Fragilehead

Ice floes crack, spread, shrink, and sink from the crown of the head to the brim.

Yarn
Kate Davies Designs Milarrochy Tweed (70% Wool; 30% Mohair; 100m / 109yds per 25g ball)
1 ball each of the following shades:

Arctic Colourway
A Lochan
B Tarbet
C Ardnamurchan
D Outsea
E Hirst

Volcanic Colourway
A Bruce
B Lochan
C Backen
D Cranachan
E Asphodel

Needles and notions
40cm / 16in gauge-size circular needle
40cm / 16in below gauge-size circular needle
Gauge-size needles in preferred type for working small circumferences
Tapestry needle
Stitch markers

Gauge
28 sts and 32 rounds to 10cm / 4in over colourwork pattern in the round after blocking.
Use 3mm needle as a starting point for swatching.

Size
To fit head circumference: 51-56cm / 20-22in
Hat circumference (unstretched): 53.5cm / 21in
Height from brim to crown: 21.5cm / 8.5in

Pattern notes
This hat is worked in the round from the bottom up following a colourwork chart. After a small ribbing section, the chart takes over, repeating small motifs in shifting colours.