The Keats hat is worked from bottom upwards. It has a double folded brim to keep your ears warm. The top of the hat is knitted with easy-to-memorize cables that create an origami-like appearance.

The Keats hat and the matching Keats cowl were designed in collaboration with Olann.

Size
One size
Finished circumference: 50 cm / 19.75 inches
Intended ease: 2.5-7.5 cm / 1-3 inches of negative ease to fit head circumferences of 52.5-57.5 cm / 20.75-22.75 inches
Length of the hat with brim unfolded: 30 cm / 12 inches
Length of the hat with brim folded: 22.5 cm / 9 inches

Yarn
2 skeins of Olann 50% White Huacaya Alpaca / 50 % White Masham, (approx. 135 m / 50 g), shown in colorway Eames or 270 m of similar fingering weight yarn. (Try to choose a heavy fingering rather than light, such as Tukuwool fingering or De Rerum Natura Ulysse)

Needles
2.75 mm / US 2 circular needles with a circumference of 40 cm / 16 inches
3.0 mm / US 2.5 circular needles with a circumference of 40 cm / 16 inches
3.0 mm / US 2.5 DPNs or circular needle suitable for small circumference knitting
Always use the needle size that gets you the right gauge!

Gauge
27 sts and 30 rounds = 10 cm of cable pattern on larger needles, in the round, slightly blocked

Notions
1 stitch marker / 5 stitch markers if you want to add stitch markers between each pattern repeat
sewing needle