First release in the Route 66 Good Vibes Yarn Tour, exclusive to tour members until Oct 2, 2023.

Steinbeck coined Route 66 as the “Mother Road”, the migrant path of those seeking better fortunes out West during the Great Depression. I pictured the bright colors of our Big Texan yarn “traveling” across a backdrop of the more subtle neutral color, meandering in a way not unlike those who have wandered West looking for their futures.

The slipped stitch pattern of this hat can create a less-elastic fabric than regular Stockinette stitch, so achieving gauge is very important. Because it can be difficult to read gauge in the pattern stitch, I have also provided a Stockinette stitch gauge for swatching purposes. Be sure to block your swatch to measure gauge after the fabric has relaxed.

If you wish to make a larger size hat, go up one needle size for each section (i.e. a US 10.5 6.5mm for the brim and US 11 8.0mm for the pattern section).