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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.

You can use your favorite color combinations to get a very different look! See the project page for an example.

Features you’ll love:
• A slightly 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!

Yarn (for hat in first four photos)
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.
Actual yarn usage: 21 Mulberry (MC): 27 g/74 yds; 04 Fawn (CC1): 19 g/52 yds; 15 Yellow (CC2): 10 g/28 yds; 13 Lake (CC3): 7 g/20 yds; 20 Persimmon (CC4): 5 g/14 yds

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.

Pattern Notes
The hat is worked bottom up in the round, beginning with the ribbed brim. After working brim with smaller needles, body is worked using larger needles.
In the body, MC is the dominant color and the other colors (CC) form the background.

Note: The hat in pale green, yellow, purple and pink was made using DK yarn from stash (please see my project page).

The pattern was originally published in Knotions magazine.