Woodland Fern Hat

**Design** This lacy, wool hat is worked in the round from the bottom up, holding a strand of lace mohair with a strand of fingering weight wool. (DK weight yarn can also be substituted). Floral lace ferns bend towards each other as they taper up to the hat's crown. A single brioche knit stitch separates the ferns. A tubular cast-on is utilized so this hat can fit a wider range of head sizes. The pattern is written in ONE ADULT SIZE and will fit an average adult-sized head circumference (see finished measurements below). The pattern is charted and also includes separate written instructions. All repeat sections appear in bold print for easy reading. **Finished Measurements (Steam blocked)** **Brim circumference:** 17"/43 cm **Hat circumference:** 19”/48 cm **Depth:** 9”/23 cm ***Note: Hat will fit from an 18”/46 cm to a 22”/56 cm head circumference.*** **Yarn/Yardage** Approximately 170 yards/155 meters **each** of Fingering weight & Lace weight Mohair (Or hold a single strand of DK weight yarn) ***Note: Yardage needed does NOT include a gauge swatch.*** **Shown In** :yarn: Knit Picks [Stroll Fingering Solids, Heathers & Twists](/yarns/library/knit-picks-stroll-fingering-solids-heathers--twists) in Bamboo Heather (75% Fine Superwash Merino Wool, 25% Nylon), 231 yards/211 meters per 50 g/1.76 oz :yarn: Knit Picks [Aloft](/yarns/library/knit-picks-aloft) in Mountain Fern Heather (72% Super Kid Mohair, 28% Silk), 260 yards/238 meters per 25 gram/.88 oz ***Note: The two yarns above are held together*** **Needles** **Brim:** US 4/3.5 mm 16”/41 cm Circular Needle or DPN's, or go 2 sizes down from the needle size you make gauge with **Hat:** US 6/4 mm 16”/41 cm Circular Needle & DPN's for decreasing hat **Notions** Tapestry Needle Blocking materials **Gauge (Steam blocked)** Worked in lace pattern in the round on larger needle 5.75 sts & 6.75 rounds per inch 23 sts & 27 rounds = 4"/10 cm **Techniques Used** * Longtail Tubular CO in the round (video link in pattern) * Working in the round using a 16"/41 cm circular needle or DPN's * Simple lace stitches: YO's, SKP & k2tog (explained in pattern) * 2-st decreases: Sl2, k1, psso & Sl1, k2tog, psso (explained in pattern) * Steam blocking * Reading from a chart or written instructions **PATTERN DIFFICULTY** Adventurous Beginner [1]: https://www.ravelry.com/stores/whiletheyplay-designs [2]: https://ko-fi.com/kalurah