I am listing the original pattern for search-ability, but I didn’t follow it. Instead I improvised 9 hats, each a little different, adjusting my gauge depending on the yarns used. For hats with 3/2 ribbing, I cast on either 85 or 90 stitches depending on yarn weight. For hats with garter st. ribbing, I cast on either 84 or 88 sts. Aurora 4 yarn was used doubled on a size 5 needle, most other hats were knitted on a 6 or 7 (Manos) circular.

The yarn was all from my stash and acquired many years ago. It felt good to put it to such great use.

3 hats were donated to marchers in Washington D.C. 1 went to the Women’s March in New York, and the rest were worn at the march in Oakland, CA.

Updated March 5: I have gone on to knit more hats as I foresee more reasons to march and protest. Yarns for these were purchased in Paris (Fonty and Lang) and in the Bay Area (Universal and Brown Sheep). For this newest batch, I have added some ear-shaping following instructions from Donna Druchunas , and inspiration from Missoni’s hats displayed at Milan’s Fashion Week in February -- hence the variegated ribbing.