The Treola hat is a slouchy style hat featuring a geometric colourwork pattern. Written for 4 colours it’s a fun pattern to use up smaller quantities of yarn and up to 12 colours can be incorporated in the hat. The colourwork pattern is easy enough for a first colourwork project. For tips on how to read charts, finishing tips and making pompoms, visit www.brixtonpurl.com/tutorials

The pattern is written for both knitting in the round and knitting flat.

Needles: 3.5mm and 4mm
Tension: 24 sts, 23 rows / 10 cm
Yarn: DK yarn, 125-135m/50g in wool or acrylic blend in 4 colours.
Yarn A: 69-80 m Rowan Alpaca Soft DK shade 216 Simply Black
Yarn B: 18-25 m Rowan Alpaca Soft DK shade 210 Rainy day
Yarn C: 18-25 m Rowan Alpaca Soft DK shade 211 Charcoal
Yarn D: 18-25 m Rowan Alpaca Soft DK shade 201 Simply White
Notions: 6 stitch markers
Optional: pompom maker 5-7cm diameter