The Blitzen Hat by Camilyn Crane

The Blitzen Hat

Knitting
November 2017
Pine Canyon Wool Yarn
DK (11 wpi) ?
24 stitches and 24 rows = 4 inches
in 1x1 rib
US 1 - 2.25 mm
190 - 200 yards (174 - 183 m)
One size fits all
English
This pattern is available as a free Ravelry download

The Blitzen Hat is a lovely, simple knit hat. It’s made out of Pine Canyon Wool yarn, which made out of 100% organic wool from sheep grazing in the mountains of Idaho, and then naturally dyed using such materials as madder root, dyer’s woad, aspen leaves, black walnuts, etc. It’s a beautiful yarn and very easy to work with.

The pattern is for a one-size-fits-all hat, but instructions are given on how to reduce or increase the size of the hat to whatever you need, whether it’s for a baby or child. The given pattern should fit most adults.

Skill Level: Easy
You will need to know how to knit in the round on circular needles, and how to knit and purl.

Suggest yarn: Pine Canyon Wool Yarn. You can find them on Etsy.

Needle size: 2.25mm, 16 inch circular needles

The gauge is measured using the 1x1 rib stitch.