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The Nydia Hat continues the saga of my undying love for the textured lace stitch pattern already featured in several of my patterns. Perfect for that special skein of DK weight yarn in your stash, this hat knits up quickly and is a joy to make from beginning to end. Choose the view with the amount of texture that makes your heart sing—or whip up one of each!

SIZES
Child Small (Child Medium, Child Large, Adult Small, Adult Medium, Adult Large)

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS

• View A: 10.75 (12.75, 15, 15, 17, 19.25)” / 27 (32, 37.5, 37.5, 42.5, 48) cm circumference at brim, unstretched; 6 (6.75, 7.5, 8.25, 8.25, 9)” / 15 (17, 19, 20.5, 20.5, 22.5) cm tall
• View B: 11.75 (13, 15.25, 15.25, 17.5, 19.75)” / 29.5 (32.5, 38, 38, 44, 49.5) cm circumference at brim, unstretched; 6.25 (7, 7.75, 8.5, 8.5, 9.25)” / 15.5 (17.5, 19.5, 21.5, 21.5, 23) cm tall

Hat is quite stretchy and is intended to be worn with 4–5” (10–12.5 cm) of negative ease to showcase the stitch pattern. Samples shown in Adult Medium on a 21.25” (53 cm) head.

YARN
72 (89, 116, 127, 145, 179) yards / 66 (82, 107, 117, 133, 164) meters plied DK weight yarn

Sample hats shown in Magpie Fibers Swanky DK [DK weight, 80% superwash merino, 10% cashmere, 10% nylon] in colorway ‘Tupelo Honey;’ Whimsical Colors Yak Bliss [DK weight, 65% superwash merino, 20% silk, 15% yak] in colorway ‘Sangria;’ and Hazel Knits Lively DK [DK weight, 90% superwash merino wool, 10% nylon] in colorway ‘Loden.’

NEEDLES

• US 6 (4 mm) circular needle, 12–16” (30–40 cm), or needle size necessary to obtain correct gauge
• US 4 (3.5 mm) circular needle, 12–16” (30–40 cm), or needle size .5 mm smaller than gauge needle
• Appropriate needle(s) in the larger size for your preferred method of knitting small circumferences in the round

GAUGE
For view A/B or both, 22.5/22 sts and 32 rnds = 4” (10 cm) in desired view’s pattern worked in the round using larger needles, blocked and unstretched

NOTIONS

• (1) Stitch marker for beginning of round

• Crochet hook, size D (3.25 mm) or slightly smaller

• Tapestry needle

• Optionally, for view A/B or both, 4/7 (5/8, 6, 6, 7, 8) additional stitch markers, distinct from beginning of round marker