It feels like forever since I last released a pattern. Starting my own business in between having two babies and the subsequent lack of sleep didn’t leave much time for design work! The good news is I am now back on track and have ideas spilling out of me now the smalls are out of the house a bit more.

I’m really pleased with this one, the pattern was such a joy to knit and it grew really quickly. I love knitting lace and working with 4ply for hats, it’s always much warmer than you think. The pattern is made up of a series of intricate yarn overs and decreases, forming an offset stacking arch effect. Decreases are worked into the pattern in the crown, creating a star on the top.

I was swatching for this hat last year but I couldn’t work out what I was going to do with it. I really love how the pattern looks in Coopknits Socks Yeah! as the stitch definition is amazing. However one of my testers Carola (@Poachtna) worked it in a mohair blend which looks equally fantastic:

The pattern is multi-sized from teen to large adult and is worked from the bottom up in the round.