This little hat is like a day at the beach, with waves circling the brim, gulls flying above, and a starfish resting on top. Featuring slipped stitches and tiny cables, only 1 skein of Cotton Classic is needed for the smallest size, and 2 skeins for Medium and Large sizes.

I designed this cotton sun hat for my great-grandson, a fair-skinned red head, to give him some protection from the sun during the summer months. I developed a Slipped Stitch Diagonal Rib, slipping stitches for 2 rows before twisting the cables. As I was getting ready to shape the hat, Fiftyfifty Shell by Laura Cunitz was published in the Knitty Spring/Summer 2014 issue, and her slipped stitch decreases caught my eye. So I used her technique, but instead slipped stitches for 2 rows below each decrease to elongate the stitches even further as in the tiny cables.