This interesting colorwork hat is deceptively easy to make! It moves away from traditional colorwork patterns and uses geometric motifs with clean lines for a contemporary look. The flower at the crown is unexpected, and a small gather creates gently textured petals. The use of DK yarn makes the pattern easier for colorwork beginners.
Features you’ll love:
- A slouchy hat with a comfortable fit.
- The flower crown gives a fun, fresh look to the top.
- Dramatic differences in appearance can be produced by simply changing the background color.
- Just 2 colors are used in a round, so it’s suitable for newcomers to stranded colorwork.
- Only small amounts of each color are needed: perfect for stashbusting!
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Yarn
Valley Yarns Haydenville DK (60% Superwash Merino Wool/40% Acrylic Microfiber; 123 yds [124 m]/50 g): 21 Mulberry (MC), 04 Fawn (CC1), 15 Yellow (CC2), 13 Lake (CC3), 20 Persimmon (CC4): 1 ball each.
Thanks to Webs for sponsoring the yarn and to Carol for knitting the sample!
Needle
Size US 7 (4.5mm) and US 4 (3.5mm) 16″ (41cm) (or longer for magic loop technique) circulars or dpn’s
Or size needed to obtain gauge
Gauge
18 sts and 26 rows = 4″ [10cm] in St st with larger needles
23 sts and 24 rounds = 4″ [10cm] in Body patt, after blocking
Size
20” (50.8cm) circumference and 10” (25.4cm) height. To fit 21”–22” (53-55.8cm) head circumference)
Notions
Tapestry needle, stitch markers.
Tutorials
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About the Designer: Padma R.
Padma likes to design elegant wearables that are fun to make and wear. She thinks knitting, crochet and Tunisian crochet are equally absorbing and finds it exciting to be able to switch from one craft to another. And she loves her tools much more than her yarns!
Find her on Ravelry as Padma R designs and on Instagram as @padma.r1
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