Laneus hat is a sister design to my Laneus pullover and Laneus shawl. From Latin “woolly”, it is a fitted beanie with folded brim, two sections of floral inlay colourwork and overall textured pattern, which matches the one on the previous designs. The hat is knit bottom-up in the round.

You can take a closer look at my sample and discover the design process, learn about how to choose the yarn and modification options in this podcast episode.

Sizes

The pattern is written for nine sizes
1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9) to fit baby, children and adults with a finished head circumference of ca. 40 (43, 46, 49, 51) (54, 57, 60, 63) cm // 16 (17.25, 18.25, 19.5, 20.5) (21.75, 22.75, 24, 25.25) in.

• The recommended ease is from 2 cm (0.75 in) of negative to 2 cm (0.75 in) of positive ease. The sample is shown in size 5 on a 52 cm (20.75 in) head.
• For more of the finished hat measurements, please refer to the schematic provided.

Yarn

• MC: ca. 14 (18, 23, 27, 31) (34, 36, 38, 38) g of fingering weight unspun Nutiden yarn from Honer Och Eir, 100% wool with ca. 500 m (547 yds) in 100 g plate, shown in colourway Järnvilja;

• held together with 1 strand of lace weight silk-mohair — ca. 8 (10, 12, 14, 16) (18, 19, 20, 20) g or 1 skein of Soft Silk Mohair from Knitting for Olive, 70% Mohair and 30% Silk with ca. 225 m (246 yds) per 25 g skein, shown in colourway Plum Clay;

or ca. 72 (90, 117, 135, 153) (171, 180, 189, 189) m // 79 (98, 128, 148, 167) (187, 197, 207, 207) yds of any other sport/DK weight yarn or combination of yarns to match the gauge.

• CC for the inlay colourwork: from 7 to 10 g of Nutiden held double or ca. 35-50 m (38-55 yds) of any other fluffy loosely spun or unspun contrasting colour yarn held double.

Needles and notions

• 3.25 mm (US 3) circular or double pointed needles;
• one stitch marker;
• a tapestry needle or a crochet hook matching the needle size to close the top.

Gauge

• 22 sts & 32 rows in 10 cm (4 in) on 3.25 mm (US 3) needles measured over 1x1 ribbing (k1, p1) worked in the round after blocking;
• 21 sts & 32 rnds in 10 cm (4 in) on 3.25 mm (US 3) needles measured over textured stitch (see Body pattern chart on page 5) worked in the round after blocking.

Adjust the needle sizes if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.