This is Chattanooga Yarncrafters’ inaugural pattern release. It features the state bird and a leaf from the state tree of Tennessee. The hat is constructed with a deep, stretchy ribbed brim, and a tall slouchy body with gathered crown. This pattern is appropriate for intermediate knitters who have done some stranded colorwork before. Charts are provided for all sizes. The pattern includes links to YouTube tutorials for the cast-on and the Latvian braid.

You will need 60g of each of two strongly-contrasting colors (most testers used under 50g). Select a yarn appropriate for colorwork: wool, alpaca, acrylic, or a similar fiber with halo (so the stitches fluff up and nest together) and drape (so the hat slouches).

You will need needle sizes appropriate for ribbing, stockinette, and stranded colorwork; most knitters will use three successive sizes to achieve good tension across all three of these types of fabric.

Gauge in one-color stockinette stitch:
Fingering: 28 sts per 4”
Sport: 26 sts per 4”
DK: 24 sts per 4”
Worsted: 22 sts per 4”
Aran: 20 sts per 4”