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I know this is massively dating myself, but… anyone else remember the pastel-and-grey striped sweatshirts that were everywhere in the late ’80s-early ’90s? Usually they were pastel pink or blue or mint green. Pretty sure they were Gap shirts, but there might have been some Guess and a bunch of knock-offs, too. I picked up some fabulous yarn that reminded me of those sweatshirts, so I knit a striped brioche hat with it!

To knit this hat, you will need:
Approximately 75 meters/82 yards aran weight yarn in both a main colour and contrast colour. Sample shown in Illimani Amelie.
4 mm circular needles with a 40 cm/16 inch cable (size 6 US)
4.5 mm circular needles with a 40 cm/16 inch cable (size 7 US) or size to obtain gauge
Set of 4.5 mm dpns (size 7 US)
Stitch markers
Tapestry needle

Gauge:
16 sts = 10 cm/4 inches in brioche stitch on 4.5 mm needles

Required Skills:
cast on, knit, brioche knit, brioche purl, brioche decrease, icord

Notes:
The required skills are written into the instructions with the exception of icord and casting on, which is knitter’s choice. I used the tubular cast on with two colours. Here are instructions on how to knit icord: https://www.purlsoho.com/create/i-cord/
Here is a video of the tubular cast in case you would like to use it: https://ysolda.com/pages/tubular-cast-on
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