This pattern began with a Facebook message from an old college friend, Lexie. I haven’t seen her since I graduated 15 years ago! Thanks to technology, she found me, and asked for my help in creating something special for her friend, Kristin. Kristin is awaiting a major surgery, in which she’ll have to shave her entire head. Lexie wanted to gift Kristin with a one-of-a-kind hat to keep her warm post-surgery. Of course I could knit her any old hat, but thought she deserved her very own, made-just-for-her hat. Kristin lives outside of Chicago which immediately brought visions of the bright blue waves of Lake Michigan on a warm summer day. I visited my LYS looking for the perfect delicate hug for Kristin’s newly shaved head; not itchy, not scratchy, just soft and warm. I laid my eyes on Indigo (Malabrigo Worsted) and I was finished. I love working with Malabrigo yarns, and Worsted is a longtime favorite. And so I began knitting…the first of The Kristin Collection.

This is a quick, advanced beginner knit. For those wanting to dabble in cable work, this is a low maintenance, easily transportable project! And the finished product is even better on your head. Soft, warm, and classic!

ADDITIONAL GAUGE
16 sts x 24 rows = 4 inches of stockinette using US 10

MATERIALS:
US 7 16” circular needles
US 10 16” circular needles
US 10 double pointed needles
I used nearly the entire hank of yarn! Very little left over…