Check out the new Fantasy Collection from Bad Sheep Yarn if you are looking for a perfectly magical yarn/pattern pairing!

It has been said before that knitting is magic. We take a ball of yarn, wave some sticks around and transform it into a finished object. But the magic goes deeper than that. We have the power to think about comfort and love while knitting a prayer shawl or happiness and full futures while knitting a wedding vale. A baby sweater is filled with joy and the first day of school sweater with courage. I also have it on good authority that a cuss word here or there is part of the magic - they fill our finished objects with perseverance. I’m sure of it. Whether we create for ourselves or for others, we are working a special kind of magic when we knit. This hat honors the magical maker in all of us (and makes a darn tootin’ adorable hat to wear in late October).

Yarn:
Bad Sheep Yarn Merino Bulky 100% Fine Superwash Merino Wool; 106 Yards; 100 Grams.

For the short and cute hat: 170, (200, 220) yards
For the long and fancy hat: 190, (220, 300) yards
Bulky Weight (category 5) yarn

Gauge:
12 stitches and 20 rows on 6mm/US 10 needles, stockinette stitch, knit in the round

Needles and Notions:

• 16 inch 5mm/ US 8 circular needle or two sizes smaller than needles used to achieve gauge
• a second 16 inch circular needle that is 5mm/US 8 or smaller in diameter (for joining the brim) 16 inch 6mm/US 10 needles for your favorite method of going in the round (please see the note on construction below re methods of going in the round) or size needed to achieve gauge
• 11, (12, 13) stitch markers to mark increases and decreases
• 5mm/US H crochet hook
• darning needle

Size:
19 (21, 23) in circumference to fit a child, small adult or large adult

Length:
short and cute 12.5, (13, 13.5) inches or long and fancy 18.5, (19, 19.5) inches

In regards to working in the round:
Each Salem Slouch requires a wide range of circumferences. This means it is helpful to either have lots of different length needles, use the magic loop method of going in the round, or use double pointed needles.