I first made this hat for my daughter, Claire, towards the beginning of 2022. I loved how it turned out, and throughout the year I kept coming back to that design. When my wife would ask what I was making, I would tell her, “Another hat like Claire’s.”

I think that the hat is more than the sum of its parts. The colors almost melt into each other from a distance, but close-up you notice the chevron pattern that the stripes create. In total though, there are only 18 rows of stranded colorwork, making this a great pattern for someone new to stranded knitting. It’s also good for people with a colorful stash of fingering weight leftovers.

Sizes (Finished Circumference)
XXS (17.6” / 44.7 cm)
XS (18.4” / 46.7 cm)
S (19.2” / 48.8 cm)
M (20” / 50.8 cm)
L (20.8” / 52.8 cm)
XL (21.6” / 54.9 cm)
XXL (22.4” / 56.9 cm)

Yardage
XXS
• Color A: 100 yd / 91.4 m
• Color B: 40 yd / 36.6 m
• Color C: 40 yd / 36.6 m
• Color D: 55 yd / 50.3 m

XS
• Color A: 115 yd / 105.2 m
• Color B: 45 yd / 41.1 m
• Color C: 45 yd / 41.1 m
• Color D: 60 yd / 54.9 m

S
• Color A: 120 yd / 109.7 m
• Color B: 45 yd / 41.1 m
• Color C: 45 yd / 41.1 m
• Color D: 60 yd / 54.9 m

M
• Color A: 140 yd / 128 m
• Color B: 45 yd / 41.1 m
• Color C: 45 yd / 41.1 m
• Color D: 70 yd / 64 m

L
• Color A: 145 yd / 132.6 m
• Color B: 50 yd / 45.7 m
• Color C: 50 yd / 45.7 m
• Color D: 70 yd / 64 m

XL
• Color A: 165 yd / 150.9 m
• Color B: 50 yd / 45.7 m
• Color C: 50 yd / 45.7 m
• Color D: 75 yd / 68.6 m

XXL
• Color A: 170 yd / 155.4 m
• Color B: 50 yd / 45.7 m
• Color C: 50 yd / 45.7 m
• Color D: 80 yd / 73.2 m

Pom-Pom (optional): 130 yd / 118.9 m

Suggested Yarn
Any fingering weight yarn should work for this pattern. Use your scraps! With that said, here are a few of my favorites for this pattern:
• Kelbourne Woolens Camper (100% wool, 200 yd / 182 m)
• Rauma Finull PT2 (100% Norwegian wool, 191 yd / 174 m)
• Quince & Co. Finch (100% wool, 221 yd / 202 m)

Needles
• US 2 (2.75 mm) 16” / 40 cm circular needle
• US 2 (2.75 mm) or smaller 16” / 40 cm circular needle
• US 2 (2.75 mm) circular needle appropriate for magic
loop or double-pointed needles

Notions
• Stitch marker
• Tapestry needle
• Scrap yarn

Gauge
30 sts & 42 rows = 4” / 10 cm in stockinette on US 2
(2.75 mm) needles

Techniques
• Provisional cast-on
• Stranded colorwork