This hat is sort of a choose your own adventure knit! You may select from 3 different brim styles: buttoned ribbed, buttoned garter, or simple garter. Each of these styles lends itself to either a beanie, slouch, or beret style hat. Best of all, each of these 9 unisex options is available in 3 different sizes!

Sizes: S/M (to fit 19-20.5” head), (M/L (to fit a 20.5-22” head), L/XL (to fit a 22.5-24” head))

Gauge: 16 stitches and 28 rows over 4 inches (10 cm) in thermal pattern

Skills needed to knit this pattern: knit, purl, work in the round, Kf&b, k2tog, p2tog, pick up stitches (optional based on brim
style choice), yo (optional based on brim style choice)

Materials:
1 (1, 2) skeins of Malabrigo Yarn Worsted Merino (210yd/192m to 100g/3.53 oz.)
or 150 (180, 230) yards of worsted weight yarn.
US 6 16” (4 mm 40 cm ) circular needle or needle about two sizes smaller than size needed to obtain gauge
US 8 16 “ (5 mm 40 cm) circular needle or size needed to obtain gauge
US 8 (5 mm) dpns or size needed to obtain gauge
1 stitch marker to indicate the beginning of the round
1 safety pin or removable stitch marker (optional)
1 button approx. 1” in diameter (optional based on brim choice)
tapestry needle
Waste yarn (optional based on brim choice)

Thank you to my many test knitters!
This pattern has been tech edited by Katherine Vaughn of KTLV Designs.