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Ascendant lets you use a series of colors to create a comfy ribbed hat. It’s the perfect partner for mini-skein sets, and is a great stashbuster, too. Mix bright yarns for a color striping party or use neutrals to keep it sophisticated - this hat will let you express your style.

You will want to knit this pattern again and again because:

• It has user-friendly, detailed instructions, with stitch counts provided any time there is a change.
• The simple knit/purl combination makes this easy to knit while watching TV, traveling, or chatting at the coffee shop.
• The pattern lends itself to making “matching but not the same” gift sets - Use the same colors, but in a different order for each hat.
• With sizing for kids and adults, you can knit this for everyone in the family.
• Before you are done with one hat, you will be thinking about what colors you can use for the next. This hat has endless possibilities!

Sizes: Child (teen/adult S, adult M, adult L/XL) to fit head circumference of approximately 18 (20, 22, 23.5)“/45 (50, 55, 59) cm with approximately 1.5”/4 cm negative ease.

Gauge: 28 sts and 36 rounds to 4”/10 cm in k3, p1 pattern after blocking. Note that this is a very stretchy hat.

Yarn: Fingering/sock yarn, approximately 9 (10, 11, 12) grams/36 (42, 48, 56) yards/33 (38, 44, 50) meters each of 5 colors.
The sample was made with A Hundred Ravens Iachos Minis, a 100% merino wool yarn with 400 yards/366 meters per 100 grams. Other wool or wool-blend yarns would work well with this pattern.

Needles: US 3/3.25 mm or size to obtain gauge.

Questions as you go? My email is in the pattern.