The Sydney Fireworks Hat is knit with a repeating slipped stitch pattern and alternating two colors to create a unique texture and squishy warm fabric. Knitting starts at the brim with elastic 2x2 ribbing then the body of the hat is worked with stripes of color and slipped stitches before decreasing in pattern towards the crown. The hat is available in four different hat sizes.

Sizing
X-Small (Small, Medium, Large)
Fits head 18 (20, 22, 24) inches around

Finished Measurements
Stretched
18 (20, 22, 24)“ circumference
6½ (7½, 9, 9)” height

Yarn
55 (70, 90, 120) yards of Color 1 (C1)
35 (45, 60, 75) yards of Color 2 (C2)
All yardages are approximate.

Pattern is designed for worsted weight yarn. Shown in Juniper Moon Farm Moonshine (40% wool, 40% alpaca, 20% silk), a softly spun single ply yarn. Each skein contains 197 yards. Sample colors used are Swimming Pool (09) and Campfire (07). Other suggested yarns include Madelinetosh Tosh Merino, Manos Del Uruguay Maxima or another worsted weight yarn.

Needles
Size US 5 (3.75 mm) for ribbed brim and US 7 (4.50 mm) for body of the hat, or size needed to obtain gauge.
You can use a 16” circular needle, double pointed needles or a long circular needle (for magic loop) to knit in the round.

Other Materials
1 stitch marker
Tapestry needle

Gauge (over 4 inches)
Ribbing (unstretched): 26 stitches & 34 rounds
Pattern (unstretched): 24 stitches & 53 rounds
Pattern (stretched): 16 stitches & 48 rounds

Not meeting gauge may affect finished size. Stretched is the fit over a head.