With MC and US #2/2.75mm dpns, CO 36 sts (9 sts on each of 4 needles).
Join to begin working in the round, being careful not to twist. Place marker or safety pin on first st. (Carry this first st marker throughout.)

Rnds 1-8: K all sts using MC.
Rnd 9: [K1, m1, k2, m1] around. 60 sts (15 sts on each needle)

Cont following charts, increasing as instructed.
MC is represented by blank squares.
CC is represented by asterisks.

Chart A -- Right Track	Chart B -- Large Snowflake	Chart C -- Left Track

Work Rows 1-10 of Chart A. Chart A will be repeated 10 times around the hat.

On Chart A Row 11, work increases as follows: [K2, m1, k3, m1] around. 84 sts (21 sts on each needle)

Work Rows 1-14 of Chart B. Chart B will be repeated 6 times around the hat.
On Chart B Row 15, work increases as follows: [K3, m1, k4, m1] around. 108 sts (27 sts on each needle)

Work Rows 1-10 of Chart C. Chart C will be repeated 18 times around the hat.
On Chart C Row 11, work increases as follows: [(K4, m1) 6 times, k3, m1] around. 136 sts (34 sts on each needle)

Chart D -- Right Skier	Chart E -- Left Skier	Chart F -- Small Snowflake

Work Rows 1-17 of Chart D. Chart D will be repeated 8 times around the hat.
On Chart D Row 18, work increases as follows: [K3, m1, k4, m1] to last 3 sts, k3. 174 sts
(Sts distributed as follows: 43 sts on first and third needles, 44 sts on second and fourth needles.)

Work 10 rows of Chart A again. This time, Chart A will be repeated 29 times around the hat.
On Chart A Row 11, work increases as follows: [K13, m1] to last 5 sts, k5. 187 sts
(Sts distributed as follows: 47 sts on first, second, and third needles, 46 sts on fourth needle.)

Work Rows 1-17 of Chart E. Chart E will be repeated 11 times around the hat.
On Chart E Row 18, work decreases as follows: [K24, k2tog] to last 5 sts, k5. 180 sts.
45 sts on each needle

Work Rows 1-6 of Chart F. Chart F will be repeated 45 times around the hat.
The body of the hat is complete.

Ear Flap Chart

Ear Flaps
Leaving 5 inch tails, break off both yarns.
Rearrange sts as follows:
Place last 22 sts of round on needle with first 23 sts of round. 45 sts on needle. This becomes needle #1.
Place 45 sts on each of 3 needles. The needle opposite needle #1 becomes needle #3.
Ear flaps are worked on needles #2 and #4.|

With RS facing, rejoin yarns to right end of sts on needle #2.
Work ear flap back and forth, following Ear Flap Chart.
Odd-numbered rows are knit, and even-numbered rows are purled.
Work decreases as indicated, 1 st in from edge.
For example, work Row 3 as follows: K1, k2tog, work foll chart to last 3 sts, ssk, k1. Where a row shows that 2 sts have been decreased, work decreases as foll: K1, k3tog, work to end of row foll chart, k3togtbl, k1.

Leave rem sts on hold on needle or st holder.

Work Applied I-cord
Using smaller dpn, pick up (DO NOT pick up and knit) 30 sts along back edge of right ear flap, NOT including 3 sts on hold.
Using larger needle and CC, CO 3 sts
Slide these sts back to the right end of the needle, pulling the yarn from the third st around the back of the sts, knit st 1 and 2, yarn over, knit st 3 and the first st picked up from the ear flap together, pass the yarn over this third st.
[Slip the three sts on your right hand needle back to the left needle, bring the yarn coming from the 3rd stitch around the back of the work, knit sts 1 and 2, yarn over, knit stitch 3 together with the next stitch on the ear flap, pass the YO over the st just worked.] Repeat this step until all picked up sts have been worked.
Continue in this manner along the back edge of the hat [incorporating the live sts from needle #1], down the back side of the other ear flap [picking up 30 sts here] down to and including the 3 sts at the bottom of the ear flap.
You'll now have 3 sts on your needle. Slide them back to the right hand of the needle, and k a simple I-cord to make your under the chin ties.

Note: As this hat has ear flaps, these ties don't have to be too long! I suggest you leave these sts on hold and work the ties after all applied I-cord has been completed.

Work applied I-cord up the front of the left ear flap, across the front of the hat, down the front of the right ear flap, and continue down to make a short tie on this ear flap. Judge how long to make your ties by the amount of yarn you have left. (I only had a very small amount of yarn left when I'd finished my hat.)
Finish the I-cord ties by breaking off the yarn leaving a 5" tail.
Draw this yarn through the 3 live I-cord sts, tie, then push it up through the center of the I-cord for a couple of inches -- bring it to the outside and cut off.
Give it a little tug to hide the cut edge back into the I-cord tie.