To go with matching mitts. Plus, the mitts are basically a gauge swatch for the hat.

MC / black in right hand (float on top)
CC / yellow-orange in left hand (float on bottom)

Based on mitt gauge, only doing 8 repeats of leaf chart for sizing to work out.

Starting with provisional cast on at the colorwork section. I should have enough black for a folded sewn shut brim, but this way I can decide at the end what length/style brim.

It’s seeming that my hat gauge is smaller than my mitt gauge… pausing to block now, as I didn’t measure the mitts pre-blocking. I may need to rip out and add in another repeat or two. Unblocked, the circumference is 2” too small.

Blocked, still too small. I need one additional leaf repeat to cast on, and I will work an additional repeat in length before beginning crown shaping.

It appears the gauge change was due to my use of 9” circs for the mitts, which was slightly too big, so it stretched out my gauge. Oops!

Re-Cast On 10/14/24