Courtenay

Fall is my favorite season.  This time of year is so fleeting yet so beautiful with the rich autumnal shades that surround us.  As temperatures dip, a cozy hat is perfect to keep the chilly winds at bay.

Courtenay is a textured beret with a leaf motif that is perfect for fall.  I used a skein of SweetGeorgia Yarns for this pattern in the “Ginger” colorway and the color couldn’t be more perfectly autumnal!  This hat uses less than 150 yards of worsted weight yarn and you can easily customize it to add extra slouchiness by knitting additional pattern repeats.  If charts isn’t your thing while knitting a pattern, worry not because the pattern comes with written instructions too.

I really had fun designing this pattern and wanted to see how it would knit up in a different yarn.  For my second Courtenay I used Berroco Ultra Alpaca.  The alpaca in the yarn makes for a super warm hat that is so soft.

Thanks so much to my wonderful friends, Kelly, Jackie and Jocelyn who helped test knit this pattern.

Here is the pattern information if you’d like to knit up a your very own Courtenay:

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Brim circumference approximately 18″ after blocking, will stretch to fit upto 23″ head.

MATERIALS 
Approximately 135 yds/125 m of worsted weight yarn
16” US 6/4mm circular needle for brim
16” US 8/5mm circular needle for body
1 set of US 8/5mm DPNs for top of hat
Stitch marker
Tapestry needle

GAUGE
18  sts / 26 rows = 4″ / 10cm in stockinette stitch using US 8/5mm needles or size needed for accurate gauge.