Construction: The Westminster Hat is a gorgeous light-weight fall hat. Using fingering weight yarn, this pattern breaks up a basic chevron stitch with columns of twisted stitches to create a gorgeous all over textured pattern.

This pattern includes written and charted instructions.

Skill level: Intermediate
Skills needed: knitting and purling in the round, left twists, increasing using m1, decreasing by CDD, ssk, and k2tog.

Size: Small (large adult)
Circumference: Stretches to fit 22” (24”) (17 ¾”, 19” circumference laid flat after blocking)
Height: 7 ½” (8”) tall
Gauge: 32 sts and 36 rows per 4” in chevron stitch pattern knit in the round, unstretched

Materials:

• US 2 (2.75 mm) 16” (40 cm) circular needle

• US 4 (3.5 mm) 16” (40 cm) circular needle and set of double pointed needles.

• 200 (240) yards fingering weight wool yarn. Sample shown in Neighborhood Fiber Co. Rustic Fingering in Charles Centre (4 oz., 475 yards, 100% wool).

• Stitch Marker

• Yarn needle

• Scissors