The Earflap hat is super soft and super warm thanks to the merino fleece worked in as you knit. It’s my own version of thrumming… “extreme thrumming” which is invisible on the outside but thick and warm as lamb’s wool on the inside.

Skills Needed

General knitting skills.

Size

Size youth (woman, man)

To fit head size 18–20 (20–22, 22–24)"

Materials

Yarn Options

• 1 (1, 2) skeins Brown Sheep Lamb’s Pride Bulky
  (85% Wool, 15% Mohair, 125 yards)
• 1 (1, 2) skeins Plymouth Yarn Baby Alpaca Grande
  (100% alpaca, 110 yards)
• Substitute any Bulky yarn which calls for 3 sts/1".

Needles

#10 needles or size needed to obtain gauge.

Fleece

1 oz of merino top

Natural undyed top can be purchased from Marvelous Merino’s Etsy shop.

Gauge

11 sts in 4" over garter st while fleecing and 13 sts in 4" when not fleecing