ps/ if you knit this Hat, would you please consider donating to your national kidney charity? In the UK you could consider Kidney Research UK, and in the US you might consider the National Kidney Foundation.

We don’t know yet whether Aran will have chronic kidney disease for life; there are so many variables to consider… they tell us his chances are good but they can’t rule it out. Having lived with acute kidney disease for these last 14 months, with 2 uncommon conditions that each consultant that we’ve seen knows relatively little about, it became pretty clear that more research is needed. Every penny helps :)

eta/ after 6 months of clear tests, Aran was discharged from the clinic in July to have his annual kidney checks through his GP. This is great news! We still don’t know what the future holds but this is as good as it gets right now - he’s gaining weight and is happy and healthy. Thank you so much for your kind messages and support :)

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Yarn
150g/82yd/75m super bulky, plied yarn

Needles & Notions
Set 8mm/UK0/US11 DPNs/Circular or size needed to obtain gauge 
Stitch marker as necessary 
Tapestry needle

Gauge
8 sts x 12 rows to 4in/10cm on 8mm needles over Moss (Seed) Stitch

Sizes
To fit size: 18 (20, 22, 24) in/45.75 (50.75, 55, 61) cm 
Finished size: 15.5 (17.5, 19.5, 21.5) in/39.5 (44.5, 49.5, 54.5) cm

Sample details
Shown in Schachenmayr Lumio

Shown in size 22in/55cm on model with 20.5in/52cm circumference head.

Sample weighs 102g.

Skills required
Knit & purl sts, knitting in the round, specialist cast-on & bind-off.

Accessibility Statement
The main PDF for this pattern is colour blind accessible. It uses black text on a white background and does not rely on colour.

Published 2014
Product code: WW252FLumossity