Woodland Fern Hat(Knit Pattern)

This lacy, wool hat is worked in the round from the bottom up, holding a strand of lace mohair with a strand of fingering weight wool. (DK weight yarn can also be substituted). Floral lace ferns bend towards each other as they taper up to the hat’s crown. A single brioche knit stitch separates the ferns. A tubular cast-on is utilized so this hat can fit a wider range of head sizes. The pattern is written in ONE ADULT SIZE and will fit an average adult-sized head circumference (see finished measurements below). The pattern is charted and also includes separate written instructions. All repeat sections appear in bold print for easy reading.

Finished Measurements (Steam blocked)
Brim circumference: 17”/43 cm
Hat circumference: 19”/48 cm
Depth: 9”/23 cm
Note: Hat will fit from an 18”/46 cm to a 22”/56 cm head circumference.

Yarn/Yardage
Approximately 170 yards/155 meters each of Fingering weight & Lace weight Mohair (Or hold a single strand of DK weight yarn)
Note: Yardage needed does NOT include a gauge swatch.

Shown In
:yarn: Knit Picks Stroll Fingering Solids, Heathers & Twists in Bamboo Heather (75% Fine Superwash Merino Wool, 25% Nylon), 231 yards/211 meters per 50 g/1.76 oz
:yarn: Knit Picks Aloft in Mountain Fern Heather (72% Super Kid Mohair, 28% Silk), 260 yards/238 meters per 25 gram/.88 oz

Note: The two yarns above are held together

Needles
Brim: US 4/3.5 mm 16”/41 cm Circular Needle or DPN’s, or go 2 sizes down from the needle size you make gauge with
Hat: US 6/4 mm 16”/41 cm Circular Needle & DPN’s for decreasing hat

Notions
Tapestry Needle
Blocking materials

Gauge (Steam blocked)
Worked in lace pattern in the round on larger needle
5.75 sts & 6.75 rounds per inch
23 sts & 27 rounds = 4”/10 cm

Techniques Used

• Longtail Tubular CO in the round (video link in pattern)
• Working in the round using a 16”/41 cm circular needle or DPN’s
• Simple lace stitches: YO’s, SKP & k2tog (explained in pattern)
• 2-st decreases: Sl2, k1, psso & Sl1, k2tog, psso (explained in pattern)
• Steam blocking
• Reading from a chart or written instructions

PATTERN DIFFICULTY
Adventurous Beginner