This hat is soft and light as a feather to wear; the springy Rambouillet wool is easy to use for color-work, and the soft Suri alpaca gives the simple feather motifs just the right amount of fuzzy halo. This is a great pattern for the first-time color-worker!
Keep it simple with just one color feather, or go crazy with a whole peacock’s tail of shades.

You can shop Recollect or Oh Dang! here

Yarn
Farmer’s Daughter Fibers Recollect (75% white and 25% black Montana/ Wyoming-raised Rambouillet; 185 yd/2 0z): 2 skeins Eagle Eye for slouchy, or 1 skein Ranch Romance for beanie.

Farmer’s Daughter Fibers Oh Dang! (74% Suri alpaca/26% silk; 328 yards / 50 grams): 1 skein Dumplin’ for slouchy, or I skein each Dumplin’, Juniper, and Eagle Eye for beanie.

Needles and Notions
US size 3 (3.0 mm) and US size 4 (3.5mm) 16” circular needles; US size 4 (3.5 mm) DPN.
Stitch marker, tapestry needle.

Size
One size fits many adults. Circumference (un-stretched): 18”
Depth: beanie 7.5”, slouchy 9.5”.

Gauge
24 sts and 34 rows in St st in the round, after blocking.