Imagine cozying up on a snowy day with this stylish and slouchy hat! The Nordic Star Slouch is a fun knit with a bold Norwegian star that’ll make you feel like you’ve stepped into a winter wonderland. It’s surprisingly easy to make, even if you’re new to colorwork. The super bulky yarn—Lion Brand’s Wool Ease Thick & Quick in a warm mustard and a classic creamy white—works up in a flash and is oh-so-soft. The slouchy fit is relaxed and modern, perfect for keeping your ears toasty all winter long. And if you’re feeling extra playful, add a fluffy pompom on top!

Size
One size, creates a slouchy fit on a 20”-23” (51-58 cm) head

Approximate Measurements
Approximately 11” (28 cm) tall and 9.5” (24 cm) wide, with a 19” (48 cm) circumference

Suggested Yarn:
Lion Brand Yarn Wool-Ease Thick & Quick (80% Acrylic, 20% Wool), Super Bulky, 170 g (97 m / 106 yds), shown in:

Main Color: approximately 70 g (40 m / 44 yds) required in one of the following:

• Yellow Sample: 158I - Mustard Burnt
• Orange Sample: 135 - Spice
• Black Sample: 153 - Black

Contrast Color: Approximately 60 g (34 m / 37 yds) in:

• 099 - Fisherman

Needles:
US13 (9.0 mm) and US15 (10.0 mm) 16” (41 cm) circular needle, and DPNs or longer circular to use the magic loop method or size required to obtain gauge

Notions:

• Tapestry needle (for weaving in
  ends)
• Stitch markers (2)
• Pom-pom (optional)
• Garment Tag (optional)

The samples used 6” (15 cm) faux fur pom-poms from Naptime Knitter Designs and 3” (7.6 cm) Garment Tags from Crochic Styles

Gauge:
9.5 sts / 11.5 rounds = 4” / 10 cm in Stranded Colorwork using US15 (10.0 mm) needles after steam blocking

Techniques Required:
Stranded colorwork, standard increases/decreases, knitting in the round

Additional Notes:
Pattern is written out, colorwork is charted, and pattern has been professionally technical edited. Pattern was tested by alleycat1685 , evelines , RedRoseKate , MoJoFiberArts , Corrine0928 , anneschumann , and ajchambers . Thank you so much for your help!