Another December without snow and green Christmas days inspired me to create some accessories featuring a lot of snowflakes.

This hat uses only 40g of fingering weight yarn and fits easily into a jacket or coat pocket, ready to protect your head and ears from the cold on a walk, if you have to hurry to the station, or wait for the bus.

The pattern includes some easy to knit colorwork parts and offers a great way to experiment with this technique.

Designed to match “Mindwinter Neckwarmer”
and “Wishing for Snow Socks”

This pattern includes
a chart and step for step written instructions

Sizes
One size - to fit an average adult head - 52-57 cm (20.5-22”)
Intended to be worn with approx. 5 cm / 2” negative ease

Finished Size
Circumference (around rib): approx. 50 cm (19.5”)
Depth (brim to crown / fitted): approx. 21 cm (8.3”)

Yarn
Any soft and springy fingering / sock weight yarn - e.g.
Runningyarns Soft Sockyarn 80% merino extrafine / 20% polyamide
100 g = 400 m / 437 yds
Sample hat uses approx. 40 g (160 m / 175 yards)

MC (Night Blue) - approx. 35 g (140 m / 155 yards)
CC (Off White) - approx. 10 g (40 m / 45 yards)

Gauge
30 sts x 34 rnds 10 cm / 4”
on needles 2.75-3.0 mm (US 2-2.5)
Colorwork after blocking

Needles
Circular needles 2.5 mm (US 1.5) for the brim
Circular nedles and DPNs 2.75-3.00 mm (US 2-2.5)
depending on gauge

Feel free to use the tags #midwinterneckwarmer and #runningyarn on Instagram to share your work and finished neckwarmer!