The Make Your Own Colorway Hat is the perfect quick project to play with colors and use up leftover and orphan balls of yarn in your stash. Don’t be afraid to just use another ball if you run out of one color before the hat is done – it will only add to the fun. Even the gauge of yarns don’t have to be exact. If you have a heavy worsted and a light worsted – they’ll be fine together. A sport and a fingering – go for it, though I mostly like this hat to be worsted or bulky – maybe I’m just cold lately! If you have full leftover balls! Why not make a set with the Make You Own Colorway Cowl!

The purple sample is made with Ella Rae Huenique in color 10, Noro Kureyon #434 and Louisa Harding Amitola Grande #536. The aqua sample is made with a bunch of undetermined leftovers.

SUPPLIES
30g – 40g C1 – Noro Yarns in Fingering, DK, Worsted, or Bulky
25g – 35g C2 – Island Yarn Hand Dye in Fingering, DK, Worsted, or Bulky
25g – 35g C3 – Stash or another color of Noro or Island Yarn hand-dye in same gauge as C1 and C2
Size 3 (3.25mm) 16” Circular and Size 5 (3.75mm) 16” (40cm) Circular Needle and DPN’s for fingering ~or~
Size 5 (3.75mm) 16” Circular and Size 7 (4.5mm) 16” (40cm) Circular Needle and DPN’s for DK ~or~
Size 7 (4.5mm) 16” Circular and Size 9 (5.5mm) 16” (40cm) Circular Needle and DPN’s for worsted ~or~
Size 10.5 (6.5mm) 16” Circular and Size 13 (9mm) 16” (40cm) Circular Needle and DPN’s for bulky
* stitch marker
Darning needles for weaving in ends

GAUGE
Fingering – 20 sts = 4” on larger needle in slip stitch pattern
DK – 17 sts = 4” on larger needle in slip stitch pattern
Worsted - 15 sts = 4” on larger needle in slip stitch pattern
Bulky – 10 sts = 4” on larger needle in slip stitch pattern

FINISHED SIZE
Adult S/M and Adult M/L beanie – use the longer measurement in the body to make slouchy

This pattern is a fully written pattern.  A large print version is available for those with aging eyes as well as a low-vision version with size 24 Arial Black Font which should also work well with screen readers.
All abbreviations have also been written out in the low-vision version to make it easier for users of screen readers.