Top-Down Ear Flap Hat by Purl Soho

Top-Down Ear Flap Hat

Knitting
October 2017
Sport (12 wpi) ?
25 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch
US 3 - 3.25 mm
40 - 170 yards (37 - 155 m)
Newborn-3 months (3-6 months, 6-12 months, Kid Small, Kid Large/Adult Small, Adult Medium, Adult Large)
English
This pattern is available for free.

MATERIALS

  • 1 skein of Purl Soho’s Season Alpaca, 100% baby alpaca. Each skein is 218 yards/ 100 grams; approximately 40 (50, 70, 85, 115, 145, 170) yards required. We used Heirloom White, Peony Pink, and Raw Sienna.
  • US 3 (3.25 mm), 16-inch circular needles (Kid and Adult sizes only)
  • Set of US 3 double pointed needles
  • Stitch markers, including one unique

NOTE: One skein is enough to make 1 Adult hat, 2 Kid Small hats, or 3-4 baby ones.

GAUGE
25 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches in stockinette stitch

SIZES
Newborn-3 months (3-6 months, 6-12 months, Kid Small, Kid Large/Adult Small, Adult Medium, Adult Large)

  • Finished Circumference: 14 (15¼, 16¾, 18, 19¼, 20½, 21¾) inches
  • Finished Height (from crown to center front): 6 (7, 7½, 8, 8¾, 9½, 10) inches

SAMPLES: We knit sizes 3-6 months, Kid Small, and Adult Medium.