The Forester Hat is a clever and easy way to make the most of the beautiful colorways of Lion Brand Mandala yarn. Requires less than one cake of yarn and the simplest of stitches. No difficult decisions about which colors to put next to each other or worrying about color changes in the middle of a row. The technique in this pattern creates a lovely woven effect.

This hat is perfect for people of any age or gender. It’s a great project for a gift or as something you can work on while you watch TV without having to think too much.

This is an intermediate pattern and requires only chain, slip stitch, and single crochet stitches. Pattern is written in US terms and includes explanations of all stitches and abbreviations. US and metric measurements given.

Pattern has three sizes: child, teen/adult (pictured), and large adult.

The child size is about 21 inches around and 8 inches tall (53.5 cm around, 20.5 cm tall) and fits head sizes about 20-22 inches in diameter (50.5-56 cm) when using Lion Brand Mandala dk weight yarn and a 2.25 mm hook.

The teen/adult size is about 22 inches around and 9 inches tall (56 cm around, 23 cm tall) and fits head sizes about 21-23 inches in diameter (53.5-58.5 cm) when using Lion Brand Mandala dk weight yarn and a 2.25 mm hook.

The large adult size is about 23 inches around and 10 inches tall (58.5 cm around, 25.5 cm tall) and fits head sizes about 22-24 inches in diameter (56-61 cm) when using Lion Brand Mandala dk weight yarn and a 2.25 mm hook.

Pattern pdf includes a photo tutorial for finishing the hat and detailed instructions for completing each row of the pattern.

Please feel free to sell finished items made from this pattern if you give pattern design credit as “Forester Hat Pattern by Susan Kennedy of PrettyPeaceful”.