Holt\hōlt\ n: A small wood or grove of trees; son of the unspoiled forest.
Holt’s Hat is a Fair Isle style, stranded color work pattern that creates a beautiful tree motif, topped with North Stars. This hat is knit using three colors. The pattern is written for two yarn weights: worsted and bulky. There are six size options: kids worsted, adult worsted, adult bulky small short, adult bulky small long, adult bulky large short, and adult bulky large long.

Hat Sizing
Adult Bulky Small
Unstretched width: 8.5”/21.25 cm
Short unstretched height: 8.75”/22.25 cm
Long unstretched height: 9”/22.5 cm
For heads sized approx. 17” - 22”/43 - 56 cm.

Adult Bulky Large
Unstretched width: 10.25”/26 cm
Short unstretched height: 8.75”/22.25 cm
Long unstretched height: 9”/22.5 cm
For heads sized approx. 20.5” - 24”/52 - 61 cm.

Adult Worsted
Unstretched height: 8”/20.25 cm
Unstretched width: 9”/22.5 cm
For heads sized approx. 18” - 22”/45.75 - 56 cm.

Kids Worsted
Unstretched height: 7”/17.75 cm
Unstretched width: 8.25”/21 cm
For heads sized approx. 16.5” - 20”/42 - 51 cm.

Yarn
Bulky
Plucky Knitter Bulky 135 yds (123 m)/100 g
Adult Short Small:
mc (red): 58 yds/43 g
cc (grey): 26 yds/19 g
cc2 (teal): 16 yds/12 g
Adult Long Small:
mc (red): 60 yds/44 g
cc (grey): 27 yds/20 g
cc2 (teal): 17 yds/13 g
Malabrigo Chunky 104 yds (95 m)/100 g
Adult Short Large:
mc (red): 70 yds/67 g
cc (grey): 32 yds/31 g
cc2 (teal): 19 yds/18 g
Adult Long Large:
mc (red): 72 yds/69 g
cc (grey): 33 yds/32 g
cc2 (teal): 20 yds/19 g
Worsted
Malabrigo Rios 210 yds (192 m)/100 g
Kids:
mc (red): 70 yds/33 g
cc (grey): 38 yds/18 g
cc2 (teal): 20 yds/10 g
Adult:
mc (violet):88 yds/42 g
cc (dark purple):42 yds/20 g
cc2 (black): 25 yds/12 g

Needles and Notions
Bulky
US 9/5.5mm 16”/40cm circular needles
US 10.5/6.5mm 16”/40cm circular needles and/or DPNs for decreasing.

Worsted
US 5/3.75mm 16”/40cm circular needles and US 7/4.5mm 16”/40cm circular needles and/or DPNs for decreasing.

BOR stitch marker, crochet hook or large eye tapestry needle for weaving in ends. Optional pom pom for hat.