note: this purchase is for a pdf pattern. you will receive a download link upon purchase.

this pattern is part of the from field to skin project. you can find out more about this super-local-to-me yarn from my friend christel by visiting ferme fiola farm.

spruce trees grow tall and strong, and mature over decades. they grow in northern regions and stretch their needles as much as 200 feet into the sky. this hat’s brim has a stand of spruce-like stitches wrapping around your head while locally-sourced and unddyed merino wool creates a big sky to right to the tip. make matching hats for the whole family by knitting upwee spruce too, for the seedlings in your life.

needles: US 4 (3.5mm) dpns, or size needed to obtain gauge

yarn: 300 yards (274 metres), 100g of light dk weight yarn
sample shown in ferme fiola farm’s 3 ply light dk (100% merino wool, 300 yards 274 metres, 100g) x 1 skein in neige

notions: tapestry needle, stitch marker

gauge: 32 stitches x 32 rounds = 4” (10cm), over (k1tbl, p1) ribbing, worked in the round, blocked, unstretched