After a whole lot of math, charting, swatching, and TWO family emergencies, I’ve finally done it! Moonlit Magic might not have made it here in time for the spooookiest of days, but it will keep your noggin warm this fall into the winter. Without further ado, I present to you the Moonlit Magic Hat and the greatest blurb I’ve ever written.

Hello, Knitters. Have you felt the primal call of the mystical moon calling you to strike down those who would defy you? No? Well, if you stopped wearing normal run of the mill beanies and switched to the Moonlit Magic Hat, you might.

Look down. Back up. Where are you? You’re a powerful witch with your coven of knitters underneath the full moon, cackling as you hex the insidious nature of the patriarchy, and you look amazing.

What’s in your hand? Back at me. It’s the power of moonbeams you infused into every stitch of your Moonlit Magic Hat to help you defeat a hated foe. It does wonders for your coziness levels and resilience, and we all can agree that we will need that in the upcoming months.

Look again: those moonbeam are now a formal apology from the last person who had unnecessarily and condescendingly tried to explain something to you. Anything is possible when you look like a terrifying yet glamourous witch and embrace your own rage to make the world a better place.

I’m on a broomstick.

Whether you need to make the day more magical one stitch at a time or need the world to know about your “Big Witch Energy”, the Moonlit Magic Hat is here for you. With starburst at the top, an otherworldly motif on one side, and a geometric shining moon on the other, you’ll be ready to bring All Hallows Eve through October and into the colder months.

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About the Pattern

The Moonlit Magic Hat is worked in the round from the brim to the crown of the hat with stranded knitting, using either long circular needles to work in Magic Loop or 16-inch circular needles and DPNs. This hat pattern is recommended for knitters who have experience with stranded colorwork, knitting in the round, and reading charts.

As a bonus, instructions for a functional gauge swatch in the form of a coffee cozy are included in the pattern!

Recommended Yarn: Two skeins of Lattes & Llamas Geek-A-Long Yarn (100 grams/ 328 yards) or a comparable sport weight yarn in two contrasting colorways.

Sample is a Size 4 shown in “Gotham” as MC and “Electric Peach” as CC.

• MC: 42(43, 44, 45) grams/ 139(142, 145, 148) yards
• CC: 32(33, 34, 35) grams/ 106(109, 112, 115) yards

Note that yardage is estimated and may vary depending on yarn used, gauge variations, or modifications.

Needles: One set of double-pointed needles and 16-inch circular needles or extra-long circular needles to work in magic loop in the sizes listed below:

• Size 1: US2 / 2.75 mm
• Size 2: US3 / 3.25 mm
• Size 3: US4 / 3.5 mm
• Size 4: US5 / 3.75 mm

Sizing: Size 1(2, 3, 4) has an 18.5(20, 21.5, 23) inch circumference and a height of 7.5(8, 8.5, 9) inches.

The mitt version of Moonlit Magic is my most popular pattern to date, and I understand why. I freaking adore it. Honestly, I’ll probably end up putting it on everything, since I want to wear it on everything. When I had originally pulled out the mitt charts to rework them, I had planned to make a sweater. But, I’ve been losing weight so quickly lately that it wouldn’t have fit by the time I had finished it. I guess that’s the problem you want to have when you’re working on loosing what I affectionately call the “quarantine fourteen,” but nothing smarts more than knitting something that doesn’t fit. So, I turned it into something that will always fit no matter my size, a hat.

I’ve made a lot of hats over the years, but for whatever reason, I never seem to keep them. Even when I knit them for myself, I end up giving them away. It’s a curse.

A curse, I think is coming for me again.

I had my husband model the hat for me when it became clear that there wasn’t enough makeup in the world to hide my puffy face and red eyes. My allergies are out of control, and since I have a large head for a woman, Megan-Anne couldn’t do it. My dear husband volunteered, which seemed like a great idea at the time, but now that he’s had Moonlit Magic on his head, he’s been wearing it more often than me!

THE CURSE!

My solution, other than hiding the hat and then accidentally misplacing it forever, is to knit him his own. Maybe I’ll make him a hat to match him The Pact Cowl I knitted for him? We’ll see!

~ Jac

For those who don’t know, the Evil Eye featured on one side of the hat is a quasi-universal symbol of protection against malevolent gazes. It reflects it back-upon those who wish harm upon others. With the current state of affairs, I feel as if we could all use an Evil Eye to help watch our backs.⁠