¡Simpatico! - Original Pattern for Free Download

I am very proud to introduce ¡Simpatico! Though I've been making up patterns on the fly for years for myself and for people I can talk through it in person, this is the first one that's ready to fly solo. (also see original in this earlier post)

An excellent one-skein project, this cabled earflap hat is worked from the bottoms of the flaps up. The two earflaps are worked separately, back and forth, then joined in the round, with the rest of the hat cast on. The whole hat is symmetrical in a way that's nonobvious from the front but still cuts the number of instructions in half.

Here's its specs:

• Needles: set circular needles and/or set of 4 DPNs in size 5 (3.75 mm) or size needed to obtain gauge
• Yarn: 9-10 wpi (worsted weight), about 120 yds (a little less than 50g for most worsted yarns)
• Gauge: 4.5 sts/in; 17.5 st/10 cm
• Size: ~22.5”/57 cm circumference (average adult head)

• Download adult-size ¡Simpatico! pattern as a .pdf (1.0 MB)
• Download child-size ¡Simpatico! pattern as a .pdf (1.0 MB)

Errata: All noted errors are now included in the .pdf
Thanks to all the intrepid Ravelers who have spotted my little brain farts.

Updates:

• 1/15/11: Thanks to knitter feedback, ¡Simpatico! is now bigger and better - literally! Many knitters found the pattern came out too small for grown-up heads, so I've reworked the pattern to have about 2 more inches in both directions. However, the original pattern seems to work okay for kids, so I've left it and called it child size. Both patterns include any relevant errata.


• 1/30/11: Reworked an egregious oversight in the adult size at the join between the earflaps and hat body.

Here are a few yarns currently available from RPM Fiberworks which would be good choices for this pattern:

• Secret Garden (pictured) - Dense, 75% silk blend
• Stone on the Water - Skin-soft angora blend hand-dyed in cool blues and deep browns
• Coffee Stain - Same angora blend hand-dyed in several warm tones of brown