The yarn I used with this pattern is Cascade 220 Superwash wool yarn in Navy, Shire Green, Really Red, and Aran. (Worsted weight, 100% soft wool yarn that you can wash and dry. I love this yarn!) I’ve tried to go into quite a bit of detail (probably too much for most of you) in hopes of making this pattern as easy to understand and follow as possible. And of course, please feel free to contact me should you have any questions. I hope you have fun knitting this cozy, thick, super warm hat!

• Materials Needed, etc.:

• Yarn: 4 partial skeins of worsted weight yarn or yarn of your choice (depending on your own personal knitting tension/gauge and size desired) in Navy, Red, Green, and Off-White.

• Gauge: 26 sts/26 rows = 4” in Stockinette stitch/Colorwork pattern

• Needles: 1 set (4 or 5 small double-pointed needles) of Size 2 (US)/2.75 mm DPNs – or 16” (40 cm) circulars. (Or size needed to obtain gauge. –Be sure to knit your swatch in the charted pattern to ensure correct gauge or to change the gauge if you wish to make the hat smaller or larger.)

Tools: 1 large-eye blunt needle or tapestry needle, stitch markers.