Hat is worked top-down to the desired depth. Because the lace is reversible, simply turn up the cast-off edge to create a brim. I’m pleased the leafy pattern has a sort of Lord of the Rings Elvish-Rivendell-Lothlórien quality to it. I suppose elves banished to the north would wear this hat?

This is an intermediate reversible lace project.

Techniques you already know:

• lace: yarn overs, right- and left-slanted decreases
• 1×1 ribbing; knit 1, purl 1

Techniques you may be learning:

• double yarn-over
• reversible decreases in ribbing
• reversible center-out cast-on
• grafting two stitches

The leaf edge is formed by working back and forth individually over each multiple of pattern to bind off. You’ll have more ends to weave in, but I think it is worth it.

The project lends itself to ad finitum knitting — work until you run out of yarn. No wasting precious hand-dyed yarn. Hat uses just under 200 yards. If you are purchasing yarn in 300-yard skeins, consider purchasing 2 skeins and making 3 hats.

Pattern booklet also includes tube socks worked from the same charts.

Video support for double yarn-overs, reversible decreases, center-out reversible cast-on, and the bind off are on the designer’s blog and YouTube channel.

This e-booklet file is half-sheet formatted with all the pages in normal order including the blank inside covers. If you have a smaller tablet or you read off your smart phone, you shouldn’t have to zoom as much. You can also print this size if you print on 5.5 x 8 inch paper — i.e. half-sheet. If you’d like a center-fold booklet, use Adobe Acrobat Reader DC and choose the “booklet” option when you print.