I knit this hat and tried out this technique because I simply can’t get enough colour. Knitting with two strands is fun, but I really wanted another colour in there, so I challenged myself to add another. It can be a little tricky and fiddly to hold all 3 strands at once but you can eventually find a rhythm and the result is quite beautiful and very warm.

Size
Finished Sizes 11.25 (12.75, 14.25, 17, 18.5, 21.5, 23)“ 28.5 (32, 35.5, 43, 46.5, 53.5, 57) cm circumference, designed to fit with no ease.

Materials
SUGGESTED YARN
Cascade Yarns Cascade 220; 100% Peruvian Highland Wool; 220 yds 201 m / 3.53 oz 100 g - in Natural (8010) MC, Christmas Red (8895) CC1, and Aqua (8951) CC2.

NEEDLES
US #8 5 mm 16”40 cm circular and DPNs (or preferred needles for small-circumference knitting)—or size needed to obtain gauge as listed.
US #5 3.75 mm DPNs (or preferred needles for small-circumference knitting)—or 3 sizes smaller than gauge needle.

NOTIONS
Stitch marker, tapestry needle.

Gauge
25 stitches and 24 rounds/4 inches 10 cm in 3 strand stitch pattern, blocked.

(from the December 2014 issue of I Like Knitting)