About this pattern
Picot edging and a peekaboo turned contrast hem give this hat a feminine twist. Fun and flirty colourwork matches the turned hem. Instructions are given for two options: a slouchy or toque, both with optional pom-pom.

Sizing / Final Measurements
Unstretched brim circumference = 21 ½ (24 ½) inches / 54.5 (62.5) cm; to fit head circumference 21–23 (24–26) inches / 53–58.5 (61–66) cm. Height = 10 ½ inches / 27.5 cm (slouchy); 9 ½ inches / 24 cm (toque); before pom-pom.

Yarn
Malabrigo Mecha: bulky weight, 100% superwash merino wool; (100 g); 130 yards (119 metres).

Yardage
Approx. 105 (115) yds / 95 (107) m of “Natural” (MC) and 90 (105) yds / 85 (95) m of “Lotus” (CC). Additional yarn required for pom-pom.

Gauge
13 sts and 18 rows over 4 inches / 10 cm using 6 mm (US 10) needles after blocking.

Needles Sizes
5.5 mm (US 9), 6 mm (US 10), and 8 mm (US 11) 16 inch / 40 cm circ. needles. Magic loops or DPNs can be used when circumference becomes too small to knit in-the-round.

Skill Level
Advanced beginner familiar with knitting in-the-round; casting-on provisionally, making a turned picot hem, basic decreases and decreases, stranded colourwork, and reading charts. Links to video tutorials are provided in the pattern.

Pattern Notes:
This hat is knit from the bottom-up, in-the-round, with a turned picot hem in a contrast colour. Stranded colourwork pattern is charted. Links to video tutorials are provided within the pattern.

A special thank you to my amazing test-knitters, Flora (florasophie), and Melisssa (knittingthestash), who kindly (and graciously) alerted me to a few errors, some large, some small, and generally helped improve the pattern.