Fool For All Seasons

This pattern is available for free.

There’s something about a stiff wind and cool temps that seems to bring out the sass in many prairie dwellers. If the weather is going to be grim, we aren’t. Sometimes it seems that the colder it gets, the wackier the hats become. This hat comes from this urge to turn silly when the weather turns serious.

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Materials

•Yarn
Cascade Yarns 220 Superwash Sport (100% Merino; 136 yd/ 136 m per 50g skein);
(C1) 1946 Silver Grey; 1 skein
(C2) 900 Charcoal; 1 skein
(C3) 1910 Summer Sky Heather; 1 skein
(C4) 239 Majolica Blue; 1 skein

•Needles
For working the first two sizes
US #2/2.75mm needles for small circumference in the round: DPNs, 1 long or 2 shorter circulars
US #4/3.5mm needles for small circumference in the round: DPNs, 1 long or 2 shorter circulars

For working all other sizes
US #2/2.75mm needles for small circumference in the round: DPNs, 1 long or 2 shorter circulars
US #2/2.75mm 16 inch circular needle
US #4/3.5mm 16 inch circular needle

•Notions:
yarn needle
stitch marker
small amount of stuffing

Skills Used

working in the round
stranded colourwork
chart reading
M1L
M1R
k2tog
ssk

Appx. Yardage

C1: 28 (35, 46, 55, 70, 91) yd/26 (32, 43, 51, 65, 84)m
C2: 31 (39, 51, 61, 78, 102) yd/2936, 47, 56, 72, 93)m
C3: 15 (19, 25, 29, 37, 48) yd/1418, 23, 27, 34, 44)m
C4: 24 (30, 39, 47, 60, 78) yd/2228, 36, 43, 46, 72)m

Sizes
Finished Measurements:
Newborn (Baby, Toddler/Preschooler, Adult Small, Adult Medium, Adult Large)
Circumference: 12 (14, 16, 18, 20, 22) inches/30 (35, 40, 45, 51, 56)cm
Depth: 6 (6.75, 7.5, 8.75, 9.75, 10.75) inches/15 (17, 19, 22, 25, 27)cm

Note: as written the newborn and baby sizes are not slouchy. This is because as a mother I didn’t like worrying about how the bulk of a hat felt in a car seat. It’s easy to add length if that’s your thing.