You can make this using one ball of Goa, but just barely, so leave really short yarn ends [you're going to just hide them anyhow]. If you would like to make it a little larger, I would recommend buying two balls of yarn, you can make the cords longer as well.

My inspiration was a cap I found in a costume shop years ago, which I believe was supposed to be a Medieval biggen or coif. I like to wear my hair clipped up in back, which doesn't allow for very graceful winter hat wearing. What I like about this is that it will cover my ears without disrupting my hair. Vain, I know.

photo/model: Megan Reardon

17 inches from the base of one cord to the next [ear to ear]
6 inches across [front of head to back]

MATERIALS

1 ball GGH Goa [50% cotton, 50% acrylic; 50g.; 66 yds.; color 10]

1 pair of US #7/4.5mm straight needles [or any length circular if preferred]
1 pair of US #9/5.5mm straight needles [or any length circular if preferred]
Tapestry needle

13 sts/20 Rows = 4" in stockinette stitch

Cord
Using #7 needles CO 2 sts, work in St st for 6 inches, finish on a WS row.

Main hat
Switch to #9 needles.
Row 1: k1, m1, k1
Row 2 and all WS rows: p all.
Row 3: k3
Row 5: k1, m1, k1, m1, k1
Row 7: k2, m1, k1, m1, k2
Row 9: k2, m1, k3, m1, k2
Row 11: k2, m1, k5, m1, k2
Row 13: p3, m1, k5, m1, p3
Row 15: k4, m1, k5, m1, k4
Row 17: p3, k2, m1, k5, m1, k2, p3
Row 19: k all
Row 21 p3, k3, m1, k5, m1, k3, p3
Row 23: k all
Row 25: p3, k4, m1, k5, m1, k4, p3
Row 27: k all
Row 29: p3, k5, m1, k5, m1, k5, p3
Row 31: k all
Row 33: p3, k17, p3
Row 35: k all
Row 37: p3, k17, p3
Row 39: k all
Row 41: p3, k17, p3
Row 43: k all
Row 45: p3, k17, p3
Row 47: k all
Row 49: p3, k17, p3
Row 51: k all
Row 53: p3, k17, p3
Row 55: k all
Row 57: p3, k17, p3
Row 59: k all
Row 61: p3, k17, p3
Row 63: k all
[If you wanted to make the hat a little larger -- longer from ear to ear -- repeat Rows 61 to 64 here.]
Row 65: p3, k5, k2tog, k4, k2tog, k4, p3
Row 67: k all
Row 69: p3, k4, k2tog, k4, k2tog, k3, p3
Row 71: k all
Row 73: p3, k3, k2tog, k4, k2tog, k2, p3
Row 75: k all
Row 77: p3, k2, k2tog, k4, k2tog, k1, p3
Row 79: k4, k2tog, k4, k2tog, k3
Row 81: p3, k2tog, k3, k2tog, p3
Row 83: k2, k2tog, k4, k2tog, k1
Row 85: k1, k2tog, k3, k2tog, k1
Row 87: k1, k2tog, k1, k2tog, k1
Row 89: k1, k2tog, k2tog
Row 91: k3
Row 93: k1, k2tog

Cord
Switch to #7 needles, work St st for 6 inches; BO.

Knot ends of yarn and weave up into the cords.