Flappery Hat

................................. FLAPPERY HAT ................................. As a child in the 1980s, I distinctly remember wearing a knitted beret with earflaps. 
It was made for me by my Austrian grandmother, and was one of my favourite knits 
of all time. Wanting now to make a similar hat for my daughter - and perhaps a 
grown-up version for me as well! - I was rather surprised when I could not find 
 examples of hats in this style. The closest ancestors I’ve been able to trace are the traditional Jorbat hats of the Sami people. And indeed the earflap beret of my 
childhood seems to be a simplified, more urban offshoot of that design heritage. Recreating it from memory has been great fun. And the finished result feels just as 
 comfy and special to wear as I remember. 

 Vintage inspired, playful, and re-imagined with a contemporary aesthetic - the 
Flappery Hat is all grown up and ready for a come-back! ................................. MATERIALS & INFORMATION SIZE 1 (2, 3, 4, 5) 
to fit head circumference of approximately 
45-48cm (48-52cm, 52-56cm, 56-60cm, 60-64cm) GAUGE instructions provided for the following gauges -
 Chunky-Weight: 15 sts x 20 rounds = 10cm x 10cm
 Aran-Weight: 18 sts x 24 rounds = 10cm x 10cm
 DK-Weight: 20 sts x 27 rounds = 10cm x 10cm

 YARN 
suitable for DK to Chunky Weight yarns 

 Chunky-Weight: project requires up to 200g Aran-Weight: project requires up to 150g DK-Weight: project requires up to 100g NEEDLES Chunky-Weight: circular needles, 5mm in diameter
 Aran-Weight: circular needles, 4.5mm in diameter
 DK-Weight: circular needles, 3.5mm in diameter …or as needed to meet gauge

 NOTIONS stitch markers, measuring tape, tapestry needle 

CONSTRUCTION
 worked top-down in the round, with ear flaps worked flat ................................. SAMPLES INFO. beige and grey hat: knitted with Apple Oak Fibreworks Alpaca Puno
 chunky weight, 
Size 3 

red & blue hat:
 knitted with Apple Oak Fibreworks Stockholm
 chunky weight, 
Size 2
 

blue hat:
 knitted with Honer och Eir Nutiden held double DK weight, 
Size 3 

grey melange hat:
 knitted with Honer och Eir Nutiden held double Aran weight, 
Size 3