Keep warm in comfort and style with Valley Yarns Designer Series Pisac Hat designed by Melissa LaBarre using soft and squishy Alliyma Chacaconiza. This quick and easy project will have you wanting to be out and about on even the coldest days. The accessory is knit in the round from the bottom up. Chacaconiza is a soft, drapey, single-ply 100% alpaca yarn that is both hand-spun and hand-dyed in Peru. This super bulky yarn is ideal for warm and cozy accessories like cowls and hats that benefit from the drape of alpaca. The lace pattern is charted and written out.

Skill Level: Advanced Beginner

Yarn Requirements: 2 hanks Alliyma Chacaconiza (100% Baby Alpaca; 100g/38yds) shown in 501White, Blues

Needles: US 15 (10.00mm) DPNs

Gauge: 9 sts and 13 rows = 4” in stockinette stitch

All proceeds from Alliyma yarn sales go to fund Quechua Benefit, an organization that works to break the cycle of poverty through Economic Empowerment, Education, and Preventative Medicine to greatly improve the lives of the Quechua people who produce this fiber.