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REQUIRED SKILLS: knit, purl, work in the round, use double-pointed needles, change colors, decrease, stranded colorwork.

FINISHED SIZE (unblocked)
Stretches to fit 21-23” head circumference.

YARN
O-Wool O-WASH CHUNKY (100% machine-washable certified organic merino; 100g/122yds): 1 skein each of Main Color (MC) and Contrast Color (CC).

Shown in:
Version 1a: Blackbird (MC), Sunfish (CC). Uses Colorwork Pattern A.
Version 1b: Sunfish (MC), Blackbird (CC). Uses Colorwork Pattern B.
Version 2a: Ladyslipper (MC), Schist (CC). Colorwork Pattern A.
Version 2b: Schist (MC), Ladyslipper (CC). Uses Colorwork Pattern B.

GAUGE
18 sts and 20 rows = 4” in Colorwork Pattern, unblocked, on larger circular needle. Work your gauge swatch in the round for accuracy.

NEEDLES
US 9/5.5mm 16” circular needle
US 10.5 / 6.5mm 16” circular needle or size needed to obtain gauge
US 10.5 / 6.5mm double-pointed needles or size needed to obtain gauge

NOTIONS
tapestry needle
1 stitch marker

NOTES

• You can make two hats with the yarn required for this project! For the first hat, choose your main color and contrast color and use Colorwork Pattern A. For the second hat, switch the two colors and use Colorwork Pattern B.

• You will use every bit of both skeins for this project, so keep your gauge swatch in case you need to unravel it to finish your hat.

• Do your gauge swatch over the Colorwork Pattern. Your gauge will be much denser if you’re doing colorwork vs. doing regular Stockinette Stitch.

• Anytime my contrast color “floats” behind my main color for more than 3 stitches, I “tack down” the float. This will come into play when working your crown decreases. Here are some great tips about how to do this technique: https://www.interweave.com/article/knitting/tacking-down-...

• I didn’t feel the need to block the finished hats, so all measurements and gauge info is based on an unblocked finished project.