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Thotful Spot Hat

 Crisp winds, reading stories aloud together, steely clouds scudding across blue skies. This is October to me. I love the return of hand warmer weather – these perfect days of energy and layers. I even think I run faster in fall out of sheer joy at being alive in all these winds and leaves.

I wanted to knit something to celebrate my favourite time of year: autumn. So I knit a simple slouchy hat, perfect for keeping warm when you’re outside enjoying a sunset or eating honey with a friend under a tree. The name Thotful Spot is a reference to Winnie the Pooh’s special yet humble place to sit and think. I always think of Winnie the Pooh in autumn. Perhaps it’s the back-to-school storytime routine. Perhaps it’s the urge to take every possible moment to sit outside before the snow flurries fill the skies.

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The textured rib is easy – it’s just a two-row repeat.  This hat would work in most sport or DK yarns – solid, variegated, gradient – the simplicity of the design will handle anything you throw at it.

This hat pattern has a matching set of hand warmers if your fingers wish they were as cozy as your ears.

Materials

•Yarn
1 skein Malabrigo Yarn Arroyo (335 yds/306 meters), colour shown: Chircas

•Needles
US 4 & 5/3.5 & 3.75mm for working in the round or needle sizes needed to get gauge

•Notions
7 stitch markers for decreases plus 1 of another colour for the beginning of round marker, darning needle

Skills Used

  • knit and purl
  • kfb
  • k2tog
  • working in the round

Appx. Yardage

(with 15% buffer)
180-240 yds/165-220m sport or DK weight yarn

Sizes
S, M, L to fit 20”, 22”, 24” (51cm, 56cm, 61cm)