Maple leaves are famous for their beautiful colour transitions; use a variegated or tonal yarn in your favourite leaf hue to create a one of a kind hat.

Finished hat measures: 21 (23¼)”/ 53.5 (59)cm around at the fullest part and is 8¾ (9¾)”/ 22 (25)cm deep to fit a medium (large) adult head.

Hat is knit from the brim up, in the round, with decreases in even quarters on the crown.

Materials:
Malabrigo Arroyo, 100% superwash Merino; 335y/ 306m; 3.5oz/ 100g. ½ skein each of Immortal or Cereza (MC) and Natural (CC).

Tools:
US 3 (3.25mm) 16”/40cm circular and double pointed needles or size necessary to obtain gauge; US 1½ (2.5mm) 16”/40cm circular or a few sizes smaller than gauge needle; 4 differing stitch markers; tapestry needle.

Gauge:
29 sts/27 rnds over 4”/10cm in stranded stockinette in the round on larger needle, blocked.

Abbreviations:
CC – Contrast Colour
CO – Cast on
Cdd – Sl 2 sts together knitwise, k1, pass the
slipped sts over (central double decrease)
DPN(s) – Double Pointed Needle(s)
K – Knit
K2tog – Knit 2 together (right leaning single
decrease)
M – Make increase stitch, by backwards loop cast on or preferred method
MC – Main Colour
P – Purl
Rep – Repeat
Rnd(s) – Round(s)
Ssk – Slip, slip, knit (left leaning single decrease)
St(s) – Stitch(es)