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Haruno is a lightweight hat that’s perfect for that transitional weather time. The touch of slouch and fun accent color edging will keep this hat in rotation from fall through spring!

Materials

Needles
US 2 2.75mm - 16” circular needle
US 3 3.25mm - 16” circular needle and DPNs
US 4 3.5mm - 16” circular needle (optional)
NOTE: some knitters find when they knit using the fair
isle technique, their gauge is tighter than when they knit
with just one color. If you find that this is true for you,
please use a larger needle size for the Sakura section.
Or size to obtain gauge.

Yarn
Cedar House Yarns Sapling Sock (75% superwash merino,
25% nylon; 463yds 423m/100g)
Color A: 1 skein in Rhododendron.
Or 30 yds 27.5m for all sizes of light fingering weight yarn. Due to
the low yardage used for this color, it may be a good idea
to use a Sprout, a mini skein version of the Sapling Sock!
Color B: 1 skein in Fog.
Or 140 (167, 212, 256) yds 128 (152.5, 194, 234)m of light fingering weight yarn.

Notions
8 stitch markers, with one unique st marker to mark beginning of round
Tapestry needle
Pom pom maker (optional)

Gauge
30.5 sts x 32 rows = 4” x 4” 10cm x 10cm, in stockinette st, blocked
32 sts x 36.5 rows = 4” x 4” 10cm x 10cm in stockinette st, unblocked

Sizes
XS (S, M, L)
To fit an 18 (20, 22, 24)” circumference head

Finished Dimensions
Circumference 16.5 (18.5, 20.5, 22.5)” 42 (47, 52, 57)cm
Height 8 (8, 8.5, 9)” 20.5 (20.5, 21.5, 23) cm

The model has a 21” head and is wearing the S.

About the Low Vision version: The text is a sans serif font in 24pt. The text is black ink on a white background. No italics were used in this version. While a chart is included, the chart has also been written out in full. This pattern has not been tested for a screen reader.

This pattern has been tech edited by Debbi Friend and test knit.