Hat with a knit band featuring the name of the child or team name.

Size: This pattern comes in 3 sizes. Measure the size of your child’s head to determine which size you want to use.
Finished sizes are as follows:
• Size Toddler – hat size is 19” (Fits toddler)
• Child – hat size is 21” (Fits child and pre-teen)
• Teen – hat size is 22” (Fits teen and adult)

Measure the head of the person you are making the hat for.
Remembering that knits stretch.
For older children, you can make the name a team name in the team colors.

Needle Size:
• For Toddler, a circular size 5, 15” length, (dpns size 5 if desired)
• For Child and Teen, a circular size 6, 15” length, (dpns size 6 if desired)

Gauge:
• For size 5 needles, 5 stiches = 1 inch, 13 rows = 2 inches
• For size 6 needles, 9 stitches = 2 inches, 12 rows = 2 inches
To make sure your hat is the right size, this follow the gauge above. If your knitting gauge is different, adjust the size of your needles so that you achieve this gauge.

Notions: Graph paper, pencil, measuring tape, needle to weave in ends

Yarn: Worsted weight (Such as Caron Simply Soft or Vanna’s Choice)
Less than one skein each of:
Color A (Ribbing and Stripe A)
Color B (Stripe B and Name)
Color C (Name band background)