Lorelai’s love for snow and ability to smell it just before it starts is made official by her iconic line, “I smell snow,” said throughout the series. In Connecticut, New England, snow is a common occurrence in the winter, yet because Gilmore Girls was filmed in sunny Burbank, California, that made things tricky for the cast and crew. A combination of snow blankets, finely cut paper, gently falling potato flakes, and soap-based foam blown out from a machine was used to simulate fresh flurries. Actor Scott Cohen, who plays Max Medina, said, “It was a big mess because the snow machine made so much noise, we had to rerecord dialogue for all our scenes.” The costume department had to put the actors in scarves, hats, and gloves, and actress Melissa McCarthy (who played Sookie) recalls, “Sometimes we were like crammed into small things with coats on but it was actually like 112 degrees in Burbank.” Despite the cast and crew’s discomfort, snow represents important moments to Lorelai, who says, “You know that the best things in my life have happened when it snowed.”

Do you smell snow? The hat is worked in the round from the bottom up starting with a simple 1x1 ribbed brim, with stranded colorwork snowflakes and letters that spell out Lorelai’s iconic proclamation. Quick decreases close up the crown, which is then topped with a generous pom pom. Everything is sure to be more magical when you wear this hat!