This the 8th hat in the National Park Hats Collection #2 for 2021! Yarn for this hat ais available here: https://www.kristeninstitches.com/shop/rainier-national-p...

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Mt Rainier is the tallest peak in Washington state, and the landscape surrounding it is so spectacular, naturally it had to be on this year’s national park hat list. When I was looking for inspiration for this color and hat, I was really drawn to the meadows called “Paradise” within the park. The green meadows speckled with wildflowers, particularly lupines, caught my eye and I could not get the images out of my head (I hope to make a visit sometime soon!). I knew that had to be my inspiration.

After dying the color on my absolute favorite yarn base - Rocky Mountain Merino Worsted,, I decided to keep the design fairly simple in order to show off the color. I love how this turned out. The pom pom is optional, but I felt I have been remiss in adding pom poms to this year’s National Park Hats so it was time for one. I hope you enjoy this simple and cozy knit, I know I did!

Written for two sizes (Largest size is shown), you can easily make this hat for anyone in the family! Happy knitting!

Materials:
-1 Skein of Kristen in Stitches Rocky Mountain Merino Worsted in “Paradise” or approx. 200 yards of Worsted weight yarn.
-US Size 6 & 8 - 16” circular needles
-US Size 8 Double Pointed needles
-Stitch markers - 4 each of 2 colors
-Darning needle for weaving in ends