As the year winds down into darkness, as the cold stops nipping and starts to really bite, we humans seek out the light. The bright places, the warm gatherings, the sparkle and the wonder of hope for light returning. We call this season Christmas, or Yule, or Hanukkah, or Kwanza, or Lussinatta, or… So many festivals, so much hope.

Goode Cheere is a bright, warm hat perfect for this chilly season of hope in the darkness. Warm colourwork creates a double layer that adds extra insulation on the coldest of nights, and the folded brim extends that double layer warmth all the way to the earlobes. The forgiving fit and endless colour options makes this a fabulous pattern for gift giving, but do remember to make one of your own!

Materials Needed: (note that yarn amounts do not include yarn for the optional pompom)
- 4mm (US size 6) circular needles or dpns or size needed for gauge
- 3.5mm (US size 4) circular needles or dpns or two sizes smaller than needle for gauge
- small/medium: @66 yards colour A, @77 yards colour B, @46 yards colour C, and @18 yards colour D, in worsted weight yarn
- medium/large: @77 yards colour A, @90 yards colour B, @57 yards colour C, and @21 yards colour D, in worsted weight yarn
- darning needle for finishing ends
- stitch marker to mark end/beginning of rounds
The yarn used for the sample is a 50/50 wool/alpaca blend with a put up of 219 yards/100 grams, or a grist of 2.19 yards/gram.

Gauge: 22 stitches and 26 rows = 4 inches (@10cm)
Gauge is given for stranded knitting, unblocked, worked in the round.

Sizes:
small/medium: finished size 19” circumference, fits head measurements 19” to 22”
medium/large: finished size 22” circumference, fits head measurements 22” to 25”

Instruction Format:
This pattern is fully written. Use of the charts is optional.
This pattern is partially charted. While most of the pattern is contained on charts, decrease rows and crown shaping is written format only. These instructions are repeated on the chart pages for ease of reference.