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Minnesota is cold and is known for having two season: winter and road construction. Everyone needs a new winter hat (sometimes you need several), especially when you can coordinate it with the Nice-capades sweater from Minnesota 52: 16 knits inspired by the road. Knit this one up to match or in a variety of colors for all of your outdoor activities.
I walk at the dog park everyone morning with 3 or 4 friends and their dogs, and our motto is: “It’s not the weather, it’s the clothing.” If you’re dressed for the frigid temps, and the dogs don’t mind, a 3-mile walk is brisk and refreshing. You’ll find at least one of us there 365 days a year, and now we’ll be easy to spot with matching snowflake hats.

SIZES: Baby (Child, Adult—Small/Medium, Adult—Large)
FINISHED SIZES: 14 (17, 19.5, 22.5)” 35.5 (43, 49.5, 57) cm. The hat is designed to be worn with negative ease; knit one size smaller than actual head circumference.

YARN: Worsted-weight (approximately 220 yds per 100 g) 80 (90, 115, 130) yds 75 (85, 105, 120) m of main color and less than 20 yards of contrast color for snowflakes (i.e. less than 40 yards for yarns held double).

Sample (Adult—Small/Medium size) was knit with approximately 100 yards/91 m of Blue Moon Fiber Arts Targhee Worsted (100% Targhee; 616 yds/563 m per 240 g) in colorway Slushie.

Contrasting snowflakes were knit in James C. Brett ARIA
Double Knitting (68% acrylic blend, 14% other, 9% mohair, 9% wool, with payettes; 100 yards/91 m per 25 g) in colorway Z4, which was HELD DOUBLE.

NOTIONS: Stitch markers, tapestry needle.

ERRATA: Crown Decreases p 3 RNDS 4-7 Should be numbered 5, 7, 9, 11. No other errors are present. An update is coming.

This pattern was written for personal use, please honor the copyright. Do not reproduce.
Tech edit by Ellen Silva and graphic layout done by Larissa Davis. Photography by Gale Zucker. Model was Jennifer Chang.
Test knitters were Ellen Silva, Brenda Pricco, Annette King and Jan Tiggas.