FINISHED MEASUREMENTS:
Fitted cap: 18" [46 cm] circumference, 7¾" [19.5 cm] brim to crown / Stocking cap: 18" [46 cm] circumference, 12" [30.5 cm] brim to crown
YARN:
/ marsh 122 or winesap 133 / Fitted cap: 1 skein / Stocking cap: 2 skeins
NEEDLES:
16" circular needle in size US 7 [4.5 mm] / one set dpns in size US 7 [4.5 mm]
GAUGE:
24 sts and 28 rows = approx 4½" [11.5 cm] wide and 3½" [9 cm] high, slightly stretched
NOTES:
Hats knitted from brim to crown. Stocking-cap version worked without shaping to peak of crown. Fitted cap shaped within stitch pattern.
SKILLS REQUIRED:
Long-tail cast on (link provided), knit/purl combinations, working in the round, decreasing. Charts and line-by-line instructions provided.