My Freja hat is the last project in Chapter 2 of The Nordic Knitting Primer. I placed it there on purpose. Because the yarn is a little smaller, and the decreases happen while working colorwork, this is the perfect bridge to more complicated knitting. Hats make excellent colorwork projects because they are small. You can practice a lot of colorwork in this hat, and it will knit up relatively quickly. If you are new to knitting and new to colorwork, I would you suggest you knit one of the other projects in Chapter 2 first , and then knit this hat as a bridge to Chapter 3 and more complicated colorwork. As with all of the other projects in Chapter 2 of the Nordic Knitting Primer, all you have to do is knit what you see on the chart. It’s still a straight forward simple knit. Just take the chart a row at a time.

Named after the Norse goddess of love, Freja’s crown has five stars that form a snowflake.The brim is circled with hearts that represent love and courage. I would love to knit this hat in pink and red for Valentines, but for the rest of the year, I love gold and white for the rest of the year.

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SIZE
One size only. Fits average-sized head 22–24 inches
(56–61 cm). You may alter needle size to make a
slightly larger or smaller hat.
MATERIALS
YARN: Sport | Rauma Tumi | 50% Alpaca 50%
Norwegian Wool | 142 yards (130 m) per 1.75-ounce
(50-g) skein
MAIN COLOR (MC): SFN10 (White) | 1 skein 71 yards
(65 m)
CONTRASTING COLOR (CC): 7255 (Mustard) | 1 skein
71 yards (65 m)
NEEDLES: One 16-inch (40-cm) circular needle
and one set of DPNs or FlexiFlips in size needed to
obtain gauge
SUGGESTED NEEDLE SIZE: US 3 (3.25 mm)
One 16-inch (40-cm) circular needle one size smaller
than gauge-size needle
SUGGESTED NEEDLE SIZE: US 2 (2.75 mm)
SKILLS YOU’LL PRACTICE
Long-tail cast on (page 184). Joining in the round
seamlessly (page 37). Working 1x1 colorwork ribbing
(k1, p1). Weaving a new yarn color in (and out)
(pages 38–39 and 44–45). Knitting with two colors
in the round, left and right together (pages 41–42).
Reading a chart (page 9). Sl1-k2tog-psso decrease
(page 186).
SIZE
One size only. Fits average-sized head 22–24 inches
(56–61 cm). You may alter needle size to make a
slightly larger or smaller hat.

SKILLS YOU’LL PRACTICE
Long-tail cast on
Joining in the round seamlessly (page 37)
Working 1x1 colorwork ribbing (k1, p1)
Weaving a new yarn color in (and out)
Knitting with two colorsin the round, left and right together
Reading a chart
Sl1-k2tog-psso decrease