Russula Hat

The Russula Hat is a slouchy knit cap, with two versions offered. The first features a band of stranded knitting across the brim, and the second is worked in plain stockinette. To keep the brim stabilized, there is a whip stitched stockinette facing worked into the brim.

Circumference: 213⁄4” / 55.5 cm
Height (with brim folded): 8” / 20.5 cm 

Yarn

Needles
US 5 [3.75 mm]: 16” circ., and 1 set (5) of DPNs for crown shaping.

22 sts and 32 rnds = 4” / 10 cm in stranded colorwork in the rnd, after gently wet-blocking
22 sts and 36 rnds = 4” / 10 cm in stockinette in the rnd, after gently wet-blocking 

Notions
Stitch marker
Pom pom maker (optional) 

Note: This pattern is worked from the bottom-up

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