This is a simple vertically ribbed hat with two variations on closing the top. One is an extra thick rounded top and the second is a cat or owl ear top. You can also make some interesting stripes and use this as a scrap buster. This pattern is for adult size and is adjustable by adding more rows to make it larger. There is no need to check gauge for this pattern. I recommend worsted weight yarn, a little less than a skein, acrylic or animal wool. I don’t recommend cotton yarn.

The income from this hat pattern will be used to support my local Little Free Pantry (the one at Anchorage Nursing Home, Salisbury MD) and/or the non-profit From Roots to Wings who distributes care packages to the local homeless.
I also accept yarn donations of worsted weight yarn the size of a golf ball or bigger. And if you are homeless in Maryland, please call 211 to help find local services to help!