December Stripes Hat

I designed this simple hat expressly to use up scraps of worsted weight yarns lingering in my stash. Even the largest size hat requires very few yards of each color, making it a perfect stashbusting project.

In addition, December Stripes offers a quick way to try out techniques such as the Latvian braid and knitting with more than one color.

Difficulty

Intermediate

Skills used

Knitting in the round, knitting with two colors, reading a color chart, decreasing.

Sizes

To fit head sizes: 16/17 (18/19, 20/21, 22/23, 24/25)”

Model shown in 18/19″ size.

Finished measurements

16 (18, 20, 22, 24)”

Gauge

24 stitches = 4″ in stranded stitch pattern on US 6 (4 mm) needles

Yarn

scraps of Knit Picks Wool of the Andes and Cascade 220

Needles

US 6 (4 mm) circular needle, 16″ long
1 set of US 6 (4 mm) DPNs

Notions

Stitch markers
Tapestry needle

Pattern available here and on Ravelry.

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