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Everyone needs a hat when it’s cold outside! This Mix and Match Hat pattern makes it easy for you to knit a personalized hat for each of your loved ones, no matter if they are big or small, babies or adults, kids or teens. 8 sizes are provided, and each of them is available in a beanie and a slouchy option, so all tastes - and all heads - are covered. The pattern includes 6 stranded colorwork stitch patterns, designed to be mixed and matched to create the perfect hat. The four prototypes give an idea to how these patterns can be used together, and if you feel like reproducing them exactly, the chart for each of them is also included. To make sure that your hat is perfect, pick the favorite colors of its lucky recipient. You can pick any number of colors between 2 and 6, to create any kind of color combo between “sober” and “rainbow”.

Included in the pattern
8 sizes
2 lengths per size (you can also make it as long as you want)
6 mix and match stranded colorwork patterns (charts)
4 charts to create the pictured hats
Empty charts to create your own patterns

Yarn and yardage
2 to 6 colorways of worsted weight yarn

Total yardage:
Beanie: 52 (70, 90 / 106, 128 / 154, 172, 194) yds
48 (65, 83 / 97, 118 / 141, 158, 178) m

Slouchy hat: 54 (72, 96 / 110, 132 / 166, 178, 200) yds
50 (66, 88 / 101, 121 / 152, 163, 183) m

Shown in Madelinetosh Vintage, colorways:
Daddy (Adult M): Charcoal, Nocturne
Mommy (Adult S): Byzantine, Corsage, Calligraphy
Kid (Child): Corsage, Calligraphy, Byzantine
Baby (Toddler): Ink, Calligraphy, Byzantine

Yardage will vary according to the hat length and the number of colowork rows. Plan more yardage for a hat with more colorwork rows.

Sizes
Newborn (Baby S, Baby L / Toddler, Child / Adult S, Adult M, Adult L)
Two lengths are available for each size.

Hat circumference:
12.75 (14.5, 16 / 17.5, 19.25 / 20.75, 22.5, 24)“
32 (37, 41 / 44, 49 / 53, 57, 61) cm

Hat length (beanie):
4.5 (5.5, 6.5 / 7, 7.5 / 8, 8, 8.5)“
11.5 (14, 16.5 / 18, 19 / 20.5, 20.5, 21.5) cm

Hat length (slouchy):
4.75 (5.75, 7 / 7.5, 8 / 9, 9, 9.5)“
12 (14.5, 18 / 19, 20.5 / 23, 23, 24) cm

Size names are given as an indication only. Pick a size slightly smaller than your head circumference for a tight fit.

Difficulty
Intermediate: knitting in the round, stranded colorwork (Fair Isle), reading a colorwork chart.

Wondering how you can make this hat warmer?
Read this tutorial to learn how to line a knitted hat with fleece.