BOWLER
This dapper menswear-inspired hat will bowl you over with its functionality and panache. Felting it gives it structure worthy of a true milliner.

MATERIALS
2 3 1/2oz/100g hanks (each approx 109yd/100m) Lopi/Westminster Fibers Alafoss Lopi (wool) in #0058 gray (MC) YARN WT = 5
1 hank in #9210 burgundy (CC)
One size 10 (6mm) circular needle, 16”/40cm long, OR SIZE TO OBTAIN GAUGE
One set (5) size 10 (6mm) double-pointed needles (dpns)
Stitch marker

GAUGE
13 sts and 21 rnds = 4”/10cm over St st using size 10 (6mm) needle (before felting).
18 sts = 5”/12.5cm and 26 rnds = 4”/10cm over St st using size 10 (6mm) needle (after felting).
TAKE TIME TO CHECK GAUGES.