Fool's Gold by Chris Church

I tend to be drawn to sweaters and other large garments.  Once this yarn entered my house, it kept whispering to me its sweet nothings about how it wanted to be a one skein design of a hat. 

As I doodled with the yarn, I came up with this crown.  I had images of a rakish Jughead and the sparkle beauty of dragon spikes dancing away in my head as I flipped and fit my image within the yarns whispered desires.

Sizes

15 (17.5)” circumference unstretched at the band, up to 20 (up to 22.5)” circumference when stretched.

Yarn

Malabrigo Yarn Twist (100% merino; 130 yards [119 meters]/100 grams): Gold Buscanner , 1 skein (for the all down-turned points), Clear Amber 1 skein (mixed points), Naranja Seco (child's version with one upturned point).

Needles

US#10 (6 mm): 24” circular

Gauge

18 sts and 22 rows = 4” in St st unblocked this is a stiff gauge.
Row gauge is most important to match in this pattern

Notions

Tapestry needle, waste yarn for provisional cast on