As most of my friends and many of my customers know, I love fingering weight yarns, colors, and stripes! I realized that our Mini Bundles of 10 colors are ideal for using in hats. This is essentially my Mash It Up Hat, but uses 80 yard minis that have become so popular.

Choosing which colors go in what order is up to you! I like to lay them out on a counter and look at the colors for a day or two - moving them around until I am happy. Another method is to put them in your knitting bag and randomly pull them out.

Yarn
Miss Babs Yummy 2-Ply Mini Bundle
100% Superwash Merino wool; ten 80 yd/.8 oz (72 m/23g) skeins
1 set shown in Purple People Eater (19” hat) and Pep Rally (21” hat)
Or approximately 250 (290, 350, 400) yards/230 (265, 320, 365) meters of fingering weight yarn divided amongst 10 colors

Finished Measurements
Brim circumference: 15 (17, 19, 21)”/38 (43, 48, 53) cm
Height: 8 (81/2, 9, 91/2)”/20 (21, 22.5, 24) cm

Needles
US 6 4 mm circular needle, 16”/40 cm, or size to obtain gauge
US 6 4 mm circular needle, double-pointed needles, or preferred method for knitting small circumferences in the round or size to obtain gauge

Gauge
22.5 stitches and 32 rounds = 4”/10 cm in stockinette stitch with yarn held double.

Gauge is not crucial for this project, but will affect yardage and finished size if different from above.

Notions
Stitch markers
Tapestry needle