Eddystone is a stranded colourwork hat knit in two colours. It has no long floats and so is suitable for knitters who haven’t done a lot of stranded colourwork before.

Yarn
Fingering weight yarn in two contrasting colours
All the samples used Jamieson’s Shetland Spindrift in the following approximate amounts.
Large: A, Dusk, 21g (88m/97y) and B, Sholmit, 16g (88m/74y)
Medium: A, Pebble, 13g (55m/60y)and B, Prairie 17g (72m/78y)
Small: A, Yellow Ochre, 12g (50m/55y)and B, Nighthawk 15g (63m/69y)

There is no main colour as such in this pattern, it’s up to you whether you want to knit the ribbing in colour A or colour B. You will obviously need more of the colour that you choose to use for the ribbing
The large sample used colour A for the ribbing, the small and medium samples used colour B

Gauge and size

Different sizes are achieved by changing the needle size/gauge and working from the charts for each size. There are lots of options for using the charts and your gauge to achieve different sizes and you can also knit more or less ribbing to change the height of the hat.
Gauge is measured in the stranded pattern after blocking

Gauge, needle size and approximate finished size for the samples:

Large: 26sts/28rows per 4”/10cm. 2.75mm & 3mm needles
24cm high/64cm circumference at brim

Medium: 28sts/30rows per 4”/10cm. 2.5mm & 3mm needles
20cm high/60cm circumference at brim.

Small: 30sts/32rows per 4”/10cm. 2.25mm & 2.5mm needles.
16cm high/56cm circumference at brim

Choose a needle/yarn combination that gives you a good snug fit for the ribbing and the colourwork. The charts are the same up until Row 25 so you don’t need to decide which chart to use until you are ready to begin the decreases. Try the hat on as you go to determine whether you are getting the fit that you are looking for, though do be aware that many yarns will stretch when blocked, particularly if they are superwash treated or contain fibres such as alpaca.