I was driving across Los Angeles one day at rush hour when I saw a beautiful woman at a crosswalk, wearing a store-bought hat with dramatic bands of texture. This is my loose interpretation of that hat.

SIZE
Baby (Child, Teen/Adult small, Adult Large)
MEASURES
Circumference: 16 (18, 20, 22) inches
TO FIT
Up to: 18 (20, 22, 24) inch head
GAUGE
20 sts and 32 rows equal 4 inches in stockinette
YARN
Dragonfly Fibers Damsel (100% Merino, 335 yards per 115 grams), 1 skein “Dragonberry”
NEEDLES
US #5 (3.75mm) circular, 16 inches long
DPNs or long circulars in appropriate size
Or needle size to obtain gauge
NOTIONS
Stitch markers
Tapestry needle (to weave in ends)

Technical editing by Laura Cameron. Modeled by Sarah Pedersen.