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This pattern had many requests and it’s officially here! If you find any issues with the pattern please contact me via email or Ravelry! This pattern has been tested and tech edited.

YARN
Any Worsted Weight Yarn with comparable gauge:
-1 skein main color (MC), 100g
-1 skein contrast color (CC), 100g

I used Berroco Vintage (worsted weight) for both colors. You will need significantly less than a 100g skein for the CC and every size can be made with 100g of MC. This could be a nice stash busting project!

NEEDLES
US 6 (4.0mm) for ribbing/brim
US 7 (4.5mm) (for body, charts, and decreases of the hat)

Note:
-For all sizes you may use your favorite method for small circumference knitting.
-For the brim and body of the hat you may use DPNs, a small circular needle, or a longer circular needle if using the Magic Loop method.
-For the crown decrease section you will either need to use DPNs or longer circular needles for the Magic Loop method.

SIZING
(Preemie/Small newborn(NB), NB-3mo, 3-6mo)(6-18mo, 2-5y, 6-10y+)
Tip: Since there are a lot of sizes, you may want to go through the pattern before starting and circle all the numbers associated with the size you are planning to knit.

GAUGE: 19sts & 24 rows/4”(10cm) in st st on larger needles*

A note on gauge: Make sure your stranded colorwork gauge (st st) is the same as your single color gauge. If it’s too tight, you probably want to go up a size on just the colorwork section ex: if your chart on a US 7 (4.5mm) is too tight, try with a size US 8 (5.0mm) needle. Colorwork typically isn’t quite as stretchy as single color knitting, so be advised of that when picking a size. Each size is categorized with 0-2” negative ease (final size is 0-2” smaller than the actual head size for a cozy fit) in mind but if your floats are tight, you probably want to plan on 0-1” of negative ease. Final hat circumferences should be about: (11.2, 12.8, 14)(16.8, 19.2, 21) inches. Final hat height should be approximately (5, 6, 6.25)(6.75, 7.5, 8) inches high. The final dimensions will depend on your yarn choices, gauge, and tension.

TECHNIQUES
Knitting and purling in the round, 2-color stranded colorwork with long floats, ribbing, decreases.