Sunny Day was designed for the April Hat-A-Long for the Hats for Sailors group here on Ravelry. Each year HFS members, and friends, knit and crochet 100% superwash wool hats to be distributed to all personnel on selected Navy or Coast Guard vessels in time for the winter holidays. (Different vessels are selected each year.) It’s our way of saying thank you to the wonderful men and women who so ably serve our country.

Only knits and purls are needed to make this hat, with decreases to shape the crown of the hat. The pattern includes instructions for a technique to minimize the jog that occurs when a purl round is followed by a knit round. The instructions are shared with the kind permission of Susanna Winter, talvi knits. Thanks, Talvi.

Easy to knit for yourself or as a gift or to donate.