This hat is inspired by the beautiful indigo fabrics of West African people, specifically the Dogons of Mali, West Africa. The hat has a folded hem, although you can substitute a ribbed hem, if you like. The stranded knitting makes for a warm hat. Use any sport-weight yarn, although I recommend wool or wool blends.

There are no long floats, so you don’t need to worry about trapping the floats behind your work. The hat is a medium adult size, but you can make it larger or smaller by using different yarn and needles. You can also reduce or increase the number of 12-stitch repeats to change the size of the hat. Knit a gauge swatch and experiment to get the right size yarn and needles, the best number of repeats for the desired size.

Feel free to send me a pm if you need help figuring out how to change the size, if necessary. I’ll need to know the desired circumference and your gauge with the desired yarn and needles.