The Misselthwaite Manor Hat is designed to match the Misselthwaite Manor Mitts released in Spring 2021. With a delicate picot hem, corrugated 2-color ribbing, and a central flower bud and vine motif, this beanie hat is perfect for early spring planting in the garden, flower gathering walks, or finding a warm patch of sun to sit with your favorite Frances Hodgson Burnett book and a steaming cup of tea as you watch nature come to life around you.

As with the mitts, the Misselthwaite Manor Hat is an homage to Frances Hodgson Burnett’s stories, and the unexpected stories we unearth within ourselves when we read her works. Honoring both the seeds of where we came from, and the seasons of growth borne out of the stories that enrich the gardens of our lives, this hat, like its namesake, is a classic addition to make you (and your knitwear wardrobe) flourish and bloom.

Materials

Yarn
60-70 grams (approximately 150 -175 yds.) DK weight yarn, 40 - 45 grams MC, 20 grams CC

Yarn used in photos:
Laine and Lotus Squish DK in Breakfast at Tiffany’s (Pink - MC), and Morning Ritual (Brown - CC) - 1 skein of each 75% Merino 25% Nylon

Needles
US 5 (3.75 mm) 16” circular needles
US 6 (4.00 mm) 16” circular needles
US 6 (4.00 mm) double-pointed needles or 32” circular needles (or longer) for Magic Loop for small circumference crown decreases

Notions
Cable needle or spare US 6 DPN for twisted stitches
Stitch markers to mark BOR, central lacework panel, and crown decrease repeats (8 total)
1 tapestry needle

Gauge & Notes
22 stitches & 30 rows = 4” in Stockinette

Hat is worked seamlessly in the round from the brim up on circular needles through the brim and body, switching to DPNs or preferred needles for smaller circumference knitting on the crown, and includes: a contrasting color picot hemline, 2-color corrugated ribbing, central lacework and cable flowerbud-and-vine panel, and a defined right-spiral crown. Pattern features colorwork corrugated ribbing, knits and purls, slipped stitches, yarn overs, increases, decreases, twisted stitches, bobbles, cables, and folding over picot hem on brim. Instructions are written.

Pattern is written for 3 sizes: Small (20-21”) Medium (22”), and Large (23”).

For easy visual reference sizes are color-coded: small – blue, medium – red, and large – green.