Here at Tyddyn Bryn we have 9 acres of established woodland and some newly planted woodland as well as some brilliant old and new hedgerows!! I am a Forest School leader as one of my other hats and I have recently rediscovered wood working. Basically I LOVE Trees and find them a source of inspiration… so here is the first pattern in my series of patterns under the title of Into the Woods

The pattern of leaves in this hat echoes a broadleaved woodland, possibly hazel or beech…. the brim is doubled to keep your ear extra warm.

There are 16 rounds of simple colourwork, which would make this hat a good introduction to stranded knitting, plus some simple striping.

I would love to see your finished Broad Leaf Hats, so if you post a picture of them on social media, please use #broadleafhat

Techniques
knitting in the round
simple colourwork from a chart
stripes

Sizes
- one size, adult

Materials

100 m / 109 yds of double knit weight yarn in your main colour and your contrasting colour
set of 4mm dpns or circular needles, or size needed to
meet gauge
stitch markers, darning needle, tape measure, large button