The Building Blocks Hat is a sister pattern to the Building Blocks Blanket and Washcloth that I released in early 2019. The most recent addition is the Building Blocks Scarf

The hat and blanket will make a perfect gifting set for a new baby or the hat on it’s own would be an excellent Christmas gift for any kid (big kids included!). I hope you love it as much as I do!

The important stuff:
The hat is knit flat, in one piece and seamed at the end. The colour changes use Intarsia methods. If this is your first foray into colourwork, you may want to consider trying the washcloth pattern first.

Full disclosure: There are ends - lots of ends that have to be woven in. Also, you’ll need to find a way managing multiple colours. I suggest bobbins (details in pattern). There is some wastage with this method but it avoids tangles.

Sizes available (to fit head circumference):
+Newborn/Baby: 30-36cm (12-14 inches)
+Toddler: 40-46cm (16-18 inches)
+Child: 46-51cm (18-20 inches)
+Teen/Small Adult: 56cm (22 inches)

Materials required:
+DK weight yarn in 5 colours. Samples shown here used Deramores Studio Anti-Pilling DK 100g/250m (273yds)
4mm (US6) knitting needles (or size needed to obtain gauge)
+Darning needle
+(optional) bobbins for measuring out colourwork

General Yarn Requirements (more specific values are given in the pattern):
+Newborn/Baby: max. 40m/44yds needed in each colour
+Toddler: max. 50m/55yds needed in each colour
+Child: max. 65m/71yds needed in each colour
+Teen/Small Adult: max. 90m/98yds needed in each colour

In actual fact, this is the requirement for C1 used for ribbing and crown, C2-5 for the blocks use less yarn. All specific requirements will be given in the pattern.

Techniques required:
Intarsia, Seaming

Gauge is listed for blocked stockinette stitch in case you want to try out yarns before purchasing the pattern. On purchase of the pattern it is suggested that you can use the instructions to create one block following the pattern and use that in your calculations for creating bobbins, although a guide amount is given based on my knitting.

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One of the people who made the Building Blocks Blanket pattern has added links on her project page for making neater colour changes with intarsia methods. Check out her project page here.