Am I obsessed? How’d ya guess?!

CAST-ON
. KnitPink’s slow-mo Pinhole cast-on
… quite fiddly on the dpn’s
… knit one row straight across after CO - made it easier to transfer and manage on multiple dpns. Also makes the kfb easier.

CROWNS
. increase up to 144 sts (36 per dpn)
. then 40 rounds stockinette before helical

BRIM
. Midsection - folded
… 120 rounds
… I figure the hat is folded in half, so 12” = 6” which is folded again for the brim, so 3” brim which is a little more than the height of my ear.

. Helical
… stop 3 sts before next color
… a little looseness is fine with transition

! Remember - the decrease crown is SSK-knit-K2tog for nicer looking lines. I got it wrong on my Tarte Mbgh and it isn’t as cool.

Wet-block on head form
. Conditioner soak softened it up a little. More halo and some expansion.

NEEDLES
. US 2

YARN
OOAK 203 Void Black
. Total grams: 109.2
. Crown + 40 rounds: 78.8r = 30.4u
. 120r Helical: 50.6r = 28.2u
. Total used: 58.6

OOAK 204 Natural Speckle
. Total grams: 108.3
. 120r Helical: 79.3r = 29.0u
. 40 rounds + Crown: 51.1r = 28.2u
. Total used: 57.2

DIMENSIONS - Unblocked
. Length: 24.5”
. Circumference: 18.75”

DIMENSIONS - Blocked
. Length: 24.75”
. Circumference: 19.25

This base blooms very nicely. Furry.

Matching Newsprint cowl