Pattern:
There are written directions and a chart for the snowflake, which has 3 repeats.

Difficulty:
Has written and charted directions, worked in the round. I would say that a confident beginner who is able to maintain float tension will be able to work this pattern without any difficulty.

Yarn:
Loops & Threads “Charisma” or any Bulky weight/ #5 yarn in 2 colors.
Yardage: Approximately 90 yards of the main color and approximately 30 yards of the secondary color.

Tension in Pattern:
11 stitches x 16 rows = 4 inches

Materials:
3 stitch markers
Ruler
Scissors
Yarn needle

Needles:
4-5 double-pointed needles
16-inch circular knitting needle
Needle size: US 10
Metric (mm) 6 mm
UK/CAD 4

Time to make: Two evenings of television, approximately 7 hours.

This hat design came to me after a friend contacted me and asked if I could make a “pink hat with snowflakes” for someone who was in late stage 4 cancer and was doing poorly. There is a “heart” at the center of each snowflake (okay, a single “v” stitch that I am calling a “heart”) because amid life’s chaos, there should be love. I hope that you, and whoever you knit this pattern for, feel loved.