A cheery winter hat that features an i-cord detail above the slip stitch ribbing, and outlined chevrons, evoking the look of stained-glass. The highly customizable design can be made with or without a pom pom.

Difficulty: Intermediate-level

Size 1: fits 21” circumference head
Size 2: fits 23” circumference head

Yarn: Size 1: about 38g total in Fingering weight (without pom pom)

Hat 1 (in size 1, no pom) sample used Yarn Dragon Fibers Mini Sock in Miss Argentina, Strange and Unusual, Afterlife, and Handbook for the Recently Deceased

Size 2: about 48g total in Fingering weight (without pom pom)

Hat 2 (in size 2, with pom) sample used Yarn Dragon Fibers Mini Sock in Married in Red, Better Off Dead, The Ghost with the Most, Scared Sheetless and Handbook for the Recently Deceased

Additional yarn for pom poms, if desired (yardage based on size and density)

Needles: US 2 (2.75mm) 9” circulars & DPNs OR 40” circulars (Magic Loop)
US 4 (3.50mm) 9” circulars & DPNs OR 40” circulars (Magic Loop)
US 4 (3.50mm) single double-pointed needle (for i-cord detail)

Notions: tapestry needle & stitch markers

Special Techniques: slip stitch ribbing, i-cord bind off, decreases, knitted cast on, pick up stitches