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A bias-knit garter stitch hat that folds flat but fits round
Includes a beanie version and a slouch/cuffable version
Ideal for color-changing yarns and handspun, but also looks great in gradients, variegated, speckles - you name it!

SIZING
Baby (Toddler, Child, Teen/Adult S, Adult L)

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Circumference, unstretched: 13.5 (15, 16.5, 18.5, 20) in / 34.5 (38, 42, 47, 51) cm
To fit up to: 16 (18, 20, 22, 24) in / 40.5 (45.5, 51, 56, 61) cm
Beanie height: 4.5 (5.5, 6, 6.5, 7) in / 11.5 (14, 15, 16.5, 18) cm
Slouch height: 7.5 (8.5, 9, 10, 11) in / 19 (21.5, 23, 25.5, 28) cm

YARN
Sport or DK weight
Beanie: 71 (96, 109, 140, 167) yds / 65 (87, 100, 128, 153) m
Slouch: 112 (142, 174, 211, 250) yds / 103 (130, 159, 193, 228) m

SHOWN IN
Orange beanie:
Schoppel-Wolle Zauberball Stärke 6
75% wool, 25% nylon
437 yds / 400 m per 150 g skein
1 skein in 2472 Orangerie

Red & blue slouch:
Handspun 2-ply fractal spun 11-12 WPI
100% merino top from On The Round
299 yds / 273 m per 124 g skein
1 braid in Conjure

GAUGE
21 sts / 42 rows = 4 in / 10 cm in garter stitch, after blocking

TOOLS
US 6 / 4 mm (or size needed to get gauge)
- your choice of long circ, two circs, or DPNs
2 stitch markers
Cable needle or locking stitch marker
Tapestry needle

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