This hat was inspired by the stitch pattern I used for the ‘Droman’ sweater in issue 2 of The Journal of Scottish Yarns. I wanted to use colour changes in the rows to accentuate the peaks and troughs that the stitch sequence creates.

It’s also a great design for using up smaller amounts of DK yarn.

The Droman Hat is worked in the round, joining and turning at the end of each round on RS and WS from the base of the body up to the top of the crown, then straightened at the base. The ribbing is worked back and forth in rows separately, then sewn onto the base.

SIZE
One size
To fit head circumference: up to 56 cm / 22 in
Finished depth: 22 cm / 8.5 in

Designed to be worn with 1 cm / 0.25 in negative ease.

Shown with 0 – 2 cm / 0 – 2.5 in negative ease.

YARN
Ripples Crafts, Arcadia, DK, 100% Super-wash Merino yarn, 225m / 246 yds per 100g skein.
1 skein each in MC, CC1, CC2

Sample 1:
MC: Dark Chocolate
CC1: Burnished Gold
CC2: Café Au Lait

Sample 2:
MC: On the Brink of a Storm
CC1: Midnight at the Village Hall
CC2: A Delicate One

Jamieson’s Double Knitting, 100% Pure Shetland Wool, approximately 75m / 82 yds per 25g ball.
MC: 2 x 25g balls
CC1: 1 x 25g balls
CC2: 1 x 25g balls

Sample 3:
MC: Shetland Black (101)
CC1: Mooskit/Sholmit (119)
CC2: Paprika (261)

Sample 4:
MC: Nutmeg (1200)
CC1: Ivory (343)
CC2: Spagnum (233)

OR in DK weight yarn which works up to the specified tension and has similar softness and stitch definition.

APPROXIMATE YARDAGE REQUIRED
MC: 99 m / 108 yds
CC1: 50 m / 54 yds (incl. 20 m / 24 yds for pom-pom)
CC2: 74 m / 82 yds (incl. 20 m / 24 yds for pom-pom)

TECHNIQUES
Crochet in turned rounds, whip stitch.