love knitting with expensive yarns. Knitting is my job, so these yarns are part of what I do. I have watched the recent trend of fur topped hats using big bulky yarns. So I challenged myself to make a thick, quick to knit hat with a yarn readily available to all, easy to knit and make it look like it belongs in a high end store. I came up with this. How to assess if it meets my criteria? Yarn: 1 skein, $5.99. Time to Knit: 3.5 hours. Pom Pom: $1.00 Does anyone want to wear it?: My daughter came home for a visit. Took the hat, I had to chase her around the kitchen to get it back. (That’s a yes) Easy to knit: Made my daughter knit one herself. She made 2/3’s of it while watching 2 hours of The Bachelor. Did the Vikkel Braid easily (she is an occasional knitter).

I finished it so she could take it home in the morning. (That’s a yes too)

Sizes: Infant (Child/Small Adult, Medium Adult, Large Adult)
Medium Adult size shown in photos.

Finished Circumference: approximately 17 (18.5, 20, 21.5) inches / 43 (47, 51, 54.5) cm
Finished Height: approximately 8.5 (9, 9.5, 10) inches / 21.5 (23, 24, 25.5) cm

Materials:
72 ( 77, 82, 87 ) yds / 66 ( 71, 75, 80 ) m Wool - Ease Thick and Quick in Fossil.
OR any yarn of choice that will give gauge. A second skein may be needed for LARGE as the yardage is so close to a full skein.

Gauge: 10 sts x 12 rows = 4 in / 10 cm in Half-Fisherman Rib, slightly stretched

US size 11 / 8 mm 16 or 24 inch circular needles OR size needed to obtain gauge
1 Set DPN’s same size as above needles
1 stitch marker
Sharp darning needle
Fur Pom (optional)