Yarn free at a guild meeting. This is the second attempt at the pattern.
I cast on 144 stitches.
Skipping the buttonhole and the opening for the visor. Worked 2.5 inches in K2P2 ribbing, then knitted two rounds to encourage the fold. I plan another two inches of P2K2 ribbing then I will change to stockinette stitch and work a round of K10, K2Tog before changing to Seed Stitch, which spreads. From there I plan to follow the instructions for rounds between decreases, but in order to not disturb the Seed Stitch pattern, I will decrease immediately before and after each of six markers each decrease round.
I plan to begin the brim at 66 stitches from center back, and I will center the mock button over the brim. I will work the ear flaps in Seed Stitch to avoid the curling one gets from the Stockinette Stitch that the pattern calls for. This is why I chose it for the main part of the hat.
Jane Kivlin’s hat had the ear flaps a little too far back on the head, I will be careful to check the location before blindly following the directions from the museum’s pattern.