This hat is made from yarn that was milled by my dear friend Anna at Longway Homestead.
She gave it to me last year at Knit City and it almost felt too special to use,
but I brought it with me on a road trip in the hopes that it would become something magical.

The road trip was to see Nancy Holt’s Sun Tunnels-
A sculpture I have dreamed of visiting since I was a teenager.
This hat now has the memory of an art pilgrimage that shook me
and brought inspiration that I will be holding dear for a long time.

There is great magic in this hat.

The photos were shot by Brutally Beautiful Photography.

Yarn
Longway Homestead Polypay Aran (1 skein)
(Use any Aran weight yarn that gets you gauge)
I used 72g of a 100g skein working out to 144yds/131m

Needles
5.5mm (US9)
You’ll be working in the round
for the main part of this hat
so you’ll either need double pointed needles,
a 16” (40cm) circular needles,
or circular needles long enough
that you can work the magic loop method

Gauge
16 stitches= 4” (10cm)

Notions
A place marker
A daring needle