Enjoy knitting the Maple leaf hat.
With the trees loosing they’re leaves now, the Maple leaves sure stand out in shape and in color.
Knitted in the round with two colors and an easy stranded method. The written and charted pattern offers different sizes ranging from child, small adult to large adult.
A how to catch the floats in the back video link is included~

Yarn used
A soft bamboo and cotton blend yarn called Bamboo by Yarnz2go.
C1 as shown in Grey, one full skein
C3 Cinnamon a mini skein 10 yards in length
The Bambon skeins are available at www.yarnz2go.com

Notions used
US size 5 (3.5 mm) circular 16” (41 cm) needle US size 7 (4.5 mm) same as above in length
1 Stitch marker
Darning needle for finishing

Gauge
16 sts and 22 sts in 4” of Stockinette stitch with US 7 needle.

Techniques used
Knitting in the round, color changes, stranded knitting, catching floats in the back, decreasing, no binding off-instead with use a darning needle to take the last sts off the knitting needle and cinch them together, then secure on inside of hat.

Level of Expertise
Advanced Beginner/Intermediate

Enjoy your new hat!