Modern Daily Knitting Field Guide No. 17: Lopi is like a trip to Iceland, without the hassle of a flight.

A beanie, a toque, a hat—whatever you call it, we declare this little project the fastest way to have the most fun with color and pattern.

Shop all the colors of Lopi right here!

Materials
— Léttlopi by Lopi [50 g balls, each approx 109 yds (100 m), 100% Icelandic wool]: 1 ball each of 2 or more colors of choice. You will need approx 115 (140, 170) yards [106 (129, 156) meters] total for the hat and 50 yards (46 meters) total for the pom pom. (see Notes)
— Size US 7 (4.5 mm) circular needle, 16” (40 cm) long
— Size US 9 (5.5 mm) circular needle, 16” (40 cm) long and double-pointed needles (set of 4 or 5), or size needed to achieve gauge
— Stitch markers
— 3” (7.5 cm) pom-pom maker

Knitted Measurements
— Circumference: 18 (21, 24)“ [45.5 (53.5, 61) cm]
— Length: 9 (10, 11)” [23 (25.5, 28) cm]

Gauge
— 16 sts and 20 rnds = 4” (10 cm) over stockinette stitch, using larger needle, after blocking

Size
— Child large/adult small (adult medium, adult large/x-large)

Notes
— The hats shown on page 24 were worked as follows (from top of photo down), all using charts on page 14:
— Version 1: Celery Green Heather and Straw with Mountain motif
— Version 2: Ash Heather, Stone Blue Heather, and Oatmeal Heather with Lanterns and Sparkle motifs
— Version 3: Barley, Air Blue, Lapis Blue Heather, and Oatmeal Heather, with Beads motif
— Version 4: Brick Heather, Golden Heather, and Air Blue with Fleur de Lis motif
— The hat shown on page 27 (Version 5) was worked with Brick Heather and Royal Fuchsia with Sparkle motif.