Brightly-colored hat features border of dancing boys and girls, inspired by a colorful hat from Peru. Earflaps are worked separately, back and forth in rows. For the start of the cap brim, stitches are picked up along the upper edges of the earflaps and also cast-on between the earflaps for the back and front of the head, then joined for working in rounds to the top.

Yarn: Fingering-weight, super fine yarn

• About 20 grams of main color (A)
• About 15 grams of second color (B)
• Small amounts of ten contrasting colors
• Model in book used Isager Alpaca 2 (50% merino, 50% alpaca; 247m / 270yds; 50g / 1.76oz), 1 skein in each of all twelve colors

Needles:

• Size 3.25 mm / US 3 double-pointed needles
• Earflaps - size 2.5 to 2.75 mm / US 1 to 2 set of 2 double-pointed needles.
• Adjust needle sizes if necessary to obtain correct gauge

Notions:

• Markers
• Stitch holders
• Tapestry needle
• Size 3 mm / C/2 crochet hook, for edging