The Gem Hat is a comfortable classic stockinette hat with a decorative textured detail around the top edge of the brim. The brim is folded and fixed, so that it doesn’t move around. This hat is made to be comfortable especially because it has a relaxed fit with only 3-3.5 cm (1-1.5”) of negative ease around the head and it is worked bottom-up.

Techniques:
knitting in the round, long-tail cast-on, decreasing.

Sizes:
XXS, XS (S, M, L, XL) - corresponding to
Child, Teen (Adult S, Adult M, Adult L, Adult XL) and a head circumference measured over the ears of:
cm: 48.5, 51, (53, 56, 58.5, 60) cm
inch: 19, 20 (21, 22, 23, 23.5)”.

Finished measurements of the hat:
- brim circumference: 45.5, 47.5 (49.5, 53, 55, 57) cm //
18, 18.5 (19.5, 21, 21.5, 22.5)”.
- brim length: approx. 6.5, 6.5 (7.5, 7.5, 7.5, 7.5) cm //
2.5, 2.5 (3, 3, 3, 3)” (or your desired length).
- crown length: approx. 8 cm // 3.2”.

Ease:
approx. 3-3.5 cm (1-1.5”) of negative ease at the brim circumference.

Material:
Circular knitting needles:
-4 mm (US 6) or the required needles to obtain gauge - for main project in stockinette;
-3.5 mm (US 4) or half size smaller than main needles - for textured pattern;
-optional: 4.5 mm (US 7) - for the folded brim.

Cable:
40 or 50 cm (16 or 20”).

Dpns:
4 mm (US 6), or same as main needles.

Yarn:
Size & Weight: Size 3 - DK.
Yarn used and yarn’s yardage: Alpaca Fino by Pascuali (100% alpaca wool - 50g = 100m/109y) in colorway undyed.
Suggested yarn: Alpaca Fino by Pascuali, or any yarn in the same weight.

Yardage per size (approx. for a regular length):
grams: 70, 72 (80, 87, 90, 93) g.
meters: 140, 143 (160, 173, 179, 185) m.
yards: 153, 156 (175, 190, 196, 203) y.

Other: measuring tape, tapestry needle, stitch markers.

Gauge:
worked flat in stockinette with 4 mm (US 6) or main needles, and blocked:
10x10cm (4x4”) = 21 sts x 28 rows

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