This aran weight hat features bold slip stitches to create the fun graphic effect. Begin with the ribbed brim and add a contrast color for the large honeycombs with a slipped seed stitch pattern filling the honeycomb shapes. I used De Rerum Natura’s aran weight wool called Cyrano. It’s very plush, soft, and woolly and it knits up super fast!

Finished Measurements
20” / 51cm brim circumference measured slightly stretched. Shown on a 21.5” / 55cm head circumference.

The hat comfortably stretches to fit up to a 23” / 58cm head circumference. For a larger hat, try going up a needle size.

Yarn
Aran weight

The samples were knit with De Rerum Natura Cyrano, which is a woolly and plush aran weight merino. It feels thicker than a standard worsted weight yarn. Select a yarn that has approximately 164yds / 150m per 100g skein.

You could also try holding 1 strand of DK weight yarn together with 1 strand of fingering weight yarn to get an aran weight gauge.

Yardage
MC - 110yds / 101m
CC - 55yds / 50m total

Shown in
De Rerum Natura Cyrano

Blue Hat
MC - Nuit (dark blue)
CC - Ciel (light blue)

Gray Gold Hat
MC - Goeland (gray)
CC - Dore (gold)

Needles
US 9 / 5.5mm circular in 40” / 100cm length or one size smaller than larger needle
US 10 / 6mm circular in 40” / 100cm or size needed to obtain gauge

Magic loop method is used for knitting in the rnd.

Notions
1 stitch marker, tapestry needle

Gauge
16 sts & 34 rnds = 4” / 10cm in Honeycomb pattern using larger needles
17 sts & 26 rnds = 4” / 10cm in 2x2 Ribbing unstretched using smaller needles

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