Dala Horse Hat

It’s Christmas knitting season around here and I am knitting for my family. This Dala Horse Hat part of the Christmas 2019 collection. I am starting with 1 -100 g skein of Quince and Co Osprey in Poppy, 1-50g skein of Brooklyn Tweed in Iceberg, and 1-50 g skein of Quince and Co Owl in Snowy. I will be using the yarn left over from the Dala Horse Hat in other projects, and will release the patterns individually, and together as a collection. My goal is to use up all (or most of ) each skein. This is the first pattern released in the Christmas 2019 Collection. Stay tuned. This hat is a great first colorwork project. If you are new to colorwork, knit the hat in two colors and then add the third with a duplicate stitch.
It works up super quickly, and the Dala horses make me smile. I found the Faux Fur pompom at Barrett Wool Co.

Materials
Main Color: 1-100g skein Quince & Co Osprey Poppy or - 50g BT Shelter Soot
Contrasting Color 1: 1-50g skein BT Shelter Iceberg or 1-100g skein Quince & Co Osprey Poppy
Contrasting Color 2: 1-50g skein Quince & Co Owl Snowy
1 Faux Fur Pompom with a snap

Needles: mm 3.75/ US 5 16-inch circular needle or Flexiflips (or needle required to obtain correct gauge)

Gauge and swatch
Gauge for adult medium hat: 21 stitches/21 rows = 4 inches or 10 cm
Length from cap from brim to crown: 9.5 (10.5) inches

Sizes
One size only with two lengths options, the longer hat is for a slouchier fit. The grey sample is the shorter hat and the red hat is the taller version. This hat average adult head 22-24 inches . You may alter needle size to make a slightly larger or smaller hat.

Skills for this Dala Horse Hat

Long-tail Cast on
Joining in the round
k2p2
Colorwork with 2 colors (the 3rd color can be worked as a Duplicate stitch
K2 tog
Catching a few floats

That’s it. It’s a fast, fun knit. I am making 3 hats this week.
Colorwork with 3 colors