This bold, ombre hat is a quick and fun knit. Using bulky yarn for stranded colourwork makes the fabric extra thick and cosy. The colourwork pattern is worked around the sides of the hat while the shaping of the crown is worked in one colour only.

Yarn
Cascade 128 Superwash (100% merino wool), 117m/127yds per 100g skein, in the following shades:
Sample 1
Yarn A: Dark Plum (1965); 1 skein
Yarn B: Feather Grey (875); 1 skein
Sample 2
Yarn A: Aporto (856); 1 skein
Yarn B: Silver (1946); 1 skein
Sample 3
Yarn A: Silver (1946); 1 skein
Yarn B: Aporto (856); 1 skein

Needles and Accessories
Pair of 5mm (US 8/UK 6) DPNS or your preferred needles for working small circumferences in the round, or size needed to achieve correct tension

Sizes
Child (Adult, Large Adult)
To fit head circumference: 49 (56, 61)cm/19½ (22, 24)in
Actual hat circumference: 48 (53, 58)cm/19 (21, 23)in

Skills
Casting on, knit, purl, decreasing, working in the round, reading a chart

Tension
15 sts and 18 rows to 10 x 10cm/4 x 4in over stranded colourwork, using 5mm needles, after washing and blocking