Update! (5/18/22)
Kits for the Weekend at Mort’s hat are now available for purchase at Hermit Thrush Fiber Co!

Weekend at Mort’s is a wonderfully squishy hat worked up in a deceivingly simple two-color brioche pattern! This hat came about by accident one night while playing around with different variations of brioche stitch, and I loved the look and texture of this one so much that I decided to make a hat with it!

To fit
baby(toddler, child){youth/adult small, adult large} with 0-2.5” of negative ease.

Finished measurements
Circumference - 13.75”(16”, 18.25”){20.5”, 22.75”} and the height of the finished
Height - 5.5”(6.75”, 8”){9.25”, 10.5”)

Yarn
You’ll need two colors of worsted weight yarn to complete this hat, and it’s a great palate for playing with color! Go high contrast for a bold appearance, or play with similar tones for a more subdued look.

Samples were designed and knitted using Blue Sky Fibers Woolstok Worsted.

Yardage
Total yardage: 60(86, 114){140, 168}
MC yardage: 36(52, 68){84, 100)
CC yardage: 24(34, 46){56, 68}

These numbers are estimates, you may need more or less yardage to complete your hat.

Needles
US5 - 16” circular or dpns
US6 - 16” circular or dpns, AND long circular (for magic loop) or dpns for finished the crown decreases

We all knit with different tension, so use the needles you need to achieve gauge.

Gauge
14 stitches x 20 rows
Each pattern repeat is approximately 1.75” tall after blocking. The pattern contains an annotated photo to assist in counting rows across the pattern repeat.