Lots of stars, wherever you are****

I love a clear winter-night, when the sky is really dark and the stars are shining bright. And I love the thought that we all can admire the same stars wherever we are<3

My Midnatt (midnight) hat is inspired from the star-shine above.
It’s the perfect winter-beanie and a lovely gift or to spoil yourself.

Size
The hat is one-size.
The sample was knit at gauge 23 sts and 30 rounds = 10 x 10 cm/
4 x 4”, which gave a circumference of 47 cm/18.50” and a height of 21 cm/8.25”.
If changing the gauge slightly you can work the hat to other measurements:
At 22 sts = 10 cm/4”, the circumference will be 49 cm/19.25”
At 24 sts = 10 cm/4”, the circumference will be 45 cm/17.75”.

Materials
Yarn: I worked my hat using the DK weight yarn, “Iloyarn 2” from Tant Hulda.
This baby alpaca yarn comes in skeins of 100 gr/3.53 oz and 200 m/218 yards. Of this specific yarn, I used approximately 80 m/88 yards of MC (colour C820, dark blue) and 40 m/44 yards of CC (colour SFN10, undyed). If you want to make a larger brim you need to count for more wool. Choosing yarn: I suggest any good quality yarn that knits up to gauge. Using an alpaca yarn is a bit tricky; it is not as forgiving for stranded knitting as a merino for instance. The stitches tend to be a bit loose when using alpaca. If you are unfamiliar with stranded knitting, I do recommend a merino with more stretch and bounce.
Needles: for the brim you need a circular needle, 40 cm/16”, size 3 mm/US2.5. For the main-body of the hat you need a circular needle, 40 cm/16”, size 4 mm/US6. For the shaping of the crown you need a set of 4 DPNS, size 4 mm/US6.

The pattern
There is a schematic.
The stranded section as well as the shaping of the crown is charted (colour-chart).
The measurements are given in cm’s as well as in inches.

Knitting skills
Intermediate

Techniques used
Cast on.
Working in the round.
Decreases.
The stranded knitting is fairly simple as you use the same 2 colours through the entire stranded section.