note: this purchase is for a pdf pattern. you will receive a download link upon purchase.

nettles are an undeniable sign of early spring, and their fresh leaves make delicious medicinal and culinary additions to your foraging baskets. wait for the older shoots and you can harvest their shoots for natural dyeing and cordage. from little to big, we can benefit so much from this plant, and from little to big, we can benefit so much from our relationships with others. make matching hats with this simple yet effective pattern for every dear soul and gather around an evening campfire or morning hike for some quality time together.

needles: US 7 (4.5mm) dpns, or size needed to obtain gauge

yarn: 116 (129, 161, 197, 216) yards (106 118, 147, 180, 198 metres), 60 (67, 83, 102, 112)g of worsted weight yarn 
samples shown in sunflower knit’s canadian worsted (100% canadian wool, 216 yards 198 metres, 112g) x 1 skein in nettles (toddler) and 1 skein in nettles and lac (adult large)

notions: tapestry needle, stitch marker

gauge: 15 stitches x 24 rows = 4” (10cm), over stockinette, worked in the round, blocked