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Otus hat is knitted from bottom to the top. It is knitted seamlessly in the round with decreases to shape the crown. The brim is knitted in one color, while the main body is worked in two-color stranded knitting. You can attach a pompom at the top if you want.

Otus hat was inspired by my son’s favorite cuddle toy, his owl Mini-Mimmi. Otus is the Latin name for a genus of owls, and coincidently the same word means a creature in Finnish.

Sizes:
2 (3-4, 5-8, 9-12) years old. Sample shown in size 3-4 yo.
Head circumference: 48 (50, 53, 56) cm / 19 (20, 21, 22) inches
Intended ease: 2-5 cm or 1-2 inches of negative ease.

Yarn:
90 (100, 110, 140) m / 100 (110, 125, 155) of DK weight yarn in C1 and 35 (40, 45, 70) m / 40 (45, 50, 80) yards of DK weight yarn in C2.

Sample shown in Annabel Williams DK singles (100% wool, BFL Roving Style; 200 m / 219 yards per 100g), in colorway Oyster Grey as C1 and of Sandnes Garn Alpakka (100% alpaca; 110 m / 120 yards per 50g), in colorway 2035 as C2.

Needles:
2.75 mm / US 2 circular needles with 40 cm / 16” cable for Tubular Cast On.
3.25 mm / US 3 circular needles with 40 cm / 16” cable for the ribbing.
4.0 mm / US 6 circular needles with 40 cm / 16” cable for the colorwork.
4.0 mm/ US 6 DPNs (or circular needles with at least 60 cm / 24” cable if using the Magic Loop Method) for working the crown decreases.

Gauge:
20 sts and 31 rounds = 10 cm on size 4.0 mm / US 6 needles, over colorwork pattern, in the round, blocked.
Note: Always use the needle size that gets you the right gauge.

Notions:
Waste yarn
Stitch marker
Sewing needle