This beautiful hat will keep you very warm and cosy on winter morning walks, as well as as being a conversation starter..!
Made from soft Ryeland wool, Helen’s Hat, named after the lady who runs Smeaton Farm herself, is wonderfully textured, providing both warmth and insulation against cold winds. The textured stitches in turn transform into quite a mesmerising pattern!
Helen’s Hat is knitted in the round from the bottom up, for a quicker project to knit, and with no seams to interrupt the beautiful pattern motifs.

Materials:
1 x 100g skein of Smeaton Ryeland DK (100% pure Ryeland wool, approx. 190m / 208yds)
4mm circular needle (80-100cm if using the Magic Loop technique) or long Double Pointed Needles
4.50mm circular needle (80-100cm if using the Magic Loop technique) or long Double Pointed Needles
small stitch markers + 1 optional different stitch marker to mark beginning of the round

Finished Size:
Approximately 21” circumference x 8” deep. If you wish to make a smaller circumference hat, keep to using the 4mm needle throughout.

Knitting Tension / Gauge:
Approximately 24 sts x 40 rows to 10 cm / 4” over pattern stitch using 4.50mm needles.