You’ve finished a project. You worried there wouldn’t be enough yarn, but your fears were unfounded. There is yarn left over. You can’t throw it away. You’ve been keeping it for years. It’s time to deal with that yarn. Unleash your creativity and have some fun with stripes! The designs for the hats in this pattern were dictated by the amount of scrap yarn available. Experiment with stripes that will take advantage of your scrap yarn. The hats pictured were knit in the 1-6 month size and will look slightly different in the smaller or larger sizes. All five stripe patterns can also be used in larger hats.

Sizes
Newborn (1-6 months, 6-12 months)

Supplies
Caron Simply Soft (100% Acrylic) or
Berroco Comfort (50% Acrylic, 50% Nylon) or
other worsted weight yarn
US 7 16” circular needles
US 7 double pointed needles
Tapestry needle
Stitch marker

Gauge
5 stitches per inch with US7 needles and a stockinette swatch

Abbreviations
K: Knit
K1-tbl: Knit 1 through the back loop
SSK: Slip 2 stitches to the right needle. Insert left needle
into front of the 2 stitches. Knit them together
through the back loop.
AC: Alternate color
MC: Main color