This hat seems at first like it’s your typical top-down hat, starting with a few stitches, increasing dramatically then staying with a fixed number, finally ending with ribbing. The difference is this hat is knit flat, at first, the increases forcing the seam into a gentle, circular spiral. It’s then knit on a bias for the last several steps and joined in the round to do the ribbing. Finally the whole thing is sewn together to create this unique hat.

Materials

1 skeins of Malabrigo Rios (worsted weight, 100% super wash merino wool; 210 yds/100 g skein) in Ivy (138) for stocking or Jupiter (49) for slouchy

1 set US size 8 (5.00mm) straight needles, or size required for gauge

1 set US size 6 (4.00mm) 16” circular needles

Yarn Needle

Stitch marker to mark beginning of round