This is a fun stripy, ziggy zaggy toque in four sizes from children to adults. With alternating stripes and colourwork, this is a great first project for stranded knitting. You’ll only ever work 2 colours at a time and for a maximum of 10 rows at a time. The in-betweens are simple stripes.

The hat is a little bit slouchy as written, with a suggested positive ease of 1”.

Materials
Suggested Yarn
Rowan Pure Wool Superwash DK; 100% Wool; 142 yds 130 m / 1.76 oz 50 g
Uses 1 skein of MC and less than 20 yds each of CC’s.
The samples use the following colours:
Boys’ sample: MC Enamel (013), CC’s Navy (011), Gold (051), and Kiss (036).
Girls’ sample: MC Flint (105), CC’s Shingle (103), Enamel (013), and Navy (011).
Adult sample: MC Navy (011), CC’s Flint (105), Gold (051), and Kiss (036)

Needles
Size A: US #4 3.5 mm 16” 40 cm circular, or two sizes smaller than size needed to obtain gauge as listed.
Size B: US #6 4 mm 16” 40 cm circular and DPNs, or size needed to obtain gauge as listed.
Size C: US #7 4.5 mm 16” 40 cm circular, or one size larger than size needed to obtain gauge as listed.

Notions
Tapestry needle, stitch marker, scrap yarn.

Gauge
23 stitches and 29 rounds / 4 inches 10 cm in Stripy Pattern with Size B needles.

Sizes
Finished circumference: 17.75 (21, 23, 25.25)” / 44.5 (52.5, 58, 63) cm. Intended to be worn with 1” 2.5 cm of positive ease.
Note: Boys’ and Adult sample is shown in 23” 58 cm size. Girls’ sample is shown in 21” 52.5 cm size.

Thank you to Eleanor Dixon for technical editing, and to knittypie for testing.