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Heid Hunter

Named for Herbie Hancock’s important 1973 jazz-funk album, this pattern’s 3-fold hexagons, triangles and integrated shaping naturally resolve themselves into the satisfying geodesic form, which, as a hat designer, I am forever searching for.

Yarn
Kate Davies Designs Schiehallion (100% British Wool; 120m
/ 110 yds per 50g skein)
2 x 50g skeins in For You Blue

Needles and Notions
Below gauge-size circular needle (40cm / 16in) for rib
Gauge-size circular needle (40cm / 16in) for hat body
Gauge-size needle(s) of your preferred type for working
crown shaping
Stitch marker
Tapestry needle

Gauge
Small: 26 sts and 34 rounds to 10cm / 4in over pattern
using gauge-size needles
Use 3.00mm needle as a starting point for swatching.
Medium: 24 sts and 32 rounds to 10cm / 4in over pattern
using gauge-size needles
Use 3.25mm needle as a starting point for swatching.

Sizes
To fit head with 51-56cm / 20-22in circumference.
Hat fit is determined by gauge: be sure to check your gauge,
and block finished hat appropriately.