The Pontresina hat can be worn as a slouchy hat, or with the rim flipped up to make a double thickness band and add extra warmth at your ears can be worn as a regular beanie.

My love for mountains has been with me for as long as I can remember. And of course, along with mountains usually comes changing and often cold weather and snow, so woolies are the perfect partner for my mountain love. This stranded colorwork hat (and matching cowl) is named after a town in the far eastern mountains in Switzerland, Pontresina, where I spent some snow time one winter while growing up.

Yarn
Lana Rara - Rare Swiss Wool
(270 meters/ 295 yards / per 100 g/3.5 oz skein, 66% rare Swiss Sheep breeds (Saaser Mutten, Spiegel-, Bündneroberländer- and Engadinerschaf), 33% mulesing free Merino)
in 3 colors
or sport to DK weight yarn approx.
mc: 126 (130, 147, 160) yds / 115 (120, 135, 145) m
cc1: 38 (38, 44, 44) yds / 35 (35, 40, 40) m
cc2: 93 (104, 110, 115) yds / 85 (95, 100, 105) m

Sample shown in Dijongelb (mc), Natur (cc1) and Purpur (cc2) in size medium

Needles
US 5 (3.75 mm) 20”/ 50 cm circular needle or DPNs, or size to obtain gauge

Gauge
22 sts/25 rows = 4”/ 10 cm in stranded stockinette st

Notions
marker for end of round
darning needle

Sizes
child(small/medium/large)
finished measurements
(wear with 1-2”/ (2.5-5 cm) negative ease)
17½ (19, 20½, 22)” / 44.5 (48, 52, 56) cm circumference and approx. 8¼ (9, 9½, 9½)” / 21 (23, 24, 24 cm) high