This stranded colorwork hat features a repeating design of hearts and arrows. While it’s totally appropriate for Valentine’s Day, if that’s not your thing, make the hat monochrome using three shades of the same color- light for the background, medium for the hearts, and dark for the arrows- for a modern look.

Skill Level: Intermediate

Size: Finished Circumference 17.75 (19.5, 21.25)”
2-3” negative ease recommended.
Shown in size 17.75”

Gauge: 36 sts and 40 rows = 4” 10 cm in stranded St st after wet blocking

Materials
Yarn: Cascade 220 Fingering (100% wool; 273 yards 250 meters/100 grams): 9559 Indigo Frost Heather (MC, 1 ball for all sizes), 9568 Twilight Blue (CC1, 1 ball for all sizes), 9404 Ruby (CC2, 1 ball for all sizes)

Needles: US 1 (2.25 mm) 16” circular needles; US size 2 (2.75 mm) 16” circular needles and dpns

Notions: Marker, tapestry needle, 3” pompom maker