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After a somewhat disgraceful delay, I finally finished the second part of a hat project for my friend. I first posted about it here with the completion of the pictured grey hat. So the request was for two hats that could be worn together for extra warmth- like an outer hat and liner, or individually. The first hat is the Fortnight pattern in Madelinetosh Tosh Vintage with Cascade 220 Superwash in Really Red as the accent color.

For the inside hat, I used the same Cascade 220 to match the other hat. I liked the Superwash option for the next-to-skin hat as I figure it’s more likely to need a washing. This pattern is Rib-A-Roni by Knit Jane Knit. I made the largest size (in the Ravelry PDF version) and modified the pattern to include short rows to match the shaping that comes down over the ears in the Fortnight hat, so when worn together the bottoms line up. With this size it creates a pretty large rib; I ended picking up a row along the cast-on edge and crocheting a bound off chain to help keep the edge from curling.

He seems to like them and commented that it’s “the warmest hat I’ve ever had”. I’ll count that as a success!