Sleeping Bear Hat by Traci Scott

Sleeping Bear Hat

Knitting
August 2025
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
7 stitches = 1 inch
in pattern, in the round.
US 2 - 2.75 mm
US 3 - 3.25 mm
248 yards (227 m)
One size: Adult
English
This pattern is available for free.

Sleeping Bear Hat is a Fair Isle Style hat that is knitted from a charted pattern. Work with two strands of fingering weight yarn to create the corrugated ribbing, flower motif, and end with a fancy crown.

Knit Picks Palette (fingering weight 100% wool yarn)
231 yds/ 50 g

Light gray/Finnley Heather(MC) 76 yds
Navy/Navy 46 yds
Dark green/Larch Heather 30 yds
Sage/Sagebrush 20 yds
Light green/Spearmint 46 yds
Black/Black 30 yds

The pattern has charts for 3 colorways.