This striking colorwork hat is knitted in the round from the brim to the crown. It starts with a two-color corrugated rib, continues to interlocking geometric shapes evoking wheels, gears or flowers, and is topped off with a star-shaped pattern. Whether you choose bold or muted colors, this eye-catching design works with an endless combination to suit your style. The pattern include both a shorter version, suitable for youths or adults to wear as a beanie, or a longer version to cover adult ears more completely. There are written instructions, a chart for the colorwork section and crown shaping, and a link to an online video tutorial for managing yarn floats in colorwork. One skein each, of two colors with the indicated yarn, is enough for two hats when color placements are reversed.

Yarn: Zodiac by Seven Sisters Arts: 210 yds /192 m; 4 oz / 114g; 80% superwash merino, 10% cashmere, 10% nylon; Tellus by Seven Sisters Arts: 200 yds /183m , 4 oz / 114g: 100% organic merino

Yardage: 110 yds/100 m main color, 85 yds/78 m contrast color; 15-20 yds/14-19 m less of each color for shorter version

Gauge: 23 sts x 30 rows = 4”/10 cm stockinette stitch after blocking

Size: fits head 19-23”/48-58 cm

Measurements: brim circumference18.5”/47 cm finished hat circumference x depth 7”/18 cm (short version) or 8.25”/21 cm long version

Notions: 6 stitch markers, including a unique one to indicate beginning of round; tapestry needle

Needles: 16”/40 cm or 20”/50 cm US size 5/3.75 mm circular, US 5/3.75 mm double- pointed needles or size required to achieve gauge

Skills required: knitting in the round, stranded colorwork, decreasing, chart reading for color work