Something about the fisherman's rib makes it an oh-so-comforting and cozy pattern to knit and wear!

The squishiness of the ribbing is due to working regular knit one, purl one ribbing, but with every other stitch worked into the stitch below. This adds depth to the fabric and a nicely defined ribbed texture. And since this hat is knit in the round, there are no seams, allowing it to be worked up rather easily and quickly!

The hat can be knit up in one color, color blocked, or with irregular stripes, as shown. I used up leftover bits of an aran-weight alpaca blend for a fun and very warm hat.

The ribbing is very stretchy, so one size does easily fit all for this one!

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Finished Knit Measurements: 18" [45.5 cm] circumference, unstretched. 9" [23 cm] height. SIZES: One Size fits most adults, up to ~23" [58.5 cm] head circumference.

Skill Level: Advanced Beginner 1.

Yarn Used: DROPS Nepal Mix (65% Wool/35% Alpaca; 1.8 oz/50g [82 yds/75 m] per ball): 1 ball EACH of #0506 Dark Grey Mix (Color A), #0501 Light Grey (Color B), #4434 Purple (Color C) OR 3 balls for a single color hat.

Gauge(s):
Pattern Gauge: 12 sts = 33 rows = 4" [10 cm] in Fisherman's Rib.
Yarn Label Gauge and Information: An Aran-weight yarn in an Alpaca and wool blend with a suggested gauge of 17 sts = 4" [10 cm] on size 8 [5.0 mm] needles.

Approximate Total Yardage Required: Without pompom: 55 yds [50 m] Color A, 45 yds [41 m] Color B, and 41 yds [37.5 m] Color C. With pompom: Add 35 yds [32 m] in whichever color (A, B, or C). For a single-color hat: Without pompom: 141 yds [129 m]. With pompom: 176 yds [161 m].

Some suggested yarns to try:
Malabrigo Yarn Worsted, Lion Brand Wool-Ease, Brown Sheep Lamb's Pride Worsted, Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Aran, Lion Brand Lion Wool Solids, Malabrigo Yarn Twist, Cascade Yarns Eco Duo, Garnstudio DROPS Big Merino, Garnstudio DROPS Alaska, Mission Falls 1824 Wool. 
If you have a yarn substitute to suggest for this project, email us!

Knitting Needles Used: Size 9 [5.5 mm] needles OR SIZE TO OBTAIN GAUGE: 1 set of 4 double pointed needles (DPNs); Size 9 [5.5 mm] needles OR SIZE TO OBTAIN GAUGE: 16" [40 cm] circular needle OR you can use DPNs for all of the hat. 

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