Do you have a long list of people who need a hat this Christmas? Or maybe you need a last-minute birthday gift? This is a perfect lickity-split gift knit – it works up in about six hours!

With bulky/chunky weight yarn (or two strands of light worsted from your stash held double), the Eleventh Hour Hat sports two different cables which alternate on a background of reverse stockinette stitch.

Size: Adult medium
For head circumference: 22-23”/55.75 -58.5 cm
Length: 8”/20.25 cm unstretched

Gauge
16 sts/22 rows = 4” in stockinette stitch knit flat

Tip: If you only have 140 yds in your skein and want to be sure you’ll have enough yarn, swatch for this hat by casting on 15 sts and working 15 rows in st st. Block lightly and measure 1” – if it is 4 sts and 5.5 rows, you are good to go!

Materials
The White One
Echoview Fiber Mill Recycled Yarn Collective (90% Superfine Merino Wool, 10% Recycled Yarn (fiber content of recycled yarn varies); 140 yds (128 m/100 g skein)
Color: Creamy White
1 skein or approx. 130 yds/119 m of a bulky weight wool or wool blend

The Yellow One
Magpie Fibers Plush Bulky (80% Superwash Merino/20% Nylon); 140 yds (128 m/115 g skein)
Color: Tupelo Honey

16-inch US #8/5 mm circular needle or size required to get gauge
16-inch US #9/5.5 mm circular needle
DPNs US #9/5.5 mm (set of 4 or 5)
Stitch markers
Cable needle
Tapestry needle