The Slip and Slide Hat uses three slip-stitch patterns to create a lovely, textured hat. By using slip stitches to create color patterns, you can knit a multi-colored hat without the hassle of using more than one color per round.

Play with the colors! This hat looks beautiful in 1 color (lots of texture), 2 colors (great for sports fans), or many colors (for the rainbow lover in your life).

Great for yarn scraps! Each contrast color stripe only requires 4 yards of yarn, so you can knit a hat without a trip to the store.

BOTH charted AND written instructions – three sizes available! I’ve even written notes for how to adjust sizing to make the perfect fit.

This hat looks hard but isn’t! The pattern is easy to memorize. Just follow the pattern and impress your knitting and non-knitting friends.

FINISHED SIZES

Small (Medium, Large)
• Small – 16ʺ circumference and 6.5” height – fits a 18–20ʺ head (typical for a six-month-old baby to a preschooler)
• Medium – 18ʺ circumference and 8” height – fits a 20–22ʺ head (typical for a large child, teen, or woman)
• Large – 18ʺ circumference and 9” height – fits a 23–24ʺ head (typical for a man)

MATERIALS

1) Worsted weight (4 Medium) yarn in one or more colors. For the hats pictured, I used KnitPicks® Swish Worsted.

Small - 90 yds
Medium - 125 yds
Large - 150 yds

2) Size US 9 (5.5 mm) 16ʺ circular needle AND five double-pointed needles OR size US 9 (5.5 mm) 16ʺ circular needle AND 36ʺ or longer circular needle

3) Stich marker

4) Tapestry needle

5) Scissors