I knit this hat with handspun yarn, but it can be knit with heavier fingering weight, or a lighter sportweight commercial yarn (whatever gives you the right gauge).

The design was inspired by the mittens in the book Small Sweaters by Lise Kolstead and Tone Takle.

Note from designer 22-Feb-2008: An alert knitter let me know that the chart with the original pattern page did not match the picture. I have revised the pchart and it is now posted with the pattern on my blog. My apologies for the error.