The pattern is also available for free to all members of paid tiers on my Patreon page.

Wusai comes from Ukrainian and means “the one with whiskers”. It is a richly textured design that, in addition to knits and purls, incorporates other simple techniques such as slipped stitches and three-stitch cables.

The hat is worked bottom-up in the round and features four distinct textured sections: two narrow panels that meet at the top and are joined with a three-needle bind-off, and two wider panels that gradually disappear during the crown shaping. The sizes differ in the width of the narrow panels.

You can take a closer look at my sample and 
discover the design process in episode 49 
of my podcast on YouTube.

Sizes

The pattern is written for three sizes 1 (2, 3)

with a finished unstretched circumference of
ca. 47 (51, 55) cm // 18.25 (20, 21.75) in.


Please note,
it’s the measurement of the finished hat, not your head circumference.
The sample is shown in size 1 
on a 54 cm (21.25 in) head circumference.
For more of the finished hat measurements,
please refer to the schematic provided.

Yarn

3 strands of lace weight yarn held together: 

ca. 76 (84, 92) g or 2 skeins of Baby Yak Lace
from Myak,
100% Baby Yak with 350 m (383 yds)
in 50 g, shown in Mustard;

or ca. 532 (585, 644) m // 582 (640, 704) yds of any other lace weight yarn plied together to matched the gauge;
or
a single strand of DK weight yarn: 

ca. 80 (88, 97) g or 2 skeins of Baby Yak Medium
from Myak,
100% Baby Yak with 117 m (128 yds) 
in 50 g, shown in Mustard;

or ca. 187 (206, 227) m // 205 (225, 248) yds of any other DK/worsted yarn to match the gauge.

Needles and notions

• 3.5 mm (US 4) and 4.0 mm (US 6) circular needles;
• at least four stitch markers;
• a tapestry needle;
• a cable needle (optional).

Gauge

• 24 sts & 32 rnds in 10 cm (4 in) on 
3.5 mm (US 4) needles measured over 
1x1 ribbing worked in the round after blocking (unstretched);

• 21 sts & 26 rnds in 10 cm (4 in) on 
4.0 mm (US 6) needles measured over 
textured pattern of the wide panel worked in the round after blocking.