Imagine a blue-tinted glacier snaking through Denali National Park and spanning as wide as three miles. That’s the Tokositna Glacier for which this hat is named. Tokositna, Kahiltna, and Kanikula beanies celebrate the varied colors of autumn in Alaska.

Knit in the round, Tokositna begins with a ribbed brim then transitions to a charted stranded knitting stockinette body. Six colors are used in knitting the hat with a maximum of two per row. Three more optional colors are duplicate stitched over the tree tops as desired. This hat fits snug with a roomy crown.

Picture shows XL on M model

Finished dimensions, and fit 0-2” / 0-5cm negative ease, flat & blocked (WxH):
XS (child) - 9 x 7.75” (23 x 19.5cm) - fits 18-20”/46-51cm
Small - 9 x 8.25” (23 x 21cm) - fits 18-20”/46-51cm
Medium - 9.8 x 8.75” (25 x 22cm) - fits 19.75-21.75”/50-55cm
Large - 10.5 x 9.25” (27 x 24cm) - fits 21-23”/53-58cm
XL - 11.25 x 9.75” (29 x 25cm) - fits 22.5-24.5”/57-62cm

Techniques:
Knitting in the round, stranded knitting 2 colors per round, decreasing, working from a chart for color placement, duplicate stitch (optional)

Skill Level:
Advanced beginner - Intermediate

Yarn:
Knit Picks Palette, fingering (100% wool) 231yds per 50g

Yardage/weight estimates (for largest size):
MC (Midnight Heather) 222yds/48g
C1 (White) 23yds/5g
C2 (Ash) 19yds/4g
C3 (Finnley Heather) 14yds/3g
C4 (Safflower) 10yds/2g
C5 (Kumquat Heather) 5yds/1g
OPTIONAL:
C6 (Tidepool Heather) 4yds/appx.1g
C7 (Lichen) 4yds/appx.1g
C8 (Iris Heather) 4yds/appx.1g

Materials:
Stitch markers, darning needle

Notes:
• Choosing color palette - To achieve a similar result as the sample, choose shades of the same color for C2 and C3 i.e. two shades of grey arranged dark to light.