It seems winter has come early this year. We’ve already had below freezing temperatures and a bit of snow. The Cozy Mood Winter Hat will be worn earlier than I thought. It is warm and cozy and knit with Lion Brand® Wool Ease® Thick and Quick yarn. The yarn is a super bulky weight so the hat can be completed in a short time.  

The Cozy Mood Winter Hat is knit bottom up and in the round. It begins with a 1×1 ribbing in Colorway 1  yarn, followed by several rounds in the linen knit stitch pattern for the body of the hat. It’s a two round pattern with alternating Colorway 1 yarn and Colorway 2 yarn. Decreases in linen stitch pattern are made for the crown and the hat is then finished with a pom pom. 

Materials Needed for The Cozy Mood Winter Hat:
Yarn: Lion Brand® Wool Ease® Thick and Quick yarn in the Fisherman (Colorway 1) and Hudson Bay (Colorway 2)
Knitting Needles: US #10.5 for 1×1 ribbing and US #13 16-inch circular needles for the rest of the hat; US #13 knitting needles for the cable cast on 
Tapestry needle to weave in ends

Knitting skill level: Advanced beginner to Intermediate (pattern is knit in the round, has cable cast on, colorwork, and shaping)
Gauge: 9 stitches / 6.5 rows in 4 inches in stockinette stitch pattern with US #13 knitting needles without blocking
Size: Adult M/L (about 8.5 inches from earlobe to top of head and 22 – 24 inches in circumference)

Abbreviations:
K: Knit
P: Purl
pm: place marker
rm: remove marker
sm: slip marker
BOR: beginning of round
K2tog: Knit the two stitches on the left needle together
wyif S1: with working yarn in front slip on stitch off the left needle purlwise
wyib S1: with working yarn in the back
[…]: stitch pattern repeats within a marker
(*…*): pattern repeats in a round

The Cozy Mood Winter Hat Pattern (images and text for personal use only)

With US#13 knitting needles and Colorway 1 yarn, cast on 60 stitches using the cable cast on method. Transfer all the stitches to US #10.5 16-inch circular knitting needles, slip a BOR (beginning of round marker) and join round by knitting the following:

1×1 Ribbing:
Round 1: [K1, P1] repeat […] till the BOR marker, slip BOR marker
Repeat Round 1, five more times. Place a marker after 12 stitches in the last round.

Body of Hat:
Change to US#13 16-inch circular knitting needles and knit the following:
Round 1: Colorway 2 – (*wyib S1, wyif S1, [K1, wyif S1] repeat […] till marker, sm*), repeat (*…*) three more times, wyib S1, wyif S1, [K1, wyif S1] repeat […] till BOR marker, slip BOR marker
Round 2: Colorway 1- (*K1, [K1, wyif S1] repeat […] till 1 stitch before marker, K1, sm*), repeat (*…*) three more times, K1, [K1, wyif S1] repeat […] till 1 stitch before BOR marker, K1, slip BOR marker
Repeat Round 1 and 2, nine more times

Crown Shaping of Hat:
Round 1: Colorway 2 – (*wyib S1, K2tog, wyif S1, [K1, wyif S1] till two stitches before marker, K2tog, sm*), repeat (*…*) three more times, wyib S1, K2tog, wyif S1, [K1, wyif S1] till two stitches before marker, K2tog, slip BOR marker 
Round 2: Colorway 1 – (*K1, [wyif S1, K1] till one stitch before marker, wyif S1, sm*), repeat (*…*) three more times, K1, [wyif S1, K1] till one stitch before marker, wyif S1, slip BOR marker (50 stitches remaining)
Round 3: Colorway 2 –  (*wyib S1, K2tog, K1, wyif S1, K1, wyif S1, K1, K2tog, sm*), repeat (*…*) three more times, wyib S1, K2tog, K1, wyif S1, K1, wyif S1, K1, K2tog, slip BOR marker
Round 4: Colorway 1 – (*K1, wyif S1, wyib S1, K1, wyif S1, K1, wyif S1, wyib S1, sm*), repeat (*…*) three more times, K1, wyif S1, wyib S1, K1, wyif S1, K1, wyif S1, wyib S1, slip BOR marker (40 stitches remaining)
Round 5: Colorway 2 – (*wyib S1, K2tog, wyif S1, K1, wyif S1, K2tog, sm*), repeat (*…*) three more times, wyib S1, K2tog, wyif S1, K1, wyif S1, K2tog, slip BOR marker 
Round 6: Colorway 1 – (*K1, wyif S1, K1, wyif S1, K1, wyif S1, sm*), repeat (*…*) three more times, K1, wyif S1, K1, wyif S1, K1, wyif S1, slip BOR markers (30 stitches remaining)
Round 7: Colorway 2 – (*wyib S1, K2tog, K1, K2tog, sm*), repeat (*…*) three more times, wyib S1, K2tog, K1, K2tog, slip BOR marker
Round 8: Colorway 1 – (*K1, wyif S1, wyib S1, wyif S1, sm*) repeat (*…*) three more times, K1, wyif S1, wyib S1, wyif S1, slip BOR marker (20 stitches remaining)
Round 9: Colorway 2 – (*K2tog, K2tog, rm*), repeat (*…*) three more times, K2tog, K2tog, slip BOR marker, break and secure Colorway 2 yarn
Round 10: Colorway 1 – Knit all stitches (10 stitches remaining), remove BOR marker

Cut 6 inches of the working yarn (Colorway 1), thread it onto a tapestry needle and weave the yarn through the remaining 10 stitches. Pull on the working yarn to tighten and close the gap. 

Pom Pom (optional):
I made the pom pom using a pom pom maker with Colorway 2 yarn and attached it on top of the hat

Weave in the ends, wash and block the Cozy Mood Winter Hat

Keep warm this winter and happy knitting!