Keep warm and be stylish wearing this pretty hat~

Knitted in the round and in two contrasting colors, your hat starts out with a mock cable border with no cable needle needed! Next comes a Brioche inspired two color rib pattern, followed by a pleasing pattern of sprinkled beads. The hat ends with a balanced decreased pattern divided into four sections.

For head circumferences of: 20/21/22/23”. Pattern can easily be adjusted either down or up in size.

Written pattern with mock cable pattern chart and a how to add beads video link.

Yarn

• Used here Darlon, a sport weight washable yarn with 309 yards a skein. C1: 35/40/50/60 yards Black, C2: 227/240/253/269 yards Slate,

  1 Knit kit is enough to knit 2 color reversed hats in sizes 20/21/22”.

  Kits are available 

• US size 3 (3.25 mm) circular needle 16” (41 cm) in length or whatever size gives you the proper gauge.
• Optional: US size 3 (3.25 mm) double pointed needles. The samples were knit solely with circular needles to stretch the crown decreases.
• 4 Stitch markers, one being different to mark beginning of round

Gauge: 11 sts and 15 rows in 2“ of knitted Stockinette stitch.

NOTE: Make a swatch, so your hat will actually fit you in the needles size giving you the proper gauge. I am a loose knitter, you may not be.

Techniques used

Knitting in the round, mock cable knitting, purling, adding beads, color changes and decreasing.

Level of Expertise: Intermediate

For the immediate Ravelry pattern only download click  or simply add the pattern to your Yarnz2go shopping cart.