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Hello, Knitters. Have you felt the primal call of the mystical moon calling you to strike down those who would defy you? No? Well, if you stopped wearing normal run of the mill beanies and switched to the Moonlit Magic Hat, you might.

Look down. Back up. Where are you? You’re a powerful witch with your coven of knitters underneath the full moon, cackling as you hex the insidious nature of the patriarchy, and you look amazing.

What’s in your hand? Back at me. It’s the power of moonbeams you infused into every stitch of your Moonlit Magic Hat to help you defeat a hated foe. It does wonders for your coziness levels and resilience, and we all can agree that we will need that in the upcoming months.

Look again: those moonbeam are now a formal apology from the last person who had unnecessarily and condescendingly tried to explain something to you. Anything is possible when you look like a terrifying yet glamourous witch and embrace your own rage to make the world a better place.

I’m on a broomstick.

The Moonlit Magic Hat is worked in the round from the brim to the crown of the hat with stranded knitting, using either long circular needles to work in Magic Loop or 16-inch circular needles and DPNs. This hat pattern is recommended for knitters who have experience with stranded colorwork, knitting in the round, and reading charts

As a bonus, instructions for a functional gauge swatch in the form of a coffee cozy are included in the pattern!

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Yarn
Two skeins of Lattes & Llamas Geek-A-Long Yarn (100
grams/ 328 yards) or a comparable sport weight yarn in
two contrasting colorways.

Sample is a Size 4 shown in “Gotham” as MC and
“Electric Peach” as CC.

MC: 42(43, 44, 45) grams/ 139(142, 145, 148) yards
CC: 32(33, 34, 35) grams/ 106(109, 112, 115) yards

The yardage listed above is estimated and may vary depending on yarn used, gauge variations, or modifications.

Needles
One set of double-pointed needles and 16-inch circular
needles or extra-long circular needles to work in magic
loop in the sizes listed below:

Size 1: US2 / 2.75 mm
Size 2: US3 / 3.25 mm
Size 3: US4 / 3.5 mm
Size 4: US5 / 3.75 mm

Gauge
Each size is worked in a different gauge in stranded colorwork, knit in the round and blocked. Instructions for a functional gauge swatch in the form of a coffee cozy are included.

Size 1: 15 sts by 19 rows = 2”
Size 2: 14 sts by 18 rows = 2”
Size 3: 13 sts by 17 rows = 2”
Size 4: 12 sts by 16 rows = 2

Finished Size
Size 1(2, 3, 4) has an 18.5(20, 21.5, 23) inch circumference and a height of 7.5(8, 8.5, 9) inches.