Used size 4 needles (for the ribbing) and cast on 96 stitches.

Used size 6 needles for the rest of the hat.

32 rows and 8 rows of k2p2 ribbing equaled the five inches.

Yarn 1, two threads of 100% lambswool in off white recycled from a sweater.

Yarn 2, Filati Biagioli Modesto spa cardati speciali Peruviano soft, 20% cashmere, 32% Lana Merino 48% alpaca. Color: gray, red, black and off white.

Suggestions for next one - to fit me: Cast on 8 stitches less (96 - 8 = 92) and I would only do 30 rows instead of 32 before starting to decrease.