Snowflake Hat & Muffler Using Brooklyn Tweed Arbor

The Design

“A flurry of stitches.”

We’ve sprinkled a frosty, stranded colorwork motif around the Snowflake Hat & Muffler! The two-color pattern starts with a denser, zigzag ‘snowbank’, then moves to the Nordic-inspired snowflakes themselves, and finally lightens up with a dusting of lice stitch ‘flurries.’ The muffler is worked in the round from both ends and then grafted in the center, while the hat ends up in a two-pointed crown that’s just plain adorable.

The drifting flurries of the Snowflake Hat & Muffler are crisp and cozy in Brooklyn Tweed Arbor! A DK-weight, worsted-spun yarn, Arbor is made of 23-micron Targhee fleece and was designed with defined stitches and textures in mind. Arbor also takes dye beautifully. Each color in its well-rounded palette is clear and deeply saturated—perfect for colorwork projects.

The Details

FINISHED SIZES
Hat: Approx. 20″/51cm around x 8″/20cm deep; fits 20–22″/52-56cm head.
Muffler: Approx. 9″/23cm across (18″/45cm circumference) x 52″/132cm long.

YARN
Hat: Approx. 145 yds/132m DK-weight yarn in Main Color (MC) and 145 yds/132m in Contrast Color (CC). Shown in Brooklyn Tweed Arbor (145 yds/132m each): 1 skein in MC Alizarin (red), and 1 skein in CC Hammock (cream).
Muffler: Approx. 725 yds/663m DK-weight yarn in MC, and 110 yds/100m in CC. Shown in Brooklyn Tweed Arbor (145 yds/132m each): 5 skeins in MC Kettle (black), and 1 skein in CC Hammock (cream).

NEEDLES & NOTIONS
US 6 (4mm) 16″/40cm circular or size to obtain gauge; & double-points for hat.
US 4 (3.5mm) 16″/40cm circular needle, or two sizes smaller than gauge needle for ribbing and a spare needle for 3-needle bind-off and grafting.
Locking markers: 7 for hat, 6 for muffler (1 in contrast color for end of round).
Darning needle to finish. Pompom maker (optional).

GAUGES
Hat: Approx. 22 sts = 4″/10cm on gauge needle in stockinette stitch in the round, after blocking.
Muffler: Approx. 21 sts/28 rows = 4″/10cm in stockinette stitch in the round, after blocking.