Skill Level: Easy
Size: One size fits most adults
Gauge: 9 sts and 14.5 rows = 4” in stockinette st
Materials
Yarn: Adriafil Candy (45% wool, 40% acrylic, 15% alpaca; 110 yards [101 meters]/100 grams): #70 Pink (1 ball)
Needles: US size 13 (9.0 mm) circular needles
Notions: Stitch marker, tapestry needle
Pattern
CO 48 sts.
Join to work in the round, being careful not to twist. PM to mark beg of round.
Work 4 rounds in k2, p2 rib.
Rnd 1: K2tog, k3, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo.
Rnd 2: K entire row.
Rnd 3: K2tog, k3, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo.
Rnd 4: K entire row.
Rnd 5: K2tog, k3, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo.
Rnd 6: K entire row.
Rnd 7: K2tog, k3, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo.
Rnd 8: K entire row.
Rnd 9: K2tog, k3, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo.
Rnd 10: K entire row.
Rnd 11: K2tog, k3, yo, k, yo, ssk, yo, ssk, yo, k3, ssk.
Rnd 12: K entire row.
Rnd 13: K2tog, k3, yo, k3, yo, ssk, yo, ssk, yo, k3, ssk.
Rnd 14: K entire row.
Rnd 15: K2tog, k3, yo, k5, yo, ssk, yo, ssk, yo, k3, ssk.
Rnd 16: K entire row.
Rnd 17: K2tog, k10, yo, ssk, yo, ssk, yo, k3, ssk.
Rnd 18: K entire row.
Rnd 19: K2tog, k11, yo, ssk, yo, ssk, yo, k3, ssk.
Rnd 20: K entire row.
Rnd 21: K2tog, k6, k2tog, k3, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k4, ss.
Rnd 22: K entire row.
Rnd 23: K2tog, k5, k2tog, k3, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k5, ssk.
Rnd 24: K entire row.
Rnd 25: K2tog, k4, k2tog, k3, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k6, ssk.
Rnd 26: K entire row.
Rnd 27: K2tog, k3, k2tog, k3, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k7, ssk.
Rnd 28: K entire row.
Rnd 29: K2tog, k2, k2tog, k3, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k8, ssk.
Rnd 30: K entire row.
Rnd 31: K2tog, k, k2tog, k5, yo, ssk, yo, ssk, yo, k3, ssk, k2, ssk.
Rnd 32: K entire row.
Rnd 33: K2tog, k2tog, k7, yo, ssk, yo, ssk, yo, k2, ssk, k, ssk.
Rnd 34: K entire row.
Rnd 35: K3tog, k7, ssk, ssk, k3, sssk.
Finishing
Cut yarn, thread tail onto tapestry needle, draw tail through rem sts twice, pull tight, and fasten off to WS of hat.
Make a large compact pompom approx. 3.75” (9.5 cm) in diameter and sew it to the top of hat.