This is the hat pattern companion to the Nordbakkan cardigan, made with leftover yarn from the cardigan: Rauwerk sport weight Bavarian merino. The hat has a very simple conventional construction and a simple colourwork chart ideal for beginners.

Yarn
Rauwerk Merino Sportweight (100% Bavarian merino, 300 m / 328 yds, 100 g). 150 m main colour, 50 m contrast colour.

Could be substituted with any sport to fingering weight yarn. You will get the best results if you use a non-superwash, woollen spun, sheep’s wool yarn. Alternatives: Rauma Finull, Hillesvåg Ask or Sol, Tukuwool Fingering, Sandnes Tove, Navia Duo, etc.

Needles
Gauge-size needles for stockinette and stranded colourwork, 1 mm below-gauge circular needles for ribbed hat brim

The sample was made using 3.75 mm (US 5) and 2.75 mm (US 2), using 4 mm (US 6) for the stranded colourwork.

Gauge
24 sts x 36 (32) rnds = 10 cm / 4” in stockinette stitch (stranded colourwork).

Sizes
(1, 2, 3, 4)
The sample is knit in size 4 and worn with zero ease.
Hat circumference (45, 50, 55, 60) cm / (18, 20, 22, 24)”.
Hat length (20, 21, 22, 23) cm / (8, 8, 9, 9)”.

Notions
6 stitch markers